Selecting Substructures of the Controlled Object 

Use

You select substructures of your controlled object in the browser. You use the graphic browser to:

Depending on the type of the selected controlled object the system uses either the Product Structure Browser or the project structure browser. For more information on the functions in the browser, read Display Browser in the Configuration Management documentation.

Prerequisites

You have created a configuration folder and assigned it a controlled object. See also Create Configuration Folder and Assigning Controlled Objects.

Procedure

  1. In the worklist select the relevant configuration folder and choose Show/hide browser.

The browser opens in the left-hand screen area and displays the structure of the controlled object. If the structure is not already completely expanded, choose .

 

If the controlled object is a project structure that is to be processed by the participants, you must now generate a MPP file. This allows the participants to edit project structures outside the SAP System using Microsoft Project. For more information, see Generating Microsoft Project Files

  1. Drag & drop the objects that are to appear in the configuration folder from the browser to the lower middle screen area. The following alternatives exist:

What do you want to do?

Action in browser

Select individual objects

Select the object and drag it, keeping the mouse button pressed, to the lower middle screen area.

Select a substructure

Select the top object in the substructure and, keeping the mouse button pressed, the object on the lowest level. The substructure to be copied is highlighted. Drag this substructure to the lower middle screen area.

Select the complete structure

Select the top object in the complete structure and, keeping the mouse button pressed, the object on the lowest level. The complete structure is highlighted. Drag this structure to the lower middle screen area.

If you want to send the generated MPP file with the folder, you also have to save it in the configuration folder as described above in Select individual objects. See also Generating Microsoft Project File

  1. Save the selection by choosing .
  2. Close the browser by choosing Show/hide browser.

Result

You have selected subordinate objects and/or substructures of a controlled object and saved them in a configuration folder . The state of the folder and the assigned controlled object are recorded for this point in time . The next step is to attach a task description.