Project-Planning-Board(final)

ProjectPlanningBoardinSAPR/3PeterZhang&PhilipTan2007-11-12Content1.0IntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard2.0GanttChart3.0Theworkingintheoverviews4.0SettingsfortheProjectPlanningBoardIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoardSectionOneIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.1overviewofProjectPlanningBoard1.2LayoutoftheProjectPlanningBoard1.3AccessingtheProjectPlanningBoard1.4InitialScreenoftheProjectPlanningBoardIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.1OverviewofProjectPlanningBoard1.1.1Purpose•TheprojectplanningboardhasacentralpositionintheProjectSystem.•Itsimplifiesplanningandcontrollingprojects.•givingyouagraphicoverviewoftheprojectobjects.•cancreate,editandevaluateallthedataforaproject.•canchangetheappearanceoftheprojectplanningboardIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.1.2FeaturesWiththeprojectplanningboard•userobtainanoverviewaboutthehierarchyandprogressofyourproject•usercanseeinterrelationshipsintheorganizationandtheschedule.•usercanaccessalltheimportantdatainyourproject,andforexample–Calculatecosts–Planandcheckdates–Planandscheduleresources–Defineanddistributework–Levelcapacities–MakeassignmentsIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.2LayoutoftheProjectPlanningBoard•TheGanttchartisthebasis.•Consistsofatableareaandagraphicarea.•Itdisplaysthehierarchicalstructureoftheprojectandthecorrespondingdates.•UsersedittheirprojectintheGanttchart:IntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.2LayoutoftheProjectPlanningBoard1.2.1TableAreaThetableareaontheleft-handsideoftheGanttchartandtheoverviewscontainsinformationthatdescribestheobjectsinthegraphicarea.Userscandisplayupto16columns(fields),formoreinformationabouttheseobjects.1.2.2GraphicAreaThegraphicareapresentsthescheduleoftheprojectandthedatesforindividualobjects.IntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.2LayoutoftheProjectPlanningBoardExample:IntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.2LayoutoftheProjectPlanningBoard1.2.3OverviewSectionUsercanalsodisplaythefollowingchartsforWBSelementsandactivitiesinthelowerpartofthescreen:•Componentoverview•Capacityoverview•Costoverview•MaintenanceorderoverviewIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.3AccessingtheProjectPlanningBoard1.3.1Usage:Accesstheprojectplanningboardby:Creatingaproject,changingordisplayinganexistingproject1.3.2Procedure:•OntheSAPR/3mainscreenchooseLogisticsorAccounting-Projectsystem-Basicdata-Project-Projectplanningboard.•IntheProjectBuilder,choosingtherelevantpush-buttontoswitchtotheprojectplanningboard•T-Code:CJ27(Create),CJ2B(Modify)andCJ2C(Display)IntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.4InitialScreenoftheProjectPlanningBoard1.4.1Usage:•Ontheinitialscreenuserscanseeanoverviewoftheprojectsthatusersareinvolvedwith.•Quicklyaccessprojectsthatusershaverecentlyprocessedorthatusershavestoredinusers’personalworklist.1.4.2FeaturesTheareasontheinitialscreen:*Previewlastproject*Worklist*EntryareaIntroductionofProjectPlanningBoard1.4InitialScreenoftheProjectPlanningBoardExample:DescriptionofGanttChartinSAPR/3SectionTwoDescriptionofGanttChart2.1Introduction2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.3FunctionoftheGanttChartDescriptionofGanttChart2.1IntroductionofGanttChart2.1.1OverviewoftheIconsintheGanttChartSeveralfrequentlyusedfunctionsareavailableintheformoficonsonthestandardtoolbarabovetheGanttchart.ThesefunctionsapplyonlytotheGanttchartandnottotheothercharts.DescriptionofGanttChart2.1.1OverviewoftheIconsintheGanttChartDescriptionofGanttChart2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.2.1SelectingObjectsToexecutefunctionsintheprojectplanningboard,youmustfirstselectobjectsinthetablearea.Thesystemthenknowswhichobjectsthefunctionrefersto.TheselectionfunctionsinthemenuoftheprojectplanningboardalwaysrefertotheGanttchart.Toselectobjectsintheoverviews,usetherelevantfunctionsinthecontextmenu.DescriptionofGanttChart2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.2.2CreatingProjectObjectsUsage:•Therearevariousmethodsofcreatingprojectobjectsintheprojectplanningboard.•Youcancreatecompletelynewprojectobjectsor•Useotherprojectobjects,standardtemplates,orsimulationsastemplates.Waysofdoingthis:•UsingDrag&Drop•UsingDouble-ClickortheContextMenuDescriptionofGanttChart2.2.2CreatingProjectObjectsDescriptionofGanttChart2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.2.2MovingProjectObjectsUserscanchangetheassignmentsofobjectsinaprojectbymovingtheobjectstoanotherpositionintheproject.2.2.3DeletingProjectObjectsUndercertainprerequisitesyoucandeleteWBSelements,activities,andactivityelementsdirectly,thatis,deletephysically.Userscanalwaysdeleterelationshipsandmilestonesdirectly.DescriptionofGanttChart2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.2.4DisplayingProjectObjectsIntheGanttchartyoucanshoworhideobjectsinyourprojectandthusdecideonthedegreeofdetailyoudisplay.1).HighlightingprojectobjectsUserscanusehighlightingtoobtainanoverviewofprojectobjectsthathaveparticularassignments,characteristics,andstates.Thesystemhighlightsthoseprojectobjectsthatmeetyourselectioncriteria.Userscanalwayshighlightanassignment,characteristicorstateinthetablearea.DescriptionofGanttChart2.2WorkingintheGanttChart2.2.4DisplayingProjectObjectsIntheGanttchartyoucanshoworhideobjectsinyourprojectandthusdecid