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BRFplus Field Configuration for Portfolio Management

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BRFplus Field Configuration

The BRFplus Field Configuration allows you to easily modify the field

configuration of standard and custom fields, toolbar buttons and tabs on all

common PPM Portfolio Management OIF screens. The configuration is

derived from business rules modelled within BRFplus. Rules can be

defined based on several parameters, for example PFCG roles, activities or

item types, that are passed to BRFplus by the solution.


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BRFplus Field Configuration Functionality

Key Features

Field Configuration based on Business Rule Framework plus (BRFplus)

Easy definition of rules in a web interface without coding

Screens of all common portfolio management objects covered

Fields, toolbar buttons and tabs can be configured

Rules can be modeled based on several provided parameter

SAP PPM

Parameter

Field Cfg.

Screen

Adaptions

Parameter

Output

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Rules / Rule Sets

modeled in user interface

determine field configuration

based on given parameter


BRFplus Field Configuration Challenges of common business rule approaches


BRFplus Field Configuration What is BRFplus?

Advantages

Separation of program code and business rules

Rules can be changed without programming

Business users instead of programmers can define and maintain rules

Rule changes can be carried out faster and at lower cost

BRFplus is part of SAP NetWeaver

No additional hardware, installation, maintenance or license needed

Business Rules

Management

System (BRMS)


BRFplus Field Configuration Rule Definition – Objects

Fu

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Input

Output

ABAP

Rule Set

Rule 1

If <condition> then <action> else <action>

Rule 2

If <condition> then <action> else <action>

Complex rules can be build using

• Expressions: Decision Table, Decision Tree, Formula, ABAP Call, …

• Actions: Send E-Mail, Write Log, Change Output Variable, …

Custom expressions and actions can be created


BRFplus Field Configuration Rule Definition – Tools

Simulation Tool

Workbench

Code Generation

Versioning

Catalog & Personalization


BRFplus Field Configuration Configurable Screens & Screen Elements

Configurable Screens: Detail Screen of Portfolio, Bucket, Collection,

Review, What-If-Scenario, Item, Initiative, Decision Point


BRFplus Field Configuration Field Configuration Options

Screen Element

Read Only Input Mode Required Invisible

Invisible

Read Only Input Mode

Invisible

Visible

Invisible

Invisible Visible

Standard and

Customer Fields

Long Text Fields

Toolbar Buttons,

Button Choices

Tabs

(Main- and Subviews)

You Can Also Menu

Configuration Options

Visible


BRFplus Field Configuration Rule Definition – Decision Table

Field configuration rules can be defined in a BRF+ Decision Table

Example: if Object Type = Initiative and Field = Priority and

Role = Portfolio-Manager then Field State = Required

Every condition can use 10 provided parameter, Wildcards possible

Condition Result


BRFplus Field Configuration MS Excel Export/Import

Decision Table can be

maintained in MS Excel


Your Advantages

Easy field configuration based on rules and SAP’s BRMS

Rule definition in a web interface without programming skills

Rule maintenance possible using MS Excel

Rule conditions can be based on 10 different parameter

Configuration of different types of screen elements


BRFplus Field Configuration Extended, flexible and modern rule-based screen configuration

“BRFplus Field Configuration” enables extended field configuration of Portfolio Management screens based on rules defined in the BRFplus. The solution empowers users to change the configu-ration without coding or customizing work and therefore offers flexibility and lowers maintenance costs.

Screen elements (fields, buttons, tabs) have to be configured differently according to roles, activities, portfolio types, item types, status, etc.

Configurations have to be easily changeable, preferably without the need to change coding or complex customizing tables

Extended screen configuration possibilities in one place

Rule definition and changes possible without technical skills

Rule changes can be carried out faster and at lower cost

Field Configuration based on Business Rule Framework plus (BRF+)

Easy definition of rules in a web interface without coding

Upload rules from Excel

Screens of all common portfolio management objects covered

Fields, button toolbars and tabs can be configured

Rules can be made dependent on several parameter

Business Challenges

Key Features

Business Benefits

Availability, Technical Details

Available for SAP PPM 5.0, Delivery via transport

Consists of BAdI-Implementations, Web Dynpro Enhancements and BRF+ Objects

Pricing, Links

Price: 20,000 Euro*

SAP Note: 1877617

SAP Service No.: 50109202, Enhancement Svcs for PPM

Contact: Tobias Gläser

*Standard price for Germany. Pricing for other countries available on request.

mailto:[email protected]


Contact Information

Tobias Gläser

SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG

Hasso-Plattner-Ring 7

69190 Walldorf, Germany

M +49 160 908 23181

[email protected]

SAP Portfolio and Project

Management Consulting



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