SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Business Guide
SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems
Rapid Mart XI 3.2, version for SAP
solutions - Business Guide
Version 12.2.0.0
October 2009
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
What is a Rapid Mart? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rapid Marts packages accelerate Time to Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts packages architecture . . . . . . . . . . 4
About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Overview 7
What you can do with this Rapid Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supported analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dimensions available to support these analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Related Rapid Marts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Components shared with other SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts . . 12
Project Systems Rapid Mart schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Where the Rapid Mart fits in Project Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 3 Subject Areas 17
Projects (PS) Module Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Work Breakdown Structure / Project Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Production Resource Tools (PRT) Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Project Costing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Milestone Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rapid Mart Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rapid Mart Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network Order Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rapid Mart Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Rapid Mart data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Network Relationship Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rapid Mart Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Rapid Mart data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Project Cost Summary Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rapid Mart Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Rapid Mart data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
PRT Assignment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rapid Mart processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Rapid Mart data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Chapter 4 Reports 65
Milestone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Network (Production) Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Network Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Project Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
PRT Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Order Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Recommended Table Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SAP Master Data Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Data Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Data Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
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What is a Rapid Mart?
What is a Rapid Mart?
SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts packages are blueprints for building data
marts with SAP BusinessObjects technology:
• Data Services
• Universe Designer
• Web Intelligence.
Rapid Marts packages deliver jump-start ETL (extract, transform & load)
mappings, schema, and initial reporting content, accelerating the deployment
of BI (business intelligence) for enterprise applications from SAP, PeopleSoft,
Oracle, and Siebel.
Each Rapid Mart is designed to address the reporting needs of a specific
business area (or department) like accounting, sales, or purchasing. A
component-based framework allows conducting analysis across these
selected business areas by combining different packages within the same
source application suite.
Rapid Marts focus on basic standard configuration of the enterprise
applications. They are country and industry neutral templates meant to be
easily modified and extended to suit customer specific application
implementation and reporting needs.
Rapid Marts incorporate best practices, and provide easily modifiable
templates. With Rapid Marts total development time of a data mart solution is
greatly reduced.
Each customer situation is different. You will probably encounter one or more
of these:
• Customizations you have made to SAP solutions the Rapid Mart does not
cover.
• Standard SAP solutions data fields important for your specific business,
but not included in the Rapid Mart templates.
• Optimization and performance challenges unique to your environment.
• Reporting requirements not covered within the Rapid Mart template
reports.
Rapid Marts are flexible templates that you can adjust to account for these
unique situations. It is expected that some customization and optimization will
be needed to suit your individual environment. Rapid Marts are not an
out-of-the-box solution.
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BI tools and analytic tools can access Rapid Mart data through SQL queries.
Rapid Marts can be implemented individually, or in any combination, to form a
single platform that delivers the infrastructure for your company’s internal and
external information needs. They can also serve as a staging area for
enterprise analytic applications.
Rapid Marts provide your business with an accelerated time to value through
rapid BI deployments because you can implement them quickly and easily
customize them to meet specific analytic requirements.
Rapid Marts packages accelerate Time to Value
Rapid Marts are packaged data solutions that you can quickly deploy to
address specific areas of business analysis.
Available Rapid Marts packages for SAP solutions include:
Financial Suite:
• SAP BusinessObjects General Ledger Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Accounts Payable Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Accounts Receivable Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Cost Center Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions
Operational Suite:
• SAP BusinessObjects Inventory Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Purchasing Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Sales Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions
Manufacturing Suite:
• SAP BusinessObjects Plant Maintenance Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Production Planning Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
• SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
Human Capital Management (HCM) Suite:
• SAP BusinessObjects Human Resources Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions
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What is a Rapid Mart?
You can combine multiple Rapid Marts packages into a single environment to
build the foundation for your data warehouse or use them as a staging area
for business intelligence applications.
SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts packages architecture
Rapid Marts architecture is driven by SAP BusinessObjects technology.
Rapid Mart Architecture:
Rapid Marts packages include the following components:
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• Data Movement Jobs - packaged source-to-target mappings and data
transformations. Each job is designed to perform initial and incremental
data movement;
• Data Model & Schema - set of data mart database objects designed with
dimensional data modeling approach. Rapid Marts packages for SAP
solutions has a single integrated data model. The schema are available
for Oracle, SQL Server IBM DB2, and Teradata;
• Semantic Layer (Universes) - SAP BusinessObjects metadata packages
for efficient query generation. There can be one or more universes per
Rapid Mart. Each universe is developed using Rapid Marts design
principles to ensure compatibility, code readability, and component
re-use. In addition, there is one Master universe for
development/maintenance of multiple use objects (like Customer,
Material, Currency, etc.);
• Reports (Samples) - set of 15-20 Web Intelligence reports per Rapid
Mart. They represent answers to mostly asked business questions (for
example, in the SAP BusinessObjects Sales Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions - 'What is the monthly Revenue trend by Division for this
year?'). The reports are developed using Rapid Mart color/layout
templates. Reports are examples of Web Intelligence best practice
development (trends, listing, guided analysis, roll ups and downs, etc.).
