Editing CI Templates (SAP Library - Question & Answer Database)

Editing CI Templates

Use

The information you enter in CI templates forms an integral part of your Business Blueprint. Fill out the template sections in as much detail as possible. Update the sections with any new information or details as they become apparent. It is also possible to include documents in your CI templates.

Procedure

Displaying a CI template
To display all the information you have entered in a particular CI template, select the corresponding structure item and choose View ® Display CI template.

Answering sections of a CI template
To enter information in template sections:

Select the structure item for which you want to edit the CI template.
Select the Details tab. Select the Business Analysis tab on the upper right screen area and choose CI template. The CI template sections appear in the lower right screen area.
Double-click the Description field for a section and enter your information.
Save the text and close the window.
Your answer is transferred to the Description field in the appropriate section.

Attaching and deleting documents

To attach documents to a template section:

Select the relevant section and choose Add attachment in the context menu (right mouse click).
A dialog box appears. Select the document you would like to attach to the section.
Open the document.
The path and the file name are displayed in the Attachment field of the template section.

To display attachments double-click the Attachment field for the relevant template section. Select the corresponding document in the Display attachment dialog box and choose Display.
To edit attachments, double-click the Attachment field for the relevant template section. Double-click the document in the Display attachment dialog box to open and edit the attachment.
To remove an attachment, select the relevant CI template section and choose Delete attachment in the context menu (right mouse click). Select the document you would like to remove and choose Delete. Select one of the following options from the dialog box that appears:

If you only want to delete the assignment of a document to a template section, choose Delete only link to document. The file is not deleted from your directory.
If you want to delete the document completely, choose Delete linked document physically from location. You can only delete the document if it is not assigned to any other structure items.

You can display or hide template sections. Choose View ® Category filters ® CI template.

It is also possible to rename sections and add comments.

CI templates differ according to the substructure they are assigned to. You can find more information on the content of specific CI templates in the documentation for each substructure:

Cross-Application Components

User Roles