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Advanced Field Control using BRF+

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.

Advanced Field Control using BRF+

Our Service

An implementation-ready Solution

Implementation of the Solution

Documentation of the Solution

6 Months of Bug fixing

Optional Online Scoping Session and/or Presentation at Customer

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ 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

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Challenges of common business rule approaches

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ 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)

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Rule Definition Objects

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Input

Output

ABAP

Rule Set

Rule 1

If then else

Rule 2

If then else

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

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Rule Definition Tools

Simulation Tool

Workbench

Code Generation

Versioning

Catalog & Personalization

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Configurable Screens & Screen Elements

Configurable Screens: Detail Screen of Portfolio, Bucket, Collection, Review, What-If-Scenario, Item, Initiative, Decision Point

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ 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

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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 parameter, Wildcards possible

Condition Result

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ MS Excel Export/Import

Decision Table can be maintained in MS Excel

Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Your Advantages

Easy field configuration based on rules and SAPs 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

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Advanced Field Control using BRF+ Extended, Flexible and Modern Rule-Based Screen Configuration

Advanced Field Control using BRF+ enables extended field configuration of Portfolio Management screens based on rules defined in the BRFplus. The solution empowers users to change the configuration without coding or customizing work and therefore offers flexibility and lowers maintenance costs.

Business Challenges

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 Reduced total costs and accelerated time to market

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

Key Features

Business Benefits

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

Growing and constantly changing business requirements

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

Availability, Technical Details

Available for SAP PPM 6.0 and SAP PPM 5.0

Consists of BAdI-Implementations, WebDynpro Enhancements and BRF+ Objects

Contact

SAP Note: 1877617 SAP Service No.: 50109202,

Enhancement Services for SAP PPM

Contact: PLMServices@sap.com

Related Services Advanced Numbering Enhanced Field and Tab Control Guided Procedure Integrated UI Multiple Attribute Selection Smart Message Handling

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Contact Information

Tobias Glser

SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG Hasso-Plattner-Ring 7 69190 Walldorf, Germany

M +49 160 908 23181 tobias.daniel.glaeser@sap.com

SAP Portfolio and Project Management Consulting

mailto:tobias.daniel.glaeser@sap.com

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