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About this document
This document describes the SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid
Mart, version for SAP solutions. This document contains information for a
variety of users—information that helps you understand the use of the Rapid
Mart, the data in the Rapid Mart, the reports you can create with the Rapid
Mart, and how to use and update the Rapid Mart.
This document contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 2: Overview — Describes the business problems you can solve
and the types of analyses you can do with this Rapid Mart
• Chapter 3: Subject Areas — Contains detailed information about each
componentized section in the Rapid Mart, including the processes each
section captures
• Chapter 4: Reports — Provides examples of reports you can produce
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Overview
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Overview
Overview
This chapter describes the business problems you can solve with the SAP
BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions and
the types of analyses you can do with this Rapid Mart. The information in this
chapter is useful for those who want a business-level overview of the Rapid
Mart and its benefits.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• What you can do with this Rapid Mart
• Supported analyses
• Related Rapid Marts
• Project Systems Rapid Mart schema
• Where the Rapid Mart fits in Project Activities
What you can do with this Rapid Mart
The SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions supports analysis of project information entered within the Project
System (PS) module. Both large scale projects, such as building a factory,
and small-scale projects, such as organizing a trade fair, require precise
planning of the many detailed activities involved. The project manager has
the job of ensuring that the project is executed efficiently, on time, and within
budget - which he or she achieves by ensuring that the required resources
and funds are available as and when needed. The SAP BusinessObjects
Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions provides a framework
for monitoring projects progress, resources, costs and revenue.
The SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions is made up of several componentized sections. Each section
supports a subject related to project analysis:
• Milestone Section — In general milestones are used to mark the
transition between various phases or departments. You can also use
Milestones for other tasks and functions in the Project System. You can
create milestones for activities and WBS elements. They can be used for
the following tasks:
• Milestone Trend Analysis
• Earned Value Analysis
• Billing Plan
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• Network Order Section — A network can represent the sequence of
activities in a project or the sequence of a single activity within a project.
You can graphically display various structural elements of a project and
their interdependencies in the Project System.
The essential components of a network are stored as Network Orders in
SAP solutions. The network order is a category of internal order. The
Activities of the network order are analogous to the operations on the
internal order.
• Network Relationship Section — There is usually a reason for a
specific sequence of activities in a network. For example, there may be
technical dependencies between individual activities. These
dependencies are represented by relationships in which one activity is
the predecessor or the successor of another activity.
• Project Cost Summary Section — You use Project Costing to plan,
monitor, and control project costs, thereby achieving comprehen sive cost
accounting.
Project Costing features include:
• Cost planning in various degrees of detail
• Automatic cost calculation wherever there are price and quantity
structures
• Funds management, effected by means of budget allocation
• Integration of project costs with Enterprise Controlling, such as
reconciliation with cost center accounting
• PRT Assignment Section — Unlike machines and fixed assets,
production resources and tools (PRTs) are movable (not stationary)
operating resources that are required to perform an activity and can be
used repeatedly. For example, PRTs include documents, engineering
drawings, and measurement instruments.
Chapter 3: Subject Areas discusses each of these sections in more detail and
how to link them together for a complete Project System Analysis solution.
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Supported analyses
Supported analyses
The SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions supports several types of analyses:
Business function Types of analysis Details available in the
Rapid Mart
Project Costing Project Balance Trend
Comparison
Project Balance Trend by
Period
Project Balance Variance
Trend
Project Cost YTD Trend
Analysis
Project Cost Period
Comparison
Displays the project balance
trend data for the selected
Company Code, Fiscal
Years, and Parent Project
Element.
View actual project balance
period trends for the
selected Company Code,
Parent Project Element, and
Fiscal Year-Period range.
Results are grouped by
Project Element Hierarchy
View Actual, Planned (or
Budget), Variance, and
Variance% period trends for
a specific Company Code,
Parent Project Element,
Fiscal Year, and Ledger
Version.
