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Advanced Field Control Using BRF+

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The “advanced field control using BRF+”* enhancement

service allows you to easily modify the configuration of

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

common object instance floorplan (OIF) screens in the SAP

Portfolio and Project Management application. The

configuration is derived from business rules modeled within

BRF+. You can define rules based on several parameters (for

example, PFCG**-defined roles, activities, or item types) that

are passed to BRF+ by the solution.

Advanced field control using BRF+ service

* BRF+ = Business Rules Framework Plus

** PFCG = Transaction code for managing roles

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Advanced field control using BRF+

Our service

▪ An implementation-ready solution

▪ Implementation of the solution

▪ Documentation of the solution

▪ Optional online scoping session and presentation at your site

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Key features

▪ Field configuration based on BRF+

▪ Easy definition of rules in a Web interface without coding

▪ Screens of all common portfolio management objects covered

▪ Configurability of fields, toolbar buttons, and tabs

▪ Ability to model rules based on several provided parameters

Advanced field control using BRF+Functionality

Rules / rule sets

▪ Model in user interface

▪ Determine field

configuration based on

given parameter

SAP Portfolio and

Project Management

Parameter

Field configuration

BRF+

Function

Parameter output

Screen adaptations

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Advanced field control using BRF+Challenges of common business rule approaches

Automated enforcement

Rules inside database

Non- or semi-automated

Rules as tacit knowledge

Rules inside code Rules inside documents

▪ Business user

▪ Business analyst

▪ Business expert

▪ Costs

▪ Archiving

▪ Backups

▪ Compliance

▪ Triggers

▪ Stored

procedures

▪ Agility

▪ Visibility for business

▪ Changes

▪ Sales commissions

▪ Premium calculations

▪ …

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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.

▪ BRF+ = part of the SAP NetWeaver technology platform

– No additional hardware, installation, maintenance, or license is needed.

Advanced field control using BRF+What is BRF+?

Business rules

management

system (BRMS)

Usage of

database

Usage of

BPMS* and

BRMSProcess

Rules

Data

Process

Rules

Data

BRF+ Business applicationBusiness application

Process

Rules

Data

Business application

* Business process management system

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Complex rules can be built 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.

Advanced field control using BRF+Rule definition – objects

ABAP

Input

Output

Function Rule set

Rule 1 If <condition> then <action> else <action>

Rule 2 If <condition> then <action> else <action>

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Advanced field control using BRF+Rule definition – tools

Workbench

Simulation

Code generation

Versioning

Catalog and personalization

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Advanced field control using BRF+Configurable screens and screen elements

Configurable screens: detail screen of portfolio, bucket, collection, review, what-if scenario,

item, initiative, decision point

Main and

subtabs

Standard and

customer subtabs

Long text fields

Toolbar buttons “You can

also” menus

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Advanced field control using BRF+Field configuration options

Screen element

Read only Input mode RequiredInvisible

Invisible

Read only Input mode

Invisible

Invisible

Invisible Visible

Standard and

customer fields

Long text fields

Toolbar buttons,

button choices

Tabs

(main and sub-views)

Menus

Configuration options

Visible

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Advanced field control using BRF+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 parameters, with wild cards possible.

Condition Result

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Advanced field control using BRF+Microsoft Excel export and import

For easy configuration, the decision table can be

maintained with Microsoft Excel.

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Advanced field control using BRF+

Your advantages

▪ Easy field configuration based on rules and the BRMS from SAP

▪ Rule definition in a Web interface without programming skills

▪ Rule maintenance possible using Excel

▪ Rule conditions based on 10 different parameters

▪ Configuration of different types of screen elements

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Advanced field control using BRF+Extended, flexible, and modern rule-based screen configuration

Advanced field control using BRF+ enables the extended field configuration of portfolio management screens based on rules defined in BRF+. The solution empowers users to change the configuration without coding or customizing work –enhancing flexibility and lowering maintenance costs.

Business challenges▪ Screen elements (fields, buttons, tabs) have

to be configured differently according to roles, activities, portfolio types, item types, status, and so on.

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

Key features

▪ Field configuration based on Business Rule

Framework plus (BRF+)

▪ Easy definition of rules in a Web interface

without coding

▪ Ability to upload rules from Excel

▪ Screens of all common portfolio management

objects covered

▪ Configurability of fields, button toolbars, and tabs

▪ Ability to make rules dependent on several

parameter

Business benefits▪ Extended screen configuration

possibilities in one place

▪ Rule definition and changes possible without technical skills

▪ Ability to carry out rule changes faster and at lower cost

Availability, technical details

▪ Availability for SAP Portfolio and Project Management for SAP S/4HANA 1.0 and SAP Portfolio and Project Management 5.0, 6.0, and 6.1

▪ Delivery through transport

▪ Components: business add-in (BAdI) implementations, Web Dynpro enhancements, and BRF+ objects

Links

▪ SAP Note 1877617

▪ Contact: PLMServices@sap.com

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