Creating the Tile Set: Business Partners 

Use

This is an example of how to create the Business Partners tile set that consists of:

·        A Business Partner tile that displays customer details

·        An Orders tile that displays a list of orders created for the selected customer

·        An Orders Details tile that displays the details of the selected order

Prerequisites

You have:

·        Modeled the Business Partner, Orders, and Order Details tiles

·        Modeled a business relation between the customer (Y_BOCUSTOMER) and the order (Y_BOORDER) business objects

·        Switched to the required change list

Procedure

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       1.      In the Solution Explorer, click the Tile Sets node with the secondary mouse button, and choose New.

The Add Object dialog box appears.

       2.      Select the Standard template, in the Name field, enter a name for the tile set that is namespace compliant, and choose Open.

The Tile Set Designer window, the Properties panel and the Toolbox appear.

       3.      In the Properties window in the Caption field, type Business Partners.

       4.      In the Solution Explorer, locate the Y_BUSINESSPARTNER tile, drag the tile and drop it on the tile set in the Tile Designer window.

       5.      Repeat step 4 for the Y_ORDERS and Y_ORDERDETAILS tiles.

       6.      In the Tile Set Designer window, click the secondary mouse button and choose View Anchors.

The Anchor Designer window appears.

Anchor Hierarchy and anchor mapping in the Details tile set

       7.      Drag the Y_BOCUSTOMER anchor from the Y_BusinessPartner tile and drop it on the tile set.

       8.      Drag the Y_BOORDERS anchor from the Y_Orders tile and drop it on the tile set.

       9.      Drag the Y_BOORDERDETAILS anchor from the Y_OrderDetails tile and drop it on the tile set.

   10.      In the tile set, drag the Y_BOORDERS mapped anchor and drop it on the Y_BOCUSTOMER anchor.

A business anchor hierarchy is created with Y_BOORDERS as the child anchor and Y_BOCUSTOMER as the parent anchor.

   11.      Click the Y_BOORDERS anchor with the secondary mouse button, choose Set Supply Function, and specify the required relationship between the two anchors.

   12.      Choose Confirm.

   13.      Drag the mapped anchor Y_BOORDERDETAILS and drop it on the Y_BOORDERS anchor.

A second business anchor hierarchy is created with Y_BOORDERETAILS as the child anchor and Y_BOORDERS as the parent anchor.

   14.      Click the Y_BOORDERDETAILS anchor with the secondary mouse button, select Set Supply Function, and specify the required relationship between the two anchors.

   15.      Choose Confirm.

   16.      Save the tile set.

Result

You have created the Business Partner tile set. At runtime, the:

·        Orders tile displays the list of orders for the selected customer in the Business Partners tile.

·        Order Details tile displays the details of the selected order in the Orders tile.

You can now include the Business Partner tile set in the Business Partners business component. For more information, see Creating the Business Component: Business Partners.