SAP ABAP IMG Activity VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SU (Define Initiative 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 VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SU Define Initiative Types  
Transaction Code S_PTD_51000051   (empty) 
Created on 20070717    
Customizing Attributes VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SU   Define Initiative Type 
Customizing Activity VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SU   Define Initiative Type 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SUB_TYPE_MAP    

Use

In this Customizing activity, you can do the following:

  • Define initiative types
  • Define decision points for an initiative type
  • Define a set of available statuses for a decision point
  • Define the next status for a status of a decision point and corresponding workflow ID
  • Define the permitted initiative types available for switching to, dependent on the decision point statuses.
  • Link available items of initiative types to an initiative type
  • Link a specific decision point of an item of initiative type to a decision point of an initiative type
  • Enable initiative-type-specific metrics management

Requirements

You have maintained the required workflow IDs by choosing Define Workflow IDs.

For initiative-type-specific metrics, you must have made the following Customizing settings:

Standard settings

Activities

Create/Select Initiative Type

Here you define a new initiative type or modify an existing initiative type. If you want to define the initiative type as a proposal, set the indicator in the Proposal column. When you set this indicator, all initiatives assigned to this initiative type are displayed on the Proposals tab page of the Initiative dashboard in the front-end application.

Link Initiative Type and Decision Points

Here you define all decision points for an initiative type and the name of the decision point. If the proposal indicator for the active decision point of an initiative is set, the initiative is considered as a proposal.

Decision Point Status

Here you define the possible statuses of a decision point, that is, start status or end status. You also define the icon for the statuses.

Decision Point Status - Next Statuses

You define the next possible status of a specific decision point status and corresponding workflow ID that triggers a specific workflow when the status is changed.

Permitted Initiative Types for Switching To

Here you define which new initiative types can be chosen for switching to from the current initiative type. The available initiative types permitted for switching to are dependent on the current initiative type and the current active decision point. Depending on the active source decision point, the system checks that for the new initiative type there are matches for each decision point up to and including this source decision point. You choose from a list of available successor initiative types.

Select Item of Initiative Type

Here you map items of initiative types to initiative types. This helps you to map items of initiative decision points to initiative decision points in the next step.

This is an optional activity.

Map Decision Points

Here you map the decision points of items of initiatives to the decision points of initiatives for the items of initiative types and initiative types mapped in the previous step. If you do this, the system links the mapped decision points of items of initiatives and initiatives when you assign an item to an initiative, or when you create a item under an initiative. If you do not do this, you have to map manually by choosing Manage Related Objects on the UI.

This is an optional activity.

Metrics Group

You define metrics groups that are specific for the initiative type. Each initiative can have different initiative types, for example, proposal initiative and development initiative. These initiative types may require different KPIs, which you can define here using portfolio-management-specific metrics groups.

You assign metrics groups to the initiative type (IPO) in the Object Type column, to group multiple metrics for a single initiative type.

Note: To define the metrics that are displayed in a specific dashboard of initiatives, see Define Fields for Dashboards.

Metrics

You define metrics specific for the initiative type.

You assign metrics to the initiative type and metrics group.

Metrics Value Types

You define metrics value types that are specific for the initiative type.

You assign metrics value types to the initiative type and metrics group.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
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
VC_INM_INITIATIVE_SUB_TYPE_MAP C - View cluster SM34  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20070730 
SAP Release Created in 450_700