Extend existing customizing with function follows relation

With PPM version 10 you have the possibility to add a further relation with relation-measures to existing customizings that can be used in the function flow diagram.

CTK enables you to import a typical configuration of the function follows relation provided in a transport container. It contains the following configuration elements.

Attributes:

Measures:

Dimensions:

Relations:

The relevant transport container functionFollows.zip file is located in the following directory.

<PPM installation>\ppm\server\bin\work\ data_ppm\samples\functionFlow\transport_container\

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CTK.
  2. In the Client overview open the client where you want to add the new relation measures.
  3. Click the Edit button in the menu bar.
  4. Click button_mandant_edit_16.png Edit client properties under Basic settings.
  5. Open the Measure and dimensions editing dialog.
  6. Activate the Use Interaction analysis option.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click the import_from_transport_package.png Import data from a transport container button in the menu bar to import the relevant transport container functionFollows.zip file.
  9. Select the configuration elements to be imported.

    If the configuration elements selected already exist in the client configuration you can replace them or skip their import. See also Register missing relation measures to FCT_SEQUENCE below.

  10. Click OK.
  11. If English or German are not set as default language you can add all named and description required in the default language set.
    1. Open the Attributes component in the Attributes Module.
    2. Click the Edit button in the menu bar.
    3. Click the templates_language.png Configure language-specific names button in the menu bar.
    4. Add names and descriptions for AT_KI_REL_FF_FDLZ and AT_KI_RNUM attributes.
    5. Open the Measures component in the Measures and dimensions Module.
    6. Click the templates_language.png Configure language-specific names button in the menu bar.
    7. Add names and descriptions for REL_FF_FDLZ and REL_FF_RNUM measures.
    8. Open the Dimensions component.
    9. Click the templates_language.png Configure language-specific names button in the menu bar.
    10. Add names and descriptions for FROMFUNCTION and TOFUNCTION attributes.
    11. Open the Relations component.
    12. Click the templates_language.png Configure language-specific names button in the menu bar.
    13. Add names and descriptions for FCT_SEQUENCE relation.
  12. Open the Processes module.
  13. Click Process Tree in the Processes bar.
  14. In the process tree click the process tree root.
  15. Open the Relation analysis measures tab.
  16. Activate the Registered option for the REL_FF_FDLZ and REL_FF_RNUM keys.
  17. Click Save in the menu bar.
  18. Open the Client module.
  19. Click the view_show_16.png Client configuration check button to check your client settings.
  20. In the Client module opens the Programs component.
  21. Run Activate configuration of 'Processes' module group program.
  22. Optionally, run the Recalculate measures program to calculate relation and measures for all available data. (This reinitializes the PPM Analysis Server.)

    Otherwise new relation measures are only calculated for newly imported data

  23. Run Start PPM Client program.

The new relation FCT_SEQUENCE is available for the function flow diagram in PPM.

Register missing relation measures to FCT_SEQUENCE

Adding a language

In the Client module open the button_mandant_edit_16.png client properties and activate the Configure languages option on the Attribute editing dialog. Then open the Interface languages component in the Attributes module and add English or German to the Selected languages.

After finishing the import of the transport package the added language can be removed again.