In this post I would like to demonstrate how to manipulate PI Sheet tables using table parameters in function modules.
Dear XStep Café community!
The error seems to be related to the usage of Internet Explorer 11 and SAPWinGUI 7.40 (higher patch level). Reason for the error: SAP HTML viewer control displays the HTML content of browser-based PI Sheets and electronic work instructions. These objects require SAP GUI for Windows. In this case the MS Internet Explorer is used as external browser. The current HTML files of the browser framework are not compatible with IE 11. The metadata information in the HTML file about the UX compatibility mode is missings. The HTML files of the browser framework require Internet Explorer 6.0 as compatibility mode. Solution: Kind regards
When a table in the PI Sheet has more than 10 lines the scrolling of the table content is activated. When you scroll down the headers of the table columns get lost because they are also in the scrolling area. This is of course not very user friendly. In the following section I describe a simple stylesheet enhancement that solves this problem. The initial idea came from one of SAP’s customers (thank you Christoph!) and I have added the fix for dropdown lists. Read more »
To start with a custom stylesheet development the first step is to understand the basic structure of the standard XSL stylesheet which is used to define the conversion of the XML structure to the HTML-based PI Sheet you see in CO60. So here is a simplified structure overview which shows all major template blocks in the XSL stylesheet. I also added the calls inside of those templates that lead to other templates (<xsl:apply-templates …) and a brief description. Read more »
Recently I got a question on an error message in an SXS: „The system repeatedly accesses parameter XXX in change mode“ (Message number CMX_PII006). After I analyzed it I came across a mis-use of parameter categories.
Recently I got the question on how to use live parameters to transfer data between two PI Sheets. Here is a little example.
MDA Broadcast, dynamic table, field validation (Answering questions from Google+)
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To get the SXS examples download the text files linked to the topics and replace the extension ‘txt’ with ‘xml’. Then you can import them into your SXS library. Please note that these sample come with no warranty!
There is a report available (RCMXDATEST02) to test all MDA stuff. You can read or write OPC tags or send MDA broadcast events.
Please check out this presentation on weighing and dispensing with PI Sheets and Process Operator Cockpits at Forest Laboratories from the 2012 ASUG annual conference.
On one of my past posts last year I asked whether the iPad would be suited for working on a PI Sheet. Some of you did some tests by trying to access a PI Sheet via WebGUI and the mobile Safari browser. Since the PI Sheet is highly optimized for the Microsoft Internet Explorer this is not a good approach. Recently I received an iPad and I also noticed that our IT department offered support for using a Citrix client on that device. That immediately brought me to the idea to try out how to work in a PI Sheet in that environment. Here is my report..
The only way to archive PI Sheets and delete the corresponding database tables is to use the EBR functionality. For all other cases (Test PI Sheets or PP-based Electronic Work Instructions) archiving is not possible. However, deletion of old entries from the database becomes essential for maintaining the performance of the ERP system. In this article I describe a pilot note which solves this dilemma (Also explained in Web Session 11). Read more »
Farewell Session
Thanks a lot for all who participated in this last session and your kind words 🙂
Dear Followers,it has been over 10 years that I shared my knowledge on XSteps and SAP Manufacturing with you. Since I moved on to a completely different topic (SAP Hybris Marketing) I relied a lot on Uwe’s participation and input in the online sessions. Now also Uwe decided to leave the area of manufacturing and therefore we decided to stop our activities with regards to the XStep Café.
It has been a very rewarding time for us and we received a lot of friendly feedback and appreciation. For this we would like to say thank you!
The blog will remain accessible and all the recordings will hopefully remain on YouTube for a very long time. There are still the links to the Adobe flash-based recordings but I fear that those will stop working at some point in time 🙁
There will be a last farewell session on the 8th of November 2017. We do not plan to present any topics – just hanging around 😉
We will generally stop answering questions via email. Unfortunately I cannot give you any other contact name for any questions on SAP Manufacturing, the roadmap or any other topic. You will need to go through the official contact channels (web site or your SAP account executive)
We encourage you to use the community to help each other:
Kind regards,
Arne & Uwe
Enforce reason for value change
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Notes for PP-PI-PMA, Xstep Library, XS for Reference Operation Sets (PP)
Here is the document of all relevant Notes (First topic today):
Misc
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Q&A (Mostly audio only)
Destination Sequences
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Dynamic Assignment of Signature Strategies
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