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arliesanisidro
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
A couple of weeks ago, SAP Profitability and Performance Management 3.0 released support package (SP13). I encourage you to also read the blogpost which includes an overview of the solution's latest release in case you haven't seen it.

In this blogpost, let me provide further information of what's included with the first SP14 Visual Modeler SAP Note 3032037 - FS-PER Rel. 3.0 SP14: Visual Modeler Screens enhancements and fixes (01) that was released just a few weeks after.

 

Modeling (Read-only)

  • Search by technical ID in multiselect dropdown


Previously, Visual Modeler has already supported search by field description in the multiselect dropdown. Now, users can search using the field ID / technical ID is also possible.




  • Description of Model Tables in Data Editor when expanded


Next enhancement is when the Data Editor of a Model Table is expanded, the description will now be visible which allows user to still identify which table is expanded.




  • Show button “Edit” tooltip for Model Table with Transport Data = No


From the previously released Visual Modeler SAP Note, when Transport Data flag of Model Table is unchecked, the Show button is enabled which allows user to open the Data Maintenance screen when clicked. In this note, the Show button tooltip will be now shown as “Edit” for consistency.


Process Management Screen (Read-only)

  • Search by technical ID in multiselect dropdown


Just like in the Modeling Screen, the feature to search using field ID / technical ID is also possible in the Process Management Screen.




  • Default and stabilized zoom for better user experience


The next enhancement included in this note is the default zoom level in the Process Management screen. Now, the default zoom level is set as daily and has been stabilized as well for better user experience.


Visualize Screen/Report Management Screen (Editable)

  • Search by technical ID in multiselect dropdown


Same with the Modeling and Process Management screens, the search by field ID / technical ID is also possible for the Visualize/Report Management screen.




  • User preference date format support


Previously, the date format set by the user is not being followed in standalone analyze and expanded analyze screens. Now, the set date format by user is supported in the Visualize/Report Management screen.






  • Export as PDF feature is now available


Another feature added is the Export to PDF option in the Visualize/Report Management screen. This functionality allows user to generate and save a PDF file of the report created.




  • Display title in browser tab name for standalone Visualize Screen


For better user experience, the "Title" set under Chart Structure in standalone visualize now reflects on the browser tab name.


Several fixes were also included in this note to solve issues such as:

Modeling Screen (Read-only)

  • Search in Modeling positioning is incorrect


During the development phase, an issue occurred wherein the positioning of Search in Modeling is incorrect.


This note fixes this issue and will show the Search on top of the sidebar.




  • Allocation Rules does not appear in Properties Panel when selected


In the same instance, when the Allocation rules is selected in the Modeling screen, the properties panel stays on the last setting and the allocation rules that do not appear was also fixed in this note.

Before:


After:




  • Properties panel Data Editor maximize button maximizes Documentation instead of Data Table


Before in the Modeling screen when the Data Editor in the Properties Panel is maximized, the Documentation section is shown instead of the Data Table. This issue is also fixed in this SAP Note.


Comparison Screen

  • Empty screen shows when comparing History Versions


Previously, there was an issue wherein there is no data shown in the Comparison screen when comparing two history versions of an environment.


This note fixes this issue and the data can now be viewed in the Comparison screen.


Visualize Screen/Report Management Screen (Editable)

  • Code suggestion options not visible in Code Editor


There was an issue wherein the code suggestion option is not visible when ctrl + space is triggered in the Code Editor.


Once note is implemented, the autocomplete options will be visible in the code editor when ctrl + space is pressed.




  • Embedded report element crash when maximized


During the development phase, there was an issue wherein the embedded report elements crash when maximized.


This issue is also fixed in this note and the report elements will no longer crash when maximized in the Report Management screen.

  • Report element crashes when clicking layout variants


At the same instance, issue when layout variants control is clicked resulting the report element to crash is also fixed in this note.




  • Width of report element chart type Sheet grows constantly in Report Management


In SP12 package release, Sheet Chart type was already included. However there was an issue when a report element is changed to chart type Sheet, the width of the report element is constantly growing in the report.


Implementing this note will fix this issue and the width of the report element will no longer grow continuously when it is changed to Sheet chart type.




  • Inconsistency in cell width of report elements when changed to chart type Sheet


In relation to above, there was also an issue when after changing the chart type to Sheet of report elements that are beside one another, the set width of the table cells are no longer retained.


This note fixes this issue and the report element will retain their set width when changed to chart type Sheet.




  • Report element from Design Blocks does not load correctly


Another issue fixed in this note is the report elements from design blocks after drag and drop from the Palette does not load properly.


Implementing this note will fix said issue and the report element coming from design blocks will now load properly.




  • Report tab becomes hidden upon browser resize


There was also an issue when a browser is resized and an item is chosen in the palette, the report tab in the Report Management screen gets hidden in the header.


This note fixes this issue and the report tab will no longer be hidden after choosing an item in the palette when browser is resized.




  • Remove or change tab upon adding a new report tab not working


The issue when trying to remove or change report tab upon adding a new report tab not working is also fixed in this note.




  • No response in the message logs when Run button execution is triggered


Previously in the Report Management screen, there are no messages in the footer that the execution has been triggered after choosing Run button. Once this note is implemented, the messages in the footer that the function execution has been triggered now appears after the Run button from the Header is clicked.




  • Scroll up issue when selecting other spreadsheet tab of chart type Sheet in embedded mode


The issue wherein the page scrolls to the top when a spreadsheet tab is chosen while a report element is on embedded mode is also fixed in this note.




  • Report elements reloading after delete undo action


Moreover, there was an issue wherein the report elements reload after performing a delete-undo action to one report element.


This issue is fixed in this note and performing delete-undo to one report element no longer results reloading to all report elements in the report.

  • Selection of Relationship Diagram in drillthrough results to crash


There was also an issue when upon selection of a Relationship diagram in drillthrough, the report element crashes in the Report Management screen.


This note fixes this issue and the Relationship Diagram chart type will now be visible after performing drillthrough.




  • Selection of Date in Value Selection of Date Field prompts validation error


In relation to the user preference date format support, the issue wherein selecting a date in value selection of date in Field Settings results to the validation error 'Selected Value does not match field data type' is also fixed in this note.




  • Layout variants control does not hide while clicking on Sheet


Lastly, the issue with the layout variants control not being collapsed when clicking on a cell in chart type Sheet is also fixed in this note.


Those are the new enhancements and fixes included when implementing the newest Visual Modeler SAP Note 3032037. Thank you for reading this blog post. We will keep you posted once a new Visual Modeler SAP Note is available.