Graphics in the Project System: Changes in Release 3.0
Description
In Release 3.0, the following changes were made in the network graphic (in both the standard network and network) and in the WBS hierarchy graphic for time scheduling:
- The CUA Painter is now linked to the graphic. With this change, the graphics menu is adapted to the basic data overview menu.
- The display options for WBS elements and activities were enhanced. There is also an extended display: Color indicators show, for example, whether milestones exist for an activity or a WBS element. All indicators have the same color as a default, but you can change them in Customizing.
- A legend explains the objects used in the graphic. You can display/suppress the legend by choosing show or hide in the Options menu. The default is to hide the legend.
- All above-mentioned graphics have a header line which is proposed by the system. You can change the text or supplement it with your own specifications via the menu Options -> Header line. The default is to hide the header line.
- You can locate WBS elements and activities by their name via the menu Edit - > Find.
- All activities in a subnetwork or in another alternative standard network are displayed in one frame for (standard) networks.
- Activities within one frame or the frame itself can be collapsed. Select the frame and choose the menu option Edit -> Object -> Frame.
- The Collapse to node function collapses the entire frame to one node.
- The Collapse activities function displays the activities in one frame.
- To simplify the editing of activities, you can set area restrictions. To do this, select the activities and choose Edit -> Area restrictions -> On.
The activity display is retained. Activities
that are connected to each other through relationships are displayed as
circles.
- In the network graphic, you can find loops in a (standard) network via the menu Edit -> Functions -> Loop analysis.
- The way you call up network and hierarchy graphics in the Project Information System was revised and adapted to fit the information system.
- In a separate profile, you can determine the parameters for calling up the hierarchy graphic in time scheduling.
- When you transport graphic profiles to other clients, the system will ask you whether all the dependent cost objects should also be included in the correction.
The following changes were made in the hierarchy graphic in the work breakdown structure:
- Collapsed nodes (hidden WBS elements) are displayed as "stacked nodes".
- You can arrange the sequence of WBS elements any way you want within a level, that is, arrange all elements with a superior WBS element in common: Just click the right mouse button to move the WBS element.
Change system parameters in customizing
- If you want to schedule the WBS from the hierarchy graphic, you must first maintain the parameters for calling the graphic in a graphics profile and then enter the name of this profile in the project profile:
- Determine the graphics profile for WBS scheduling:
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- Copy the graphics profile into the project profile:
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- If you want to change the indicator colors for the extended display of activities and WBS elements, you must maintain the corresponding parameters:
- In the network profile:
- In the graphics profile for time scheduling:
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Further notes
Please refer to the SAP Graphics document for more information on new developments in R/3 graphics.