There was a question by Maddy in the Topic Discussion section about the maximum number of table lines (more than 999) which I would like to answer here. Read more »
Since January 27th 2010 there is a new template on the SDN called Batch Manufacturing with SAP MII:
See also the official press release.
Reporting on PI Sheet data, weighing equipment handling and Misc.
Unfortunately this recording is lost!
I recently found the question on the Google+ forum about how to find Standard XSteps which match a certain condition. In that particular case all XSteps need to be found which have an input field with validation and the ‚Never accept‘ error handling.
BAdI Monitoring, Where-used-list, restrictions for context menus, indication of process message status in PI Sheet, communication between PI Sheets, Milestone confirmation
Link to original flash recording
Here is the presentation from today:
One last thing to mention with regard to the videos in this blog: I converted all sessions from the original flash format to mp4 and uploaded them to Youtube. You see the Youtube video embedded in the session posts. However, in some of the sessions the conversion did not go smoothly (audio and video not well aligned). If you find such a video you are more than welcome to try to make a better conversion based on the original flash recording and send it to me for replacement in my youtube channel. You find the links to those original recordings below the youtube video embedded in the posts. I cannot say how long those flash recordings will stay alive though…
Enforce reason for value change
Here is the presentation of today:
Since you and I had problems in the past with the Adobe format of my recordings I have now decided to convert all available session videos to a more common format. I also created a playlist in Youtube and uploaded all videos there:
Question: Is it possible to convert existing process instructions for PI Sheets to XSteps? Answer: No XSteps are master data and process instructions are maintained in customizing. There is no process or report which automatically creates XSteps in the repository. You could try to manually copy the process instructions in customizing and paste them in the process instruction tab of an Step element. It might work – or not. And there would be a good deal of rework because XSteps handle a lot of data transfer with parameters and process instructions use variables which work differently. I generally recommend to use this as an opportunity to do a general rework of your manufacturing instructions and gradually move them to XSteps. It is possible to make the switch from one master recipe to another so there is no need for a big bang to convert everything at the same time.
As an additional way to discuss I decided to create a new community in Google+ for the XStep Café. I hope you find it useful
Finding Data Inconsistencies in Xstep data base / Custom calculation of validity dates for SXS versions
Link to original flash recording
Here is the presentation from today:
Last time on September 12th there was no one coming online and therefore there is no recording available. Uwe had prepared something interesting on custom development enhancements which would enable XSteps also for Reference Operation Sets and Maintenance orders. I will put this topic now explicitly on the agenda for the next session and hope that we get some live guests. However I wonder whether there is still the demand for these online sessions. Maybe a simple recording every now and then with no online guests would be the better model? I created a new poll here and also put it on the side panel. Please tell me what you think. Also comments to this post are welcome!
Presentation off some content in SCN (SAP Community Network, formerly SDN) and a very detailed insight into XStep coding
Link to original flash recording
In the first part of the session Uwe showed some of his work on PCo 2.2 integration into Business Suite on the SCN. Here is the list of documents with the links:
Some thoughts on using custom code in PI SheetsIn this session I had only one participant so I decided not to bother recording. In the end it was a nice discussion on the ongoing project in his company. Since the discussion covered a good deal of internal politics I won’t disclose any names here. But I would like to make a general remark on this. Many companies – especially in a regulated environment – are very strict on creating a lot of custom coding. Of course it all adds up to the load of validation (specifications, testing,…). However in the case of PI Sheets this can lead to a lot of restrictions and complex workarounds. If you build the right function modules in a clever way you can make PI Sheets very powerful. Also the symbols and generation scopes in XSteps which require BAdI implementations add a lot of flexibility. The PI Sheet and XStep technology is really meant to be used together with some own coding. Of course you need to find a reasonable mix between using only standard and custom code. So, hopefully we have some more participants next time 🙂
Demo of SAP Plant Connectivity 2.2: Replacement of SAP ODA and integration to SAP Business Suite
Uwe and I presented some demos of the new Plant Connectivity Release 2.2. Especially the second half was pretty technical with a lot of coding. There were almost no questions at the end but if you have any more questions on this we might do a follow up session next time. Link to original flash recording
Here are the main new features:
Technical insight into Xstep change records and where-used list functionality
Link to original flash recording Uwe Dittes gave some technical insights on the following topics:
I have added a new functionality to my blog to make it easier to discuss multiple topics. So far you only could discuss questions in the area “Topic Discussion”. With the new forum you can add new topics and find those topics easier in an overview. To read topics in the forum you do not need to be logged on. If you want to create topics or reply to topics you need a registered user. This user is the same as for the blog so you might already have one. If you want to register please press here. Te enter the forum in a new window please press here.
As you know I have moved to a different area in the SAP organization. Nevertheless I want to keep this blog interesting for the XSteps and PI Sheet community. Therefore I ask all of you whether you would be willing to contribute articles to this blog. If you are interested please send me a mail to arne.manthey@sap.com. I will then promote your user to a Contributor role which would allow you to create your own posts. Any new post from a contributor will go through a review process by myself though.
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