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Use

The Object Navigator enables simple navigation through complex object relationships. When you start the object navigator, the entry object becomes the central object.

Prerequisites

You have made Customizing settings for the Object Navigator and the generic object types. For more information, see Customizing.

For generic object types, under:

  • Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Settings for Business Object Framework and Navigation Next navigation step Business Object Framework Next navigation step Define Generic Object Types End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Next navigation step PLM Web UI Next navigation step Settings for Business Object Framework and Navigation Next navigation step Business Object Framework Next navigation step Define Generic Object Types End of the navigation path

For the object navigator, under:

  • Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Settings for Object Navigator Next navigation step Make Settings for Object Navigator End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Next navigation step PLM Web UI Next navigation step Settings for Object Navigator Next navigation step Make Settings for Object Navigator End of the navigation path

Features

The following types of navigation are possible:

  • Navigation that you have configured in Customizing for the object navigator

    In Customizing, you can specify which object types and which views are displayed for an object on the Web user interface (Web UI). By assigning these settings to roles, you can restrict navigation for different types of user. For more information, see Customizing for Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Object Navigator End of the navigation path

  • Navigation via context menus

    You can make settings for the navigation via context menus in Customizing for the UI framework by choosing Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step UI Framework/Service Provider Infrastructure End of the navigation path.

    If you navigate via the context menu of an object in the object navigator, you leave the object navigator screen. You can perform the following object-navigator-specific actions:

    • branch to object editing modes such as create, change, or display, as well as open a second object navigator session by choosing Display in Object Navigator.

    • branch to other functions such as Add to Favorites and Add to Transfer List

In the view area of the object navigator, data is displayed in the following types of lists, which each have different navigation options.

  • Homogeneous lists, which contain only objects of the same object type

    In homogeneous lists, the system displays all attributes of the objects in the list. You can activate Filters, to gain a clearer overview of the object attributes, for example.

  • Heterogeneous lists, which contain objects of various object types

    Within a view that contains a heterogeneous list, you can display further attributes of the objects by choosing Show Details.

The following elements on the Web user interface of the object navigator are available and support navigation: