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Using Key User Extensibility – Custom Fields in Structure Reports for Project System in SAP S/4HANA

With SAP S/4HANA 2021 Key User Extensibility Fields can be used to extend the output of Structure Reports (and others) in Project System Infosystem.

In my previous blog I described how you can create new custom fields via key user extensibility and add these to the Project System maintenance transactions. Please check this to get a general understanding how to add key user extensibility fields to PS.

 

Business Contexts for Reports

To use the custom fields in the respective report, it is essential to understand which Business Context is relevant for your report. Below table gives an overview of the reports, supported by key user extensibility, and the relevant Business Context.

Report Business Context
CN40/CNS40 Project Overview STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CN41/CNS41/CN41N Structure Overview STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CN42/CNS42/CN42N Overview: Project Definitions Project Definition Details
CN43/CNS43/CN4N Overview: WBS Elements WBS Element Details
CN44/CNS44/C44N Overview: Planned Orders Manufacturing: Planned Order Header
CN45/CNS45/CN45N Overview: Orders Manufacturing: Planned Order Header
CN46/CNS46/CN46N Overview: Networks Order Master Data
CN47/CNS47/CN47N Overview: Activities/Elements Network Activity Details
CN48/CNS48/CN48N Overview: Confirmations Manufacturing: Order Confirmation
CN49/CNS49/CN49N Overview: Relationships Network Activity Details
CN50/CNS50/CN50N Overview: Capacity Requirements Network Activity Details
CN51/CNS51/CN51N Overview: PRTs Network Activity Details
CN52/CNS52/CN52N Overview: Components Project Material Component Details
CN53/CNS53/CN53N Overview: Milestones Project Milestones Details
CNS54/CN54N Overview: Sales Document Accounting: Coding Block
CN55N Overview: Sales and Dist. Doc. Items Accounting: Coding Block
CN60/CNS60 Change Documents for Projects/Netw. *Any project structure related
CN70 Overview: Batch variants STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CN71/CNS71 Create versions STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CNS83 PS: Archiving project – Info System STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CNB1 Purchase requisitions for project Accounting: Coding Block
CNB2 Purchase orders for project Accounting: Coding Block
CNMT Milestone Trend Analysis STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CNE5/CNSE5 Progress Analysis STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related
CNPAR Partner Overview

Project Definition Details

WBS Element Details

CJCD Change documents: WBS *Any project structure related
CODC Change Documents for Network *Any project structure related

*Any project structure related  means you can use fields included in the Business Contexts: Project Definition Details, WBS Element Details, Order Master Data, Network Activity Details, Project Material Component Details or Project Milestone Details.

STRUCR-based -> *Any project structure related means the report includes information on multiple project structure objects. Therefore, the extensibility fields are not included automatically in the reporting structure. To add the extensibility fields, extend the include CI_STRUCR by adding the persistency include of the project structure element:

  • Project Definition: INCL_EEW_PROJ_PS
  • WBS Element: INCL_EEW_PRPS_PS
  • Network Header: INCL_EEW_AUFK_PS
  • Network Activity: AFVC_INCL_EEW_PS
  • Project Material Component: INCL_EEW_RSADD_PS
  • Project Milestone Details: INCL_EEW_MLST_PS

This ensures all selected fields are included in the STRUCR-based reports.

Adding Custom Fields to Report

To include the custom field in your report, first add a custom field to the business context, e.g. ZWBSLocation to the Context WBS Element Details, and publish the changes. As a second step, you need to include the extensibility fields into the SAP Project System Infosystem structures as described in SAP Note 43493.

In our example, the ZWBSLocation field can be used e.g. on the WBS Element Overview reports. Via Change Layout the custom fields can be added by the user to the output list.

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WBS Element Overview with Custom Field

Note: The error message ‘Field xxx is unknown’ appears if you add an extensibility field that is not included in the SAP Project System Infosystem structures to the report output. If this happens, check if the fields are properly added as described in SAP Note 43493.

For Change Documents (CN60/CNS60, CJCD, COCD) and Batch Variants (CN70) the custom fields are automatically added to the report output.

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Change Documents Report with Custom Fields

 

For Milestone Trend Analysis (CNMT) the custom fields are only visible in the table view.

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Milestone Trend Analysis with Custom Fields

 

Maintaining Custom Fields

To maintain the values for the custom fields, depending on the business contexts, you need to use different applications

  • Extensibility fields for project structure related fields are maintained in SAP Project System maintenance transactions (e.g. Project Builder).
  • Extensibility fields for Manufacturing: Planned order header is maintained in Manufacturing maintenance transactions (e.g. transaction Change Planned Order (MD12)).
  • Extensibility fields for Accounting: Coding Block and Manufacturing: Order confirmation is maintained using an API.

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