Configuration component hierarchy

The table below shows the assignment of XML configuration files to the PPM components.

PPM component

XML file (in the xml directory of the default client templates)

Process tree

*_processtree.xml

Measure calculation

*_keyindicator.xml
*_kigroup.xml

Creation of keys and merge

*_keyrules.xml
*_merger.xml

Fragment definition and mapping

No default files. Files must be created using PPM Customizing Toolkit.

Attributes

*_attributetypes.xml
*_attributenames_<language>.xml (one file for each language)

Data types

*_datatypes.xml

Interface languages

*_locales.xml

Then default client templates of the PPM system are stored under <PPM installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\agentLocalRepo\.unpacked\ppm-client-run-prod-<version>-runnable.zip\ppm\ctk\ctk\examples\custom\.

The graphic below illustrates the dependencies between the different PPM configuration components.

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When initializing the PPM database, ensure that the configuration steps are performed in the correct sequence:

  1. Languages
  2. Data types
  3. Attributes
  4. Process merge and typification
  5. Measure calculation
  6. Process tree