Comparison: Structural Display – Product Structure Browser (SAP Library

Comparison: Structural Display – Product Structure Browser

Use

The following comparison of functions should help you to decide when to use the structural display and Product Structure Browser respectively.

Integration

The structural display is fully integrated into the Plant Maintenance (PM) and Customer Service (CS) application components. The Product Structure Browser can evaluate objects from different components, including Materials Management, Document Management System, Engineering Change Management, Production Planning, Classification System, Plant Maintenance, Customer Service and Quality Management.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the structural display. The Product Structure Browser requires a Windows operating system (32 Bit). With other systems, for example, you cannot use the Drag&Drop functions.

Features

Structural Display Can Be Used to:

Display the following objects in the structure: Functional locations, pieces of equipment, bills of material

Display the installed base in which a technical object is used

Create a notification or order from the structural display for a technical object

Display whether measuring points, task lists or maintenance plans exist for a technical object

Product Structure Browser Can Be Used to:

Display the following objects in the structure: Functional locations, pieces of equipment, bills of material, materials, documents, change master records, routings (PP), reference operation sets (PP), classes, characteristics, inspection plans (QM) and material specifications (QM)

Change, move (using Drag&Drop) or copy technical objects

Move objects from other structures into the current structure (using Drag&Drop)

Create new technical objects or build existing technical objects into the structure

Set or reset a deletion flag for technical objects

Deactivate or reactivate technical objects

Display the structure at a particular time

Generate a workflow task for a technical object in the structure

Send technical objects or store them in object folders

Change the display of the structure, for example, using filters

Show and hide the relationships for a technical object to superior and subordinate objects