Useful Tips in Project System Configuration (Tools & Accelerator)

12th December 2008 by Joseph Alexander. S (SAP PS Consultant) I048301

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Validation & Substitution Business Area Determination at WBS element

2 Topics Covered

Change Document

User Status Management

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Validation & Substitution

Business Area Determination at WBS element

2 Topics Covered

Change Document

User Status Management

Validation & Substitution Business Area Determination

Business Area is determined based on the plant and division from Table T134G. As division is not a standard field at WBS element level, customer enhancement field is used.

Using User Exit in Substitution Rule, Business Area is determined based on plant and division selected in the WBS element.
Prerequisite: 1.Default dummy Business Area (BA) in Project Profile as BA is set as mandatory field (@ Company Code Level) 2.Using Field Selection at WBS element make Business Area as display field. 3. Put BA validation based on Plant & Division so that user is thrown out of the transaction, when the user tries to change the plant when cost is posted to the WBS element (BA could not be changed when cost is posted to the WBS element).

Validation & Substitution Business Area Determination

Business Area is determined based on the plant and division from Table T134G. As division is not a standard field at WBS element level, customer enhancement field is used. Using User Exit in Substitution Rule, Business Area is determined based on plant and division selected in the WBS element. Prerequisite: 1.Default dummy Business Area (BA) in Project Profile as BA is set as mandatory field (@ Company Code Level) 2.Using Field Selection at WBS element make Business Area as display field. 3. Put BA validation based on Plant & Division so that user is thrown out of the transaction, when the user tries to change the plant when cost is posted to the WBS element (BA could not be changed when cost is posted to the WBS element).

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Validation & Substitution Business Area Determination at WBS element

2 Topics Covered

Change Document

User Status Management

Change Document

Prerequisite for Change Document: Change Document should be activated in Project Profile Data element of the field should be change document relevant in the Further Characteristic Tab Page. Project should be released. Execute the standard report CN60

Change Document

Project Profile

Change Document

Data Element of the Field

Change Document

Release Project

Change Document

Execute Report CN60

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Validation & Substitution Business Area Determination at WBS element

2 Topics Covered

Change Document

User Status Management

User Status Management

User Status could be used to control Business Transaction. User Status could be set based on System Status both forward & backward Forward: CRTD REL TECO CLSD Backward : CLSD TECO REL

User Status Management

User Status Configuration

1. In Created (CRTD) user status, creation of Sales Document is forbidden.

2. For both forward & backward movement of User Status based on System status, set user status is used in REL, TECO & CLSD (User Status).

User Status Management

Forward User Status Change based on System Status change

User Status Management

Backward User Status Change based on System Status change

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