SAP Note

    1088160 - cProjects 4.5 - FAQ note  

Version   10     Validity: 31.01.2011 - active   Language   English

Header Data
Released On 31.01.2011 18:05:46
Release Status Released for Customer
Component PPM-PRO Project Management
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info
Category FAQ

Symptom
You require information about cProjects Release 4.50.

Other Terms
SAP Project and Portfolio Management, cProject Suite 4.50, cFolders 4.50, xRPM 4.50, ICF, Internet
Communication Framework, SICF, HTTP, HTTPS, Performance

Reason and Prerequisites

You want to use cProjects Release 4.50 as your project management tool.

Solution
Part 1: General information

l SAP Project and Portfolio Management in context:

cProjects suite is a Web-based, flexible, easy-to-use project management application that is
specifically designed for development, consulting, or IT projects. In cProjects, you can also
map improvement projects, for example, in accordance with Six Sigma. An important advantage is
that cProjects is integrated in SAP Accounting, Human Resources, Customer Relationship
Management, Supplier Relationship Management and order processing. In addition, you can link
your project structures in cProjects with existing structures in the Project System (PS). This
means that from the outset, you can plan your costs better, control your expenses, avoid
resource bottlenecks and analyze and settle projects more accurately. Important: cProjects
compliments rather than replaces PS. cProjects provides enhanced functions for project types and
business scenarios that require an easy-to-use and flexible project management tool.

l cProject Suite 4.50 and xRPM 4.50 (ABAP) are in the same software component CPRXRPM 450_700.
For xRPM 4.50, you must additionally install component CPRXRPM_UI 450_700 (Java) from SAP
Service Marketplace (This is not necessary, when you only use cProjects 4.5).

l For using cProjects 4.5 in the SAP Enterprise Portal, you must install the "Business Package
for Project Portfolio Management and Design Collaboration" (BP for PPMDC) 4.5. You can
download the BP for PPMDC 4.5 from e.g.:

http://www.service.sap.com/patches
-> SAP Support Packages and Patches
-> Entry by Application Group
-> SAP CPROJECT SUITE
-> SAP CPROJECT SUITE 4.50 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-> BP PROJ., PORT. & DCOL. 4.5 70

l System requirements and installation options:

For the system requirements, see the Master Guide for "Project and Portfolio
Management" (available on SAP Service Marketplace. See Part 4 of this note for more details).

           Installation options: cProjects 4.5 is released for installation only on

- SAP NetWeaver 7.0,
- SAP NetWeaver 7.01,
           - SAP NetWeaver 7.02,
- ECC 6.0,
- CRM 5.0, or on
- CRM 7.0.
           Some of the functions in the area of object links require at least PI 2004.1 Support
Package 10. For some object links which are new in cProjects 4.5, ERP 2005 EhP3/4 is required:
- EhP3: Master inspection characteristics in the QM system
- EhP3: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- EhP3: Control Plan in SAP ERP
- EhP4: iPPE

During the installation, see also SAP Note 517484 (using transaction SICF to activate ICF nodes) and
SAP Note 1088467 when importing Support Packages. For the cProject specific ICF nodes, and, in
general, for configuration issues, see the Configuration Guide content in Solution Manager (See Part
4 of this note for more details).
Note:
Approval documents, project status reports only run using SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. Approval
documents, project status reports, print forms in cProjects 4.5 require Adobe document services
( A D S ). You must install ADS on the Java Stack of NetWeaver 7.0. You do not have to install the ADS
on the same server as cProjects. You can install it on a different server. After an upgrade from an
earlier cProjects release, you can still use existing Smart Forms for printing.
For more information about SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, see
http://service.sap.com/adobe.

l Licenses:
The cProject Suite is contained in the licenses for SAP PLM, SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite. For
further information, contact your sales personnel.

l Availability:
cProjects 4.5 ramp-up start is mid of December, 2007, and is currently scheduled to end in June,
2008.

l Security:
Please follow the current Security Guide (see link in Part 4 of this note).
The following security notes should be implemented:
Note    Support Package
1529208  SAPK-45011INCPRXRPM
(Correction to security note 1439392 and 1436936, respectively)

l Support Packages:
For information about cProjects 4.5 (CPRXRPM 450_700) Support Packages, see SAP Notes 1088467
and 1084384. See SAP Note 1120036 for the current PPM 4.5 Support Package Schedule.

