Create Scenario/Process Graphic
Use
The system shows processes, process steps and their components as process or scenario graphics, in the Graphic tab. You can adjust these graphics to your requirements, to show the actual process flow in your company.
Prerequisites
You have created a project structure in the Business Blueprint.
Procedure
To call the functions in the following table, choose the transaction Business Blueprint.
Create new graphic elements
Function |
Navigation |
What you need to know |
Create business partner |
Goto → Graphic Elements → Business Partner tab → New Entry |
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Create free components |
Goto → Graphic Elements → Free Components tab → New Entry |
Enter numbers from 000-255 (RGB color values) in the Colors box, to specify the color of the free components. |
Transport business partners and free components into other systems |
Goto → Graphic Elements → Put Elements in Transport Request |
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To call the functions in the following table, choose the transaction Business Blueprint.
Create Graphic
Function |
Navigation |
What you need to know |
Insert Business Partner |
Context menu outside another element → Insert Business Partner |
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Insert Components |
Context menu in a business process or outside another element → Insert Free Components |
The system puts components, processes and process steps in the project structure |
Insert Free Components, e.g. for non-SAP applications |
Context menu in a business process or outside another element → Insert Free Components |
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Insert Process Steps |
Context menu in a component → Insert Process Step |
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Insert Free Elements, e.g. for process steps, to improve the legibility of the graphic |
Context menu → Insert Free Element |
The system only shows free elements in the graphic, and does not put them in the project structure. |
Delete graphic element |
... 1. Select the graphic element. 2. Choose Delete in the context menu. |
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Move graphic element |
Drag & Drop |
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Change font type and size |
→ Attributes |
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Change height of a component lane |
Select the element and drag the component lane to the new height, with the left-hand mouse key pressed. |
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Change the size of a graphic element |
... 1. Select the graphic element. 2. Position the cursor in a square. 3. Drag the square to the new size, with the left-hand mouse key pressed. |
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Create connecting lines for process (step) |
In the context menu of the source element (process or process step) → Create Line (Synchronous/Asynchronous) → In the context menu of the target element → Draw Line or Drag the yellow dot (the start of a line) to the target element, with the left-hand mouse key pressed |
Scenario/Process flow ● Synchronous: The previous process(step) waits for the end of the following process(step) ● Asynchronous: The related process steps run consecutively. |
Change position, e.g. center |
Context menu of a graphic element → Attributes |
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Result
You can print the graphic with a pushbutton in the Graphic tab, or export it to Microsoft Powerpoint or Word.