View Actual YTD trends for
a specific Company Code,
Parent Project Element,
Fiscal Year, and Ledger
Version.
View Actual, Planned (or
Budget), Variance Project
Element hierarchy
comparison for selected
Fiscal Year-Periods and
Ledger Version.
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Business function Types of analysis Details available in the
Rapid Mart
Network Orders (Project
Orders)
Milestones Milestone Overview Displays Milestone
Network Relationships Network Relationship
Production Resource & Tools
(PRT)
Activity (Project Order
Operations)
Network Order Details View network (production)
order listing, network order
details, and trend by
Business Area for the
selected Plant and Calendar
Year.
Network Order Analysis View network (production)
order analysis for selected
Plant and Calendar Year.
View Summary, Trend by
Business Area, and Top 10
Materials.
information for the selected
Project (and Project
Elements).
Milestone Statistics View Milestone performance
statistics by Plant for the
selected Company Code.
View Network Relationship
Overview
PRT Assignment Listing View PRT assignments for
PRT Details View PRT details for the
Project Structure (Activity)
Planning
overview for the selected
Project (or Network - also
called Internal Order Id) and
Operation Numbers (also
called Activities).
the selected Operation
Routing Id.
selected PRT (by PRT
Name).
View project structure for
the selected Project Id.
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Related Rapid Marts
Dimensions available to support these analyses
Reporting dimensions available in the Rapid Mart include project, project
element, project element hierarchies, operations, work centers, capacities,
material master data, plant, storage location, currency, account assignment,
and time-related dimensions such as fiscal period, calendar date, month, and
quarter.
Related Rapid Marts
Components of the SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart,
version for SAP solutions are related to other SAP BusinessObjects Rapid
Mart components, as follows:
• External procurement information, from purchase requisitions to
purchase orders, is included in the Purchasing SAP BusinessObjects
Purchasing Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions.
• Revenue information resulting from sales orders can be found in the
Sales Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Sales Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions.
• Cost Center & Cost Element Accounting information is included in the
Cost Center SAP BusinessObjects Cost Center Rapid Mart, version for
SAP solutions.
Components shared with other SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts
The same components can be used in multiple Rapid Marts. For example, a
component that extracts information about materials bought, produced, and
sold is needed for a Rapid Mart that supports sales analysis and also for a
Rapid Mart that supports inventory analysis. Work flows that extract star
schema “dimensions” are components. You can add a component to any
Rapid Mart using a simple import procedure.
A Data Services job can include multiple instances of a component. For
example, each section includes all the required dimension components.
Therefore, a job with several sections may include several instances of a
particular dimension component. Components are set to execute only once
within a job. This “execute once” feature ensures that shared components do
not cause duplicate data extraction from SAP solutions. For more information
about the “execute once” feature, see the Data Integrator/Data Services
Designer Guide.
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Each of the sections listed in “What you can do with this Rapid Mart” on
page 8 are considered components. You can identify a component within a
Data Services job by a “C_” prefix before its name. For example, the
component that contains PRT (Project Resource / Tools) Assignments and
the associated reporting dimensions is named
C_PRTAssignmentSection_SAP.
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Project Systems Rapid Mart schema
Project Systems Rapid Mart schema
The following diagram shows an overview of the SAP BusinessObjects
Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP solutions presented as a Star
Schema.
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Project Systems Rapid Mart schema
The additional diagram shows the associated hierarchy and auxiliary tables
used by the Rapid Mart.
The following chapter describes each component and reporting dimensions in
more detail.
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Where the Rapid Mart fits in Project Activities
Where the Rapid Mart fits in Project
Activities
The SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart, version for SAP
solutions gives an overview of the functions and processes in SAP solutions
designed to support your Project related activities. It is intended for
decision-makers and personnel involved in developing and implementing
projects throughout your enterprise.
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Subject Areas
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Overview
Overview
Each section in the SAP BusinessObjects Project Systems Rapid Mart,
version for SAP solutions pertains to a particular subject area. This chapter
describes each section and the processes each section captures. But first,
additional section “Projects (PS) Module Overview” defines the scope and
basic functionality within the SAP solutions Project System (PS) module
The information in this chapter is useful for readers who use the Rapid Mart to
design and support a real-time system, such as a Web application, and need
to understand the data in the Rapid Mart and how it relates to SAP solutions.
