SAP ABAP IMG Activity 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES (Define Period Types)
Hierarchy
☛ CPRXRPM (Software Component) SAP Portfolio and Project Management 6.0
   ⤷ PPM-PFM (Application Component) Portfolio Management
     ⤷ RPM_IMG (Package) RPM IMG Objects
IMG Activity
ID 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES Define Period Types  
Transaction Code S_PPD_96000018   (empty) 
Created on 20050312    
Customizing Attributes 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES   Define Period Types 
Customizing Activity 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES   Define Period Types 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES    

Use

Here, you define period types.

A period type defines a period derived from the base unit of one month.

For example:

  • A period type of 1 defines one month
  • A period type of 12 defines 12 months or one year

Requirements

Standard settings

There is no default configuration, but SAP delivers a set of sample period types.

Activities

You can:

  • Define period types
  • Edit period types

Defining Period Types

  1. Choose New Entries.
  2. In the Period Type, Period Type Text, and Period Conv. Factor columns, enter a period type, a suitable description, and the period conversion factor.


    The period conversion factor is the number of months.

  3. Save your changes.

Editing Period Types

  1. In the Period Type Text, and Period Conv. Factor columns, overwrite the respective values.
  2. Save your changes.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 201   Make global settings 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG 0RPM_DEF_PRD_TYPES 0 /RPM/XSD0000011 Portfolio Management 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
/RPM/V_PERIODTYP V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050621 
SAP Release Created in 400