l User Interface Technology:

The user interface technology of cProjects 4.0 was changed to Web Dynpro for ABAP (except for
control plans and evaluations). Most of the existing BSP coding was moved to the development
class PPM_OBSOLETE. With cProjects 4.5, the development class PPM_OBSOLETE including all
existing objects and sub packages was deleted. Moreover, nearly all of the remaining BSP pages
of 4.0 were replaced by corresponding Web Dynpro pages in 4.5. If you are upgrading from an
earlier release to cProjects 4.5, all existing BSP elements will be deleted automatically.
Customer modifications and enhancements in BSP elements must be converted to Web Dynpro
manually. An automatic or semi-automatic migration of BSP pages to Web Dynpro pages is not
possible. Depending on what modifications and enhancements are made in the BSP elements, it may
be helpful to carry out the conversion in a separate system (a copy of the development system).

l Customer-specific Fields:
Customer-specific fields on BSP pages in cProjects 3.10 or 4.0 cannot be migrated automatically
to the new Web Dynpro ABAP user interface in 4.5. You will therefore you have to re-create these
fields after the upgrade. Customer-specific fields on Web Dynpro ABAP pages in cProjects 4.0 can
be migrated automatically to the user interface in 4.5.

l Performance:
For a collection of performance relevant notes see SAP Note 1092846.

l Restriction List:
SAP Note 1114207 contains a list of product restrictions concerning cProjects 4.0 and 4.5.

l For cProjects 4.00 FAQs, see SAP Note 900310.

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Part 2: Functional innovations and special features

l This section lists some of the functional highlights. An extensive list of functional
innovations with Release 4.50 can be found in the release notes (more information in Part 4 of
this note). In addition please find some general functional remarks at the end of this section.

l M u l t i-Project Management: The new Multi-Project Monitor supports effective management of

project dependencies by viewing multiple projects and their dependencies in a single graphic.

l Usability:Based on cProjects 4.0 and cProjects 3.1 customer feedback the usability has been
improved throughout the application.

l Six Sigma Support:cProjects 4.5 provides out-of-the-box support for Six Sigma improvement
projects. This inculdes predefined project and role customizing and a new framework to manage
project metrics which can even be extended beyond the Six Sigma Context. If you are interested
in Six Sigma we recommend to also consider the SAP Quality Management solution.

l Resource Management: New resource charts allow to better assess and improve the stability of
the current resource plan by providing a graphical overview of resource demands, availabilities,
and staffings. Furthermore re-scheduling resources is now better supported by allowing the
resource plan to be updated based on the project task schedule. Resource-based cost estimates
are now more accurate as the staffing distribution is now taken into account for project costing
with SAP ERP Easy Cost Planning. Employees can now search for vacant project positions.

l Portfolio Integration:Customers that use both, cProjects 4.5 and xRPM 4.5, benefit from a
substantially improved integration between projects and the portfolio. This includes
synchronizing timelines and other data, project resource staffing at the portfolio level, and
displaying portfolio data at the project level.

l CATS Integration:With cProjects 4.5 and ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 3 the effectiveness of
progress confirmation is improved. Project members can now confirm not only time but also
progress directly from CATS. This accelerates progress confirmation for occassional users who
now have the option to use CATS as a one-stop-interface for confirmation.
 l Offline Integration: The field mapping between cProjects 4.5 and Microsoft Project (TM) has
been improved. Thus project plans are transferred more accuratly between cProjects and Microsoft
Project (TM). Please be aware that an exact transfer is not possible in all cases because of the
different designs of the two applications.

l Resource Management Scenarios: With cProjects 4.5 the same resource management scenarios are
supported as for cProjects 4.0 that is, (1) cProjects standalone if no cross-project resource
view is required, (2) cProjects with SAP xRPM (SAP xApp for Resource and Portfolio Management)
for capacity based cross project resource management and (3) cProjects with the RPA (Resource
Planning Application) for hourly cross-project scheduling and groupware integration. Whenever
cross-project scheduling without hourly scheduling or groupware integration is sufficient
(typically applies to most customers) the xRPM scenario is recommended. If you want to use the
RPA scenario please consult the Professional Service industry solution for details.

l cProjects 4.5 uses the same platform and technology as cProjects 4.0 to minimize upgrade efforts
for cProjects 4.0 customers.

l All new functionality has been tested and validated with customers and partners during
development.