This chapter discusses:
• Projects (PS) Module Overview
• Milestone Section
• Network Order Section
• Network Relationship Section
• Project Cost Summary Section
• PRT Assignment Section
Projects (PS) Module Overview
Both large scale projects, such as building a factory, and small-scale projects,
such as organizing a trade fair, require precise planning of the many detailed
activities involved. The project manager has the job of ensuring that the
project is executed efficiently, on time, and within budget - which he or she
achieves by ensuring that the required resources and funds are available as
and when needed.
Projects are generally part of the internal processes of a comp any. To be able
to control all tasks in project execution, you need an organizational form that
is specific to the project and which is shared by all departments involved.
Before you can carry out a project in its entirety, the project goals must be
precisely described and the project activities to be carried out must be
structured. A clear, unambiguous project structure is the basis for successful
project planning, monitoring, and control.
You structure your project per the following points of view:
• By structures, using a work breakdown structure (WBS)
• By process, using individual activities (work packages)
Project managers usually distinguish between two types of project:
• Externally financed projects
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Projects (PS) Module Overview
• Customer projects
• Internally financed projects
• Overhead cost projects
• Capital investment projects
The high degree of integration between the Project System (PS) and other
application components means that you can plan, execute, and account for
projects as part of your normal commercial procedures. This means the
Project System has constant access to data in all the departments involved in
the project.
The Project System guarantees close and constant monitoring of all aspects
of your project. This includes both technical and commercial aspects of the
project.
Each project starts with the definition and classification of the structures
required for processing and the incorporation of these into the existing
enterprise structure.
The Project System has no organizational structures of its own; you
incorporate it into the existing structure by making assignments to the
organizational units in Accounting and Logistics. It is this which enables the
Project System to present data clearly and in many different ways.
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Project Structure Overview
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Projects (PS) Module Overview
In the Rapid Mart, the various components of project structure are
represented:
• Projects - are represented in the Project Dimension.
• WBS Elements - are represented by the Project Element Dimension and
Project Element Hierarchy.
• Networks - are represented by Network Orders
• Activities - are represented by the Order Operations Dimension
• Material Components - are represented by the Material Dimension and
Material by Plant Dimension
• Many of the other items shown in the graphic above are also dimensions,
such as:
• Profit Center
• Company Code
• Business Area
• Plant
• Storage Location
• etc.
Additional Information on the more important components is given below:
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Work Breakdown Structure / Project Elements
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a model of the work to be performed
in a project organized in a hierarchical structure. These are also called the
Project Elements. The WBS is an important tool which helps you keep an
overview of the project:
• It forms the basis for organization and coordination in the project.
• It shows the amount of work, the time required, and the costs involved in
the project.
It is the functional basis for further planning steps in a project, such as
process planning, cost planning, scheduling, date and capacity planning, or
costing, as well as project control. The project structure can be represented
according to different criteria:
• By phase (logic-oriented)
• By function (function-oriented)
• By object (object-oriented)
In a work breakdown structure (WBS), you describe the individual tasks and
activities in the project as individual elements in a hierarchy.
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Projects (PS) Module Overview
Depending on the phase of your project, you continue to break down the
tasks and activities in your project, step-by-step, until you reach the level of
detail necessary to carry it out.
The individual elements represent activities within the work breakdown
structure. The elements are called work breakdown structure elements (WBS
Elements) in the Project System. WBS elements can be:
• Tasks
• Partial tasks which are subdivided further
• Work packages
Networks
A network can represent the sequence of activities in a project or the
sequence of a single activity within a project. You can graphically display
various structural elements of a project and their interdependencies in the
Project System.
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The essential components of a network are stored as Network Orders in SAP
solutions. The network order is a category of internal order. The Activities of
the network order are analogous to the operations on the order.
The essential components of a network are:
• Activities
• Relationships between the activities
• Activities
The following graphic shows you a network with activities and the different
types of relationships.
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Activities
These are analogous to the operations on a network order. The most
important data describing an Activity in the Project System are:
• Work center in which the activity is to be carried out
• Duration of the activity
• Start and finish dates for the activity
• Resources required to carry out the activity
• Texts and documents describing the activity
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Network Relationships
There is usually a reason for a specific sequence of activities in a network.
For example, there may be technical dependencies between individual
activities. These dependencies are represented by relationships in which one
activity is the predecessor or the successor of another activity.
The relationship type specifies how the individual activities are linked with
each other:
• Finish - Start (FS) Relationship: Relationship between the finish of one
activity and the start of its successor.
• Start - Start (SS) Relationship: Relationship between the start of one
activity and the start of its successor.
• Finish - Finish (FF) Relationship: Relationship between the finish of
one activity and the finish of its successor.
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