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Use

If the search object connector models delivered by SAP do not meet your requirements, you can create new models or change existing ones.

Prerequisites

  • Expert knowledge of SAP systems and business objects

  • If applicable: In-depth knowledge of the modifications that the customer has made to business objects

Procedure

Before creating search models or changing existing ones, you first need to create a customer-specific software component. Then you include the required SAP software component in your customer-specific software component.

Creating Customer-Specific Software Components

  1. Launch the Modeler .

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Software Components Next navigation step Manage Software Components End of the navigation path.

  3. Choose Create to create a software component.

    Enter a name in the New SW Comp. field. Leave the other fields empty. Close the screen.

    Choose Create to create the software component.

    Specify a description for the software component and choose X to close the dialog box.

  4. The new software component appears in the modeler.

Including SAP Software Components in the Customer-Specific Software Component

In this step, you create the connection between the customer-specific software component and an existing SAP software component so that all models that the SAP software component contains are available for your enhancements.

  1. You are in the modeler .

  2. Select the software component that you created.

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Software Components Next navigation step Include Software Components End of the navigation path.

    Choose the existing software components that you want to reference, for example SAP_APPL or PLMWUI.

  4. The software components that are referenced appear below your customer-specific software component.

Creating Models or Enhancing Included Models

In the customer-specific software component, you can now create models or enhance included models.

Note

You should note that you cannot delete any existing elements or configuration when enhancing included models. You can add and enhance elements.

To create a model, choose Create in the modeler.

To enhance an included model. choose the model and choose Edit .

In both cases, the system takes you to the roadmap, in which you can configure the model on a sequence of screens. For more information, see Working Through the Roadmap Steps .

Creating a Search Object Connector

After you have completed the roadmap steps and created or changed a search object connector model, you can create a search object connector based on the model. You can use this to make business objects and information available through the search.

For more information, see Creating Search Object Connectors in the Modeler .