The Customizing Cross-System Viewer

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1 The Customizing Cross-System Viewer Sabine Reich SAP

2 Comparing settings in customizing Development system Setting A Setting B Setting C Corporate headquarters Setting A Setting B Setting C QAS system Setting A Setting B Setting C Subsidiary Setting A Setting B Setting C SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 2

3 Comparing customizing settings in two systems DEV QAS customizing settings customizing settings cross-system viewer SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 3

4 The cross-system viewer: basic functions The cross-system viewer! compares settings in two separate systems or settings in two clients of one single system! can also be used to compare settings in an SAP system with settings stored in a BC set, in an IMG project or in a transport request! is used to create a comparison and then analyse the results You can run! a general comparison: for status checks! a detailed comparison: for identifying differences SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 6

5 Comparison objects BC sets IMG activities! project IMG! SAP reference IMG manual selections application components! selected components! all components customizing piece list/ transport SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 7

6 Starting the cross-system viewer Transaction: SCU0 The cross-system viewer can also be be accessed through the the tools menu of of the theimg SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 9

7 Functions of the entry screen Display user's worklist New comparison: select comparison object Select existing comparison Delete existing comparison SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 10

8 Creating a new comparison: two examples Reference IMG Manual input Select IMG nodes SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 11

9 Comparison: aggregate view start a detailed comparison Processing status object Overall result Application component Statistics: identical and different entries SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 12

10 Monitoring Processing status:! open! in process! completed Comparison results: can be edited by the user! view/table contents are identical! view/table contents are identical and differences in structure exist! view/table contents are not identical! view/table contents are not identical and differences in structure exist SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 13

11 Comparison: field-level view Table logon client field 1 field 2 field 3 Table comparison client field 1 field 2 field 3 Cross-system viewer: Overview Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field Field contents differences Logon client Comparison client Logon client Comparison client SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 14 Value A Value A Value D Only Onlyinin logon client Value B Value B Value E Value C Value X Value F Value Y Only Onlyinin comparison client DEMO

12 What kinds of differences does the CSV detect?! view/table entry differences! field contents differences! entry only exists in logon client! entry only exists in comparison client Legend SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 16

13 Additional features of the cross-system viewer! statistics: total entries, modified entries, only entries, identical entries! detail view of selected table rows! filters: display local data only, display comparison data only, display identical entries only, display different entries only,...! personalized list settings! link to IMG environment SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 17

14 Link to IMG environment SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 18

15 Benefits of the cross-system viewer The cross-system viewer is! an integral part of every R/3 system since release 4.0A! free of charge! designed specifically for comparing SAP systems! capable of handling self-defined groups of objects, e.g. BC sets, IMG projects or transport requests This tool can be used! by project teams, for comparing settings during different implementation phases or during upgrade projects! by administrators, for running effective online comparisons in a cross-system landscape! by subsidiaries, for checking settings compliance with their headquarters SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 19

16 References Melich, Matthias (1999) "Enhancements in Customizing: Business Configuration Sets, the Customizing Cross-System Viewer, and the Activity Log", SAP Professional Journal 1(2), Fact sheet "Consistency Checks for Business Process Changes", No (Cross-System Viewer) SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name / 20

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