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Procedure documentation Download Project Structure or Roadmap into MS Project  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You download the project structure or a roadmap into MS Project to plan your project using the data in the project structure or roadmap.

Prerequisites

MS Project is installed on your local computer.

You have created a project structure in the Business Blueprint phase or called a roadmap. You are in the Business Blueprint transaction or the structure view of a roadmap.

Caution

You have created at least one structure element with data, at the lowest level, under each structure element in the Business Blueprint, so that the data is displayed correctly in MS Project.

Procedure

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       1.      If you are in the Business Blueprint transaction, choose Business Blueprint Download to MS Project.

If you are in the structure view of a roadmap, choose Roadmap Download MS Project Version.

       2.      Choose a folder for the file, in the following dialog box, and change the file name if required.

       3.      Save.

       4.      Confirm the following system message with Continue.

Result

The project structure or the roadmap is generated as an .mpx file and displayed in MS Project. You can now save the file in .mpp format and edit it.

Make the following settings in MS Project, so that it displays all required fields after you have downloaded a roadmap or a project structure:

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       1.      Define a user display table with View Table Other Tables... New.

       2.      Create one or more of the following fields for the display table, as required:

Fields generated by SAP

Field

Meaning

Unique ID

Sequential number in MS Project

Text1

SAP GUID of structure element

Name

Name of structure element

Outline Level

Outline level of structure element

Priority

Priority of structure element

Milestone

Milestone flag in the Roadmap

Text2

Status of structure element

% Complete

 

Planned Start

 

Planned Finish

 

Planned Duration

 

Actual Start

 

Actual Finish

 

Actual Duration

 

Remaining Duration

 

Resource Names

Project Team Members

Resource ID

Project team member – SAP user name

Resource name

Project team member – Name/Description

 

 

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