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Use

You place objects (for instance documents, materials, and BOMs) in a configuration folder to make these objects available to participants in the collaboration process. This procedure describes how you create a new configuration folder, together with a new configuration definition.

For information on how to create a new configuration folder for an existing configuration definition, refer to the documentation for configuration management.

Structure

A configuration folder is identified by the following attributes:

For more detailed information, see Creating Folders in Configuration Management (LO-CM) or the SAP Library under Logistics -> Configuration Management.

Prerequisites

You have defined a CEP profile in Customizing (Logistics General -> Collaboration -> Define CEP Profile).

Procedure

  1. Choose Logistics -> Central Functions -> Collaboration -> Create and Publish Folder (Configuration Management).

The initial screen for configuration management (CM Workbench) appears.
  1. To create a new folder, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Config. Def in the right-hand screen area.

The Create a Configuration Definition dialog box appears.
  1. Enter a Configuration definition and a Description of the Definition.

    2. Note 

    A Structure linkconfiguration definition contains all the configuration folders for a particular product or project in all life-cycle phases under a common name.

  2. Use the F4 help to select the standard Life cycle profile CEP.

    3. Note

    You can define your own life-cycle profile for CEP in Customizing under Project System -> Collaboration -> Define Life-Cycle Profile. For more information, see Structure linkLife-Cycle Profile and the Implementation Guide.

  3. In Configuration folder, enter a name for the new configuration folder or use the F4 help to select an existing folder. Enter a Description for the folder.
  4. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text and then This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Result

A new configuration folder has been created and saved. You can create successor folders for this folder later.

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