Procedure documentationActivating Business Function and Customizing Switches in the MDM Catalog Enhancement Administration Tool Locate this document in the navigation structure

 

You cannot activate the Java-based parts of the business function SRM, Catalog Innovations (SRM_CATALOG_1) and the related Customizing switches directly in the SAP SRM system. Instead, you do this in the MDM Catalog Enhancement Administration tool.

Prerequisites

To log on to the MDM Catalog Enhancement Administration tool in the SRM-MDM Catalog system, you must be either the J2EE administrator or you must have a role on the J2EE server to which the Catalog Configurator action has been assigned. You can use the user management engine (UME) to make the assignment. For more information, see Configuring Catalog Configurator Action with a User in User Management Engine.

Procedure

  1. To call up the MDM Catalog Enhancement Administration tool, enter the following URL in your Web browser: http://<J2EEServer>:<J2EEPort>/webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/tc~mdm~srmcat~enabler/MDM_SRM_SWITCH_APP?

  2. Specify the User Name and Password.

    The business function, the corresponding Customizing switches, and their statuses are displayed. Note the following:

    • Green indicates that the switch is enabled

    • Red indicates that the switch is disabled

  3. Activate the SRM, Catalog Innovations business function by activating the following Customizing switches:

    • Service Procurement Enhancements for SRM-MDM Catalog (CAT_701_CTR_UPLOAD)

      As a prerequisite, you must have activated the business function SRM, Service Procurement Innovations (SRM_SERVICE_PROC_1) in the SAP SRM system.

    • SRM-MDM Catalog UI Redesign (CAT_701_UI_IMP)

  4. To enable the switch, click Activate in the Activation column.

    Caution Caution

    You cannot deactivate the Customizing switches once you have activated them.

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