Macro: IT landscape administration - Generate matrix

The macro can be run by IT landscape administrators only. To start the macro, click Start macro Start macro > Generate matrix in the Evaluate tab bar. If you have opened a process support map you can also click Generate matrix Generate matrix in the IT landscape planning tab bar.

Description

Type of execution

Event

Visible to users

This macro creates a new process support map. This can be done either interactively after selecting column and/or row header objects in an existing model to create a part of the model, or in dialogs after selecting models or functions in Explorer. After model generation is complete, existing process support information on the new model is automatically loaded and displayed.

Manual

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Yes

Special features

The new matrix generated is completed based on the following algorithm:

To create the process support map, the relevant section (for example, processes/organizational units) must first be defined. The macro can be started for selected 1-n processes (Function object type), for example, for: 

After selecting the relevant processes, you can decide whether only processes from a particular process level will be included.

The next step is to select the corresponding section of the organizational structure. The relevant organizational models must be created in advance. After the corresponding model has been selected, all object occurrences of the Organizational unit type are displayed in the selection window and are thus available. Locations can also be selected. The locations must also exist in the organizational model and must be connected to the corresponding organizational object by an is located at connection.

The final step is to select the group in which the new process support map is to be saved and to specify the model name.

The new (blank) process support map is created and available for further processing. This procedure can also be used to create parts or different views of an existing process support map.

If it is necessary to extend an existing matrix, this can be done only by inserting columns and rows. Note that the default column must never be selected here. It is not suitable for macro-based processing. If a new row or column has been inserted, the required object, for example, Function, Organizational unit, or Location, can be copied into the row or column header. This can be done using the normal standard functions, such as drag and drop or copy/paste. The IT landscape administration - Complete matrix macro can then be used to complete the blank cells. If a process support unit already exists for a cell, an occurrence of it is created along with its content. If no process support unit exists yet, a new one is created along with an occurrence. New process support units are inserted into the process support unit group structure.