SAP Web client User interface: CRM 7.

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Some important Shot notes:
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Main Screen Areas: The L-Shaped always stays fix so the user always has access to
common functionality and never gets lost. Its content can be configured as Business-Role dependent.

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Overview of the Web UI page:
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Header Area: Also called Global Function Area. It consist of
Personalize: Generic personalization options Eg. Change password
Help Center: Offers direct access to BUD (business user documents)
System News: Provides access to general system messages
Central Search: Displays Saved searches/ Simple searches
Log off: logs you off

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Navigation Area / Navigation Bar: It includes
Applications search launches
URL link
BI reports and analysis (SAP NetWeaver)
Transactions in other systems

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First Level Navigation Entries:
Home
Work list
Calendar
Reports
Business-Role specific work centers

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Second Level Navigation Entries:
Links to most frequent search pages
Opens via a click and vanishes automatically after the selection

Work Centers: It is a flexible grouping of application and information that logically belong to each
other from the viewpoint of a business role.
Personalization of the Work Center can be done in Navigation Bar Profile
SPRO-IMG-CRM-UI Framework-Business RoleLogical Links: are of 4 Types:
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Link
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Work Center
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Launch Transaction
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BI Report

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Create Area/ Quick Create Area/ Direct Link Groups: It contains frequently used applications by the
user. It allows users to start a creation of an object of an object quickly, no matter where the user is
located in the SAP CRM application at the moment.
This are is freely configurable per Business-Role.
This are can be personalized by the User.
Appointments
Email
Task
Business-Role specific links
Personalization of the Direct Link Groups can be done in Navigation Bar Profile
SPRO-IMG-CRM-UI Framework-Business RoleRecent Items: It allows the user to navigate to the items that he has worked on most recently with
one click.
This area is configured per Business-Role.
This number of entries can be changed up to 10. The personalize settings can be done by the user
via Personalize-Personalize Navigation Bar-Recent Items (drop down)

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Home Page:
The HOME page provides:
My appointments Today
Workflow Tasks
My Open Tasks
Alerts
My Saved Searches
The HOME page can be configured per Business-Role.
Available content and screen structure can be personalized by the user. E.g. Drag & Drop.
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WORKLIST page:

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CALENDAR page:
A graphical overview of todays appointments
Switching between daily, weekly and monthly views
Switching to a colleagues calendar.
Provides an overview of the next 2 months
Provides a list of open tasks.
Provides an option to directly create an appointment from the daily view.

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EMAIL INBOX page:

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WORK CENTER: The work center page is opened by choosing the First-Level navigation
entry directly, without selecting any specific Second-Level entry, belonging to the respective work
center.
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Search
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Create
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Reports
10. REPORTS-Entry Page: Provides a list of reports and analysis grouped by business topics. It can
have second-level navigation entry providing direct access to important analysis or
dashboards.
BI Content
CRM Interactive reports
CRM Analytics
Configured per Business-Role

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11. SEARCH PAGES:

Search Criteria Area
Search Result List Area
The table graphic is a feature available for every table, but especially in the search result list it
provides a perfect facilitation option to understand patters and schemes behind the found search
results in a graphical manner.
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Parameters
Possible parameter values are: ASSIGNMENTBLOCK;SEARCHRESULT; (adobe flash is required)
Available search criteria can be controlled by
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Central Search
You can use the CRM ES Modeling Workbench to connect CRM business objects to SAP NetWeaver
Enterprise Search.
You can access CRM ES Modeling Workbench via
SAP MENU>Architecture and Technology>Enterprise Search Integration>Tools

12. OVP: Over View Page

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Assignment blocks capabilities are available in single Column and tile layout.
Main OVP Elements
Work Area Title
Work Area Tool Bar
Personalization
Form View
Header Area
AB Tool bar
Table
Assignment Blocks
Non-Interactive Center in a tile layout
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>UI Framework Definition> Register Overview Pages for Tile
Layout

Hierarchies: Used for navigation or simply to display related information in a structured format. E.g.:
Org Model; Installed Base; Product Hierarchies; Account Hierarchies
BSP Application: CRM_UI_START
Description: CRM WebClient UI
Start Page: default.htm
SU3
SU01
CRMC_UI_PROFILE
CRMC_UI_NBLINKS
BSP_WD_CMPWB

Create a User
User Master Data
Define a Business Role
Define Navigation Bar Links
Component Work Bench

13. Personalization Page:

To enable the configuration mode the user needs a specific (administration) authorization. Using the
configuration mode it is possible to start the new configuration and the FACT SHEET configuration
directly from the CRM WebClient.
Web Links
Widgets
CRM Feeds: stay up-to-date with your work wherever you are.

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14. Transaction Launcher You can add external application to the CRM WebClient UI by using the
Transaction Launcher and SAP ITS.
ITS - Internet Transaction Server: These include
Web Sites of your choice
Transaction in an ERP system
Administration transactions in the CRM System
Use function key of your keyboard F2 to display the technical information for the component.
Authorization Object: CRMCONFMOD controls whether user can activate the configuration
mode.
15. Business Roles:
You can generate a portal role from your business role by creating an XML file of your business role
and importing this XML file to SAP NetWeaver Portal.
You generate an XML file of your business role in customizing by choosingSPRO>IMG>CRM>UI
Framework>Portal Integration>Upload Business Role
For more complex UI changes the Component Enhancement Concept can be utilized.
Business Role are maintained in customizing:
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Business Role>Define Business Role
Business Role is assigned to an Organization Unit or to a Position.
PPOMA_CRM select your org model
Select the position to which you want the Business Role to be assigned
Click on Goto in the main menu bar
Click on enhance object

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Select Business Role and click create

Assign your Business Role
Save
Business Role can be assigned to the User also in
TC: SU3
Select Parameter Tab page
Insert Parameter ID CRM_UI_Profile
Give a description and assign your Business Role.
16. AET Application Enhancement Tool has been introduced t enhance CRM applications. You can
use this tool to Search for enhancements and to display, Create, Change, or Delete enhancements.
The component Workbench does not allow to launch AET. You can make new fields created via AET
available for the following system or applications only:
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Business Intelligence reporting (BI)
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CRM interactive reporting (as characteristic or Key Figure)
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R/3 adapter CRM Mobile (Synchronized BDoc)

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17. EEWB - Easy Enhancement Workbench: It is a development tool that can be used to enhance
SAP Applications (Business Objects).
Wizards are used in the workbench to define customer enhancements of business objects. This
means that the user without ABAP knowledge can also make enhancements to the standard SAP
system.
The technical composition of an enhancement created with the EEWB is no different from the once
created manually. In both cases transportable ABAP object are created and the same customer
exists, business transaction events or BAdIS are implemented.
The only difference is the way that the required objects are created.
In most cases the enhancement applies to all system. E.g.: when you enhance a business object in
CRM, the data exchange to other system (BDoc) is also adjusted.
The system landscape must be configured appropriately for cross-system generation.
18. Business Role Customization:
Contains 6 Profiles:
Role Configuration Key
Navigation Bar Profile
Layout Profile
Technical Profile
Functional Profile
PFCG
19. Role Configuration Key: Customer specific adjustments to the UI can be performed using a role
configuration key.
UI Configuration Tool:
You can use the UI Configuration tool to configuration tool to configure views and pages that are
made up of different views. These include:
Form Views
Tables and Hierarchies
Search Pages
Overview Pages
Start Pages and Work Centers
Typical changes include:
Adding and removing fields
Changing the item of fields
Adding headers
Editing fields properties (eg: required entry fields/mandatory)
Configuring search criteria
Configuring result list
Displaying assignment blocks (direct, lazy)
Creation of a Role Configuration Key
Assignment of Role Configuration Key to Business Role
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Role Configuration Key

A Role Configuration Key can be assigned to one or more Business-Roles.

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20. Layout Profile:

Header Area: It is static, non-scrolling area on top of the screen. Eg: Logo Area, Global Function
Area and others.
Footer Area: It is non-scrolling area at the bottom of the page.
Picture Area:
Menu Area:
Shortcut Area:
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Business Role>Define Layout Profile
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Layout Components

21. Technical Profile: It contains some browser related setting and other technical information
When you log off from the SAP CRM system the SAP homepagehttp://www.sap.com/ is called per
default.

You can change this by entering a different URL in the technical profile.

SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Technical Profile

22. Functional Profile:

Some business roles are special in the way that they need more technical settings and
infrastructure

This is the case for all IC related business roles.

SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Functional Profile

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23. Navigation Bar Profile:

The Navigation Bar Profile is the main object to control the available business content and links for
a user.
The navigation bar contains links to all work centers that belong to a role.
The work centers contain links to the search pages of the business objects that belong to each work
center.
It also contains direct links to the users calendar or work list.
Logical links can be used in direct link groups, second level navigation or on work center pages.
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Define Navigation Bar
Profile TC: CRMC_UI_PROFILE
4 type if links
Work Centers: displayed in First-Level entry.
Work Center Link Groups: logical links are grouped such as Create, Search & Reports
Direct Link Groups/Quick Create Links: To Create the most frequent used applications
Logical Link Groups: Listed Applications
CRMC_UI_NBLINKS
Maintain Nav Bar Profile
Transaction Launcher:
It is used to integrate; external SAP GUI based applications to SAP WUI. Its benefit is to save
agents from Logging into different system (multiple systems) and repeating data entry.
The TL function allows to access business transaction directly from the CRM WebClient UI.
The main benefit of using launch transaction is to save agents from logging into multiple systems
and repeating data entry.
TL supports 2 types of transactions:
BSP Business Server Pages
BOR Business Objects Repository
BOL ITS - Installed the ITS (Internet Transaction Server) to provide access to the local SAP CRM system
or to another SAP system.
CRMS_IC_CROSS_SYS Define Transaction Launcher
BD54 Define your Logical system
SM59 Define your RFC (Remote Function Call)

BD97 Assign RFC destination to Logical System

SAP Menu>Interactive Center WebClient>Administration>System Parameters>Define
Transaction Launcher Logical systems and URLs
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Technical Role Definition>Transaction Launcher>Configure
Transaction Launcher

24. PFCG:
It is used to maintain the authorization profiles.
Each authorization references an authorization object and defines one or more permissible values
(e.g. Display, Change, and Create) for each authorization field contained in the authorization object.
Authorizations are assigned to Users in the user master data. TC:SU01
For each business role SAP delivers a PFCG Role with the required authorization object.
Default values can be maintained in TC: SU24, if the default values delivered by SAP dont fit your
needs.
Use report CRMD_UI_ROLE_PREPARE and TC: PFCG to assign all required authorization to the
related PFCG role.
Use report CRMD_UI_ROLE_ASSIGN to make the user assignment easier.
Deleting/Assigning an Assignment Block to a Business Role.
SPRO>IMG>CRM>UI Framework>Define Business Roles>Define Authorization Role
TC:
SU24
Maintain default values for PFCG
SM37
SU01
Create a User
PFCG
PFCG profile
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