Managing group nodes using "Display As" control "GRID" in SAP Profitability and Performance Management Cloud

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Hi Everyone,

 

If you're wondering how to organize or rearrange the functions inside the group nodes in your SAP Profitability and Performance Management Cloud, this blog post will come handy.

Many SAP Profitability and Performance Management Cloud environments have a number of functions, ranging from twenty (20) to hundreds (100+) depending on the scenario. Sample Content Environments and Performance Testing Environments are two examples of these environments. So, functions like Description and Condition are used to organize the functions within the Calculation Unit, although this may not be enough for the following reasons:

1. they are arranged vertically


2. if a connection is made in each of the functions, the functions are arranged horizontally.

 

With this arrangement, zooming the screen in/out is used to make the functions apparent. As a result, scrolling up and down is required to check all the functions because they do not fit on the screen.

 

In order to supplement this current behavior, the "Display As" control "GRID" was introduced; this feature will now organize the functions within the Calculation Unit, Description functions, Condition functions, Process Template, and Activity Templates Activity Node to GRID to make it more visible and eliminate the need to scroll just to view all the functions within the group node. Aside from that, the modeler may rearrange the functions by designating where they should be located or change the sequence of the functions.

 

Let’s now try this new feature to see how it works.

• Arranging the function inside the group node to Grid
  
  
  
  • Choose the group node (Calculation Unit, Description Functions, Condition Functions, Process Template, or Activity Templates Activity Node) where the modeler wants to rearrange the functions.
  
  
  • Expand the Properties Panel
  
  
  • Click the ‘Display As’ in General
  
  
  • Select ‘GRID’
  
  
  
  

 

• Rearranging the functions inside the group node
  
  
  
  • Choose the group node (Calculation Unit, Description Functions, Condition Functions, Process Template, or Activity Templates Activity Node) where the modeler wants to rearrange the functions.
  
  
  • Select the function then drag and drop to where the function should be placed (make sure that the function to be move is at the middle of the two function and the group node is highlighted)
  
  
  • Save
  
  
  
  

 

Another cool feature of the "Display as" control "GRID" is that when the Process Templates or Activities are rearranged, this arrangement is also visible in the Process Management screen.

 

• Applying the "Display as" control "GRID" to Process Templates and how it appears in the Palette of Process Management screen. 
  


• The order of the Activities within the specific Process Template after they have been rearranged.
  


• The order of the activities within the specific Activity Node after they have been rearranged.
  

Note: The new function ordering or sequence made in Modeling while in Display AS GRID mode will be saved. The Display As GRID option, on the other hand, isn't actually saved because it's only used for viewing. As a result, after refreshing or re-accessing the environment, the functions within the group node are displayed in their default order. To view the newly saved sequence, the modeler must return to the Display As and choose GRID option.

 

Conclusion

This blog post demonstrates how to organize the functions within the group node, specifically for the Calculation Unit, Description functions, Condition functions, Process Template, and Activity Templates Activity Node using the 'Display As' control 'GRID'.

 

Hope this information is useful for you!

I would greatly appreciate if you could share your feedbacks and thoughts in the comments.

Also, I encourage you to browse for other Community Topics that may be useful for you.

 

Thanks and Best Regards!,

Darius