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What is Sure Entities?
The User experience in SAP is made overly complicated by:
• Multiple Transactions: In order to fulfil their roles, Users often have to become familiar with multiple Transactions in
SAP which all behave differently and have different functionality
• Redundant Screen Fields: Due to the fact that SAP is so customisable, most SAP Transactions have a large number
of fields, typically users only need to populate a handful of fields per Transaction
Sure Entities is an add-on for SAP that simpliies and streamline the User’s experience with SAP by using:
• Central Repository: allows users to process all of their Transactions from one place, rather than having to call multiple
SAP Transactions directly
• Customised Screens: by introducing a dynamic forms editor, users can customise screens to suit their needs which
will remove the clutter of unnecessary fields
NOTE: Due to the sheer scale of this add-on, it is not feesible to showcase all the functionality in PowerPoint. Please
request a demo to gain a better of understanding of what Sure Entities can offer your company
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Entity
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BAPIs
Entity
BAPIs
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Processing Class
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Business
Document
Manager(OAO
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Custom
Screen FMs
Application
Logs
(SLG1)
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Header
Concept
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RFC
What are the Benefits of using Sure Entities?
• Reduces Number of SAP Licenses: By allowing easier integration of Web Services it is possible to create a portal to
capture Transactions on a Browser
• Central Repository: Process all of your SAP Transactions from one place, thereby simplifying things for users as all
the Transactions will behave the same way via the same interface
• Customised Transactions: By making use of a series of configuration Tables, it is possible for the same
Transactions to behave differently for different sets of data
• Customised Screens: Create customised screens for each transaction simply by dragging and dropping fields into a
Web Form. This ensures that the screens that users interact with are efficient, intuitive and easy to use
• Reduced Development Time: Sure Entities makes extensive use of ABAP OO which means whenever a new Entity
is required you only need to Redefine the Entity specific methods
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Central Repository Screen
Sure Outputs provides a Central Repository to process all
Transactions in SAP. This Transaction is highly
customizable and caters for the following sub screens, all of
which can be hidden, resized or repositioned:
• Roles: Allows you to group Transactions logically
• Entities: Lists the Entities for the Selected Role
• Views: Allows you to create multiple Views/Filters to list
the Entities
• Entity List: Allows you to view the selected entities in a
list
• Broadcast: Allows you to link to a URL that will display
information to the Users
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Central Repository Config Example
It is possible to configure multiple
Transaction Codes to call the Sure
Outputs Central Repository Screen.
Effectively each Transaction code
will call the same program with a
different set of Config options
In this example, a Transaction is
calling the Central Repository Screen
and due to the way the config has
been setup the Roles and Broadcast
Sub Screens have been hidden
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Entity Screen
This is the Entity Screen, which is split up into 3
SubScreens:
Header SubScreen: Contains important entity
specific fields
Views SubScreen: Displays all the Views that
are available for an entity
Selected View SubScreen: Will display the
Selected View for that entity
The subsequent Slides will explain these
SubScreen in more Detail
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Entity Screen – Header SubScreen
The idea behind the Entity Header screen is that no matter which View has been selected, the User will always be able to
see the important specific fields without having to go back to the Entity View
It is possible to configure different Header SubScreens for an Entity, by choosing different fields as well as changing the
screen layout, for example:
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Entity Screen – Entity Data View
The Entity Data View shows Entity Specific Data and is highly configurable, for example:
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Entity Screen – Admin View (General)
Sure Entities introduces a “Header” concept for all SAP Entities which makes it easier to cater for Generic Functionality
that can be reused by all the entities. Each Header record will contain a GUID as well generic information shown above
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Entity Screen – Admin View (User Logs)
Sure Entities caters for extensive logging for an Entity. This is done by making use of the Application Log ( See Transaction
SLG1) to store these Logs. This means existing DB tables and Classes are being used to store and access these Logs, therefore
no new DB tables will be required
Effectively Sure Outputs is acting as a conduit between the User and Existing SAP Functionality available in Transaction SLG1,
but providing a more User Friendly Interface
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Entity Screen – Admin View (Field Changes)
Sure Entities provides functionality that keeps track of field changes that is fully customizable
NOTE: Sure Entities makes use of it’s own DB Tables to keep track of these changes and not CDHDR and CDPOS, which
were too restrictive
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Entity Screen – Notes View
Sure Entities allows Users to maintain Notes for a specific Program. Sure Entities is making use of the Business
Document Navigator (See Transaction OAOR), which means existing DB tables and Classes are being used to store and
access these Notes, therefore no new DB tables will be required
Effectively Sure Outputs is acting as a conduit between the User and Existing SAP Functionality available in Transaction
OAOR, but providing a more User Friendly Interface
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Entity Screen – Attachments View
Sure Entities allows Users to maintain
Attachments for a specific Program. Sure
Entities is making use of the Business
Document Navigator (See Transaction
OAOR), which means existing DB tables and
Classes are being used to store and access
these Attachments, therefore no new DB
tables will be required
Effectively Sure Entities is acting as a conduit
between the User and Existing SAP
Functionality available in Transaction OAOR,
but providing a more User Friendly Interface
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Entity Screen – Updates View
Sure Entities caters for “Updates”. Effectively what this means is that every time an Entity is “Processed” a snapshot of that
Entity is stored. It is also possible to implement “Approvals” for updates, ie they will be stored by not processed until they
have been approved. This especially useful if the Data Source is not fully trusted, eg Transactions processed on the internet
or sent via an interface
NOTE: Persistent Classes are not being used to stored Updates, instead Serialisation is being used to represent the Entity
“snapshot” as an XML string. The main reason for this is to allow for easier integration with Web Services
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Entity Screen – Updates View “Display” Button
This button will display the Entity “snapshot” as a Subscreen
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Entity Screen – Updates View “Display XML” Button
This button will display the Entity “snapshot” as an XML String
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One of our other products, Sure Landscapes, will be used to for the installation process.
Sure Landscapes will automatically create the following objects on your system in a matter of seconds:
• Development Class: A New Development will be created for Sure Entities and it will contain all objects required
by Sure Entities
• Transport: A new Transport will be created which will contain all components of Sure Entities
• Domains, Domain Values
• Data Elements
• Structures
• Database Tables
• Programs, Program Texts, Program Screens
Installation
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Cost and Support
Support Contract Service Contract
Initial Cost: TBC Initial Cost: TBC
Monthly Cost: TBC Monthly Cost: TBC
8 hours of Support per month 40 hours of Support per month
Free Support during a SAP upgrade Free Support during a SAP upgrade
Free Sure Entities Updates Free Sure Entities Updates
5 Sure Output Programs per month
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