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Part 3: Technical tips

l Personalization of user interface elements:

You can personalize user interface elements (for example, tables) in Web Dynpro ABAP by placing
your cursor over the relevant element (for example, by clicking a table line) and then by
choosing the secondary mouse button. For further details, see Note 938521.

l For further information about customer enhancements in Web Dynpro ABAP:

In German:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/c5/f4b9422e0fb911e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
In English:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c5/f4b9422e0fb911e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

l Creating your own logoff page for cProjects:

A logoff page is not delivered with cProjects 4.5. However, you can create your own logoff page.
Further information is available under the following links:
In German:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/fc/04a5421935c511e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
In English:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/fc/04a5421935c511e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

l Released browsers for cProjects 4.5: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP02, version 7.0
and version 8.0. Concerning version 8.0: If you use "SAP Adobe Interactive Forms", check the
corresponding notes (e.g. note 1296419). If you use cProjects 4.5 in the portal, check the
portal itself, too.
Otherwise, problems may occur when you import/export (XML, MS Project) or when you use SAP
Interactive Forms by Adobe. Also the ABAP Web Dynpro GANTT control is currently not supported
for other Browsers (see SAP Note 1098009). For Internet Explorer, we recommend that you make the
following settings under 'Internet Options':

¡ Deactivate 'Script Debugging'.

¡ Deactivate 'Display Script Errors'.

¡ Add your local subnet to the 'Local intranet' security zone (for example, *.my_company.com)

l When you use cProjects 4.5 in the SAP Enterprise Portal, the same protocol must be used to
access the portal as is used for accessing the portal in the cProjects back-end system, that is,
either HTTP for both of or HTTPS for both. If they are not the same, you may not be able to call
the Gantt chart and pop-up.

l See SAP Note 875986 for information about important SAP Notes regarding transaction SNOTE (SAP
Note Assistant) to import SAP Notes.

l BAdIs / Enhancement Spots:

SAP Note 1103684 conatins a list of the cProjects 4.5 BAdIs / Enhancement Spots including
methods and parameters.

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Part 4: Additional information

(available at start of Ramp-Up)

l Product Availability Matrix:

http://service.sap.com/pam
-> SAP Application Components
-> SAP cProject Suite

l SAP online help:

http://help.sap.com
-> Documentation
-> SAP Business Suite
 -> SAP Project and Portfolio Mgmt. 4.5
-> Collaboration Projects

l Release Notes cProjects 4.5:

http://service.sap.com/releasenotes
-> SAP Solutions
-> SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM)
-> Release Notes SAP Collaboration Projects 4.5

l Master Guide and Master Upgrade Guide

http://service.sap.com/plm-inst
-> using cProjects Suite 4.5

l Security Guide:
http://service.sap.com/securityguide
   -> cProjects Suite Security Guides

l Installation Guide:
http://service.sap.com/plm-inst
-> cProjects Suite 4.50

l Configuration descriptions are delivered only by SAP Solution Manager. This is mandatory for
each new installation. The following processes contain the cProjects information:

¡ Project planning with cProjects

¡ Time and resource management with cProjects

¡ Project execution with cProjects

¡ Project accounting with cProject

           Note 1119326 contains information about the cProjects configuration guide.

l Solution Operation Guide:

http://service.sap.com/instguides
-> SAP Business Suite Applications
-> SAP PLM
-> Using cProjects Suite 4.5

l Sizing Guide:
http://service.sap.com/sizing
-> Sizing Guidelines ,,,,,,-> Solutions & Platform -> Sizing cProjects

l R a m p-up Knowledge Transfer (RKT) - Learning Map

http://service.sap.com/rkt-plm
-> PLM
-> Project Portfolio Management 4.5

l Presentations on SAP Service Marketplace:

http://service.sap.com/cprojects

l Brochure "Strategic and operative project and portfolio management with SAP", Mat.No. 50073044.

l Wiki@SAP: cProjects & xRPM:

https://wiki.wdf.sap.corp/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=114051

l SDN Forum "cProjects and cFolders (CPR, CFO)":

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/forum.jspa?forumID=283

l Business Package for Project Portfolio Management and Design Collaboration (BP for
PPMDC) 4.5:
http://help.sap.com
-> Documentation
-> SAP Business Suite
-> SAP Project and Portfolio Mgmt. 4.5
-> Business Package for PPMDC 4.5

l Documentation for Web Dynpro ABAP:

German:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/7c/3545415ea6f523e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
English:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/7c/3545415ea6f523e10000000a155106/frameset.htm

Validity
Software Component From Rel. To Rel. And Subsequent
CPRXRPM 450_700 450_700  

References
This document refers to:
SAP Notes
1046798   Missing role IDs after upgrading from cProjects 3.1
1075655   CPRXRPM 450_700 installation/delta-upgr to SAP_BASIS 700
1075658   Exchange upgrade to Basis 700 with CPRXRPM 450_700
1084384   Support Packages for CPRXRPM 450_700
1088467   cProjects 4.5 - Support package information and notes
1092846   cProjects 4.5 - Performance Notes and Sizing Guide
1098009   Web Dynpro ABAP - List of known Restrictions and Browser Support
1103627   Setting up the field control (4.5)
1103684   cProjects 4.5 - BAdIs
1114207   cProjects 4.0 and 4.5: Restrictions
1119326   Configuration guide for cProjects 4.50
1120036   PPM 4.5 Support Package Schedule
1124236   cProjects Client Sizing
1167840   Project Self-Services no longer recommended
1260377   cProjects 4.0 and 4.5: Installation on NW 7.0x and NW 7.31
1260903   cProjects-SRM-Integration with SAP SRM 7.0
1265367   Performance Analysis Checklist cProjects 4.0 / 4.5
1289589   cFolders 4.0 and 4.5 released for installation on NW 7.01
1326709   MS Project Integration with SAP Portf. and Proj. Management
1377104   FAQs - SAP Portfolio and Project Management 5.0
1418905   Custom Fields on Tasks, Subtasks and Checklist Items tabs
1429160   FAQ: cProjects and access to WebDAV
1475794   Support Packages for CPRXRPM 500_702
1740005   SAP Portfolio and Project Management enabled for SAP_CORBU
1826332   FAQs - SAP Portfolio and Project Management 6.0
1835498   cProjects 4.0/4.5/PPM 5.0: Prerequisites for NW 7.40 ABAP
1856305   cProjects 4.0/4.5 and PPM 5.0: Installation on NW 7.40 ABAP
517484   Inactive services in the Internet Communication Framework
756670   cProjects: Performance, project structure, runtimes
900310   cProjects 4.0 FAQ: General notes
938390   FAQs for cProjects in SAP Enterprise Portal
938521   Personalizing the user interface (UI) of cProjects
938526   cProjects in the portal: Unsaved changes
942560   Adjusting the cProjects user interface
958210   Microsoft Project Client Integration
976787   Long runtimes for expanded structure tree
994727   Sizing Guide for cProjects 4.0

This document is referenced by:

SAP Notes (33)
1265367   Performance Analysis Checklist cProjects 4.0 / 4.5
1429160   FAQ: cProjects and access to WebDAV
1167840   Project Self-Services no longer recommended
1826332   FAQs - SAP Portfolio and Project Management 6.0
1740005   SAP Portfolio and Project Management enabled for SAP_CORBU
1084384   Support Packages for CPRXRPM 450_700
1289589   cFolders 4.0 and 4.5 released for installation on NW 7.01
1088467   cProjects 4.5 - Support package information and notes
1377104   FAQs - SAP Portfolio and Project Management 5.0
1092846   cProjects 4.5 - Performance Notes and Sizing Guide
1418905   Custom Fields on Tasks, Subtasks and Checklist Items tabs
1103684   cProjects 4.5 - BAdIs
1103627   Setting up the field control (4.5)
1114207   cProjects 4.0 and 4.5: Restrictions
1119326   Configuration guide for cProjