SAP Program UMB_BSC_SYNC_PROJECT_DATA - Update Initiative Data With R/3 Project System data

Purpose
Updates the R/3 project system-specific data in initiatives with datafrom assigned work breakdown structure element (WBSelement); the following data is updated:

  • Long text for the initiative is replaced by the name of the WBS
  • element.
    • Period and year from which the initiative is valid

    • Period and year to which the initiative is valid

    • To guarantee consistency between the R/3 project system-specific dataof the initiative and the assigned WBS element, it is recommended thatyou schedule the report regularly.

      Integration
      You can assign every initiative of a scorecard to a WBS element. Youcan synchronize changes to the data in the WBS element with the data inyour initiative.

      Prerequisites
      You defined a RFC destination for your R/3 project system (see:Design -> RFC Destination for ProjectSystem)

      Selection
      Select the scorecards containing the initiatives whose data you want toupdate with the data from the assigned R/3 project system. Select thelanguage in which the name of the initiative is to be updated.

      Output
      The system creates a table containing the initiatives from the selectedscorecard that are assigned to a R/3 project system. In the firstcolumn of the table, you can set a flag for the update of theinitiative data. By default, the system will then always set the flagif the data in the initiative differs from the data in the R/3 projectsystem; if the data is identical, the system does not set a flag; iferrors occurred, the field is not ready for input.

      Activities
      To update the data in the selected initiative, choose Initiative ->Update.