Author Archives: Arne Manthey

Simple example of a function module with tabular parameters to fill or analyze a PI Sheet table.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Just chatting / Miscellaneous topics…

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 maintainng the performance of the ERP system. In this article I describe a pilot note which solves this dilemma.

Chatting about Weighing/OPC, beginners tips, etc.

This is a presentation on a consulting solution for a weigh and dispense solution.

Alternate Units of measure / Cross-plant SXS Repository (OSS pilot note)

MDA: Creating notifications / Rework scenario

When you use XSteps to define PI Sheets or Electronic Work Instructions the automatic valuation (e.g. material number) and the generation of elements (e.g. material component list) are important features. To provide even more flexibility new custom-defined valuation symbols or generation scopes can be included.

Tools to use during PI Sheet implementation.

How to display the material description with 40 characters in the PI Sheet.

In this article I show how to integrate material-dependent safety symbols into the PI Sheet.

A new OSS note (1453716) is available which includes a lot of new standard function modules you can use in your implementation.

There might be situations where you want to handle the adding of lines in a repeated data request (table) entirely with commands or with function modules and tabular parameters. In such a case you usually want to avoid that users can manually create new lines by pressing the small button at the bottom of the [...]

It is very easy to create and manage standard XSteps (SXS) in the repository. However if you want to use the same function in different plants you have to maintain the SXS in every plant separately since the repository is plant dependent. You can export and import for an initial creation but then you have [...]

Once you have decided to enhance your PI Sheet with additional functionality using XSL/CSS you will find out that it is not so easy and quick to test your result using the ERP system itself (Downloading, uploading, maybe changing MIME types,…) It would be so much easier to try your changes on a local filesystem and [...]

Misc, Archiving w/o EBR

XStep presentation on the ASUG fall event

BAdI für Symbols and Generation Scopes