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Function documentationEnhancements in SAP Solution Manager Projects

 

The integration of an SAP Solution Manager project with an SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) project has the following consequences in the project administration of SAP Solution Manager (transaction code solar_project_admin):

  • New fields are added in the header, to display the PPM project, external ID, name, and type. This data is read-only, and is updated when the integration occurs (and when the PPM project ID or name is changed). These fields are hidden if the SAP Solution Manager project is not integrated with a PPM project.

  • If the SAP Solution Manager project is integrated with a PPM project, the status field is read-only because it is set by the PPM project.

  • If the SAP Solution Manager project is integrated with a PPM project, the time planning data is not visible, as the planning is done in the PPM project. The following fields are hidden:

    • under Plan Data: Start Time, End Time, and Resources

    • under Actual Data: Start Time, End Time, Remaining Work, Resources, and Completion Rate

The Project Team Member tab includes resources that were assigned in the PPM project, in addition to those assigned in transaction solar_project_admin. The PPM resources are read-only. They can only be changed in the PPM project; changes will be synchronized to SAP Solution Manager. If the SAP Solution Manager project is integrated with a PPM project, you cannot add new team members in solar_project_admin.

Resources which are in the SAP Solution Manager project, but not assigned to the PPM project, are handled as follows:

  • If a resource is not assigned to the business blueprint or configuration (transactions solar01 and solar02 ??? ), it will be deleted from solar_project_admin.

  • If a resource is assigned to the business blueprint or configuration, it is retained, and editable in solar_project_admin.

If a resource is deleted in the PPM project, the system checks if it is assigned to any blueprint element. If so, a pop-up informs you before the deletion, and you can cancel the deletion or delete the resource, including its use in the blueprint elements.

A function to navigate to the PPM project is added to the menu of transaction solar_project_admin. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Project Management Project End of the navigation path. This menu entry is inactive if no PPM project is assigned to the SAP Solution Manager project.

Deletion of a SAP Solution Manager project

You cannot delete an SAP Solution Manager project if it is assigned to a PPM project. If you try to do so, a pop-up informs you about the connection.