Network Graphic in iPPE - SAP Documentation

Use

The network graphic is connected to iPPE Workbench Professional and to Product Designer. The network graphic enables a different graphical display for structures and relationships than the navigation area. You can display and edit sequences, in particular, much more clearly with the network graphic.

Features

You can display and maintain all node types and relationships between the nodes that are available in the standard delivery.
Customizing for the network graphic includes all the settings necessary for the graphical display of iPPE nodes.
The object from which you start the network graphic is highlighted and indicated with a red border.
When the selected node is the header of a hierarchy, the multi-levels of subordinate structures are displayed.
When you are in change mode in iPPE Workbench Professional, you can create and change relationships between existing nodes.
You cannot create new objects.

Activities

In the navigation area, load the structure that you wish to display in the network graphic.
Right-click the node and in the context menu, choose Additional Functions Network Graphic – Display Environment or Display Sequence , depending on the object.

The network graphic for the selected node and adjoining nodes is displayed in the lower section of the screen.

Options for editing iPPE objects in the network graphic:

Icons	Explanation
Zoom in	Zoom in on a screen area
Zoom out	Zoom out from a screen area
Complete View	Display complete structure
Create Object Relatshp	Create new relationship between objects The mouse pointer turns into a pencil and you can maintain the required relationship. Click the background to switch off the function.
Delete Object Relatshp	Delete relationship between objects: Select the objects whose relationship you want to delete or select the relationship itself and choose . The Confirm Operation dialog box appears. To confirm the deletion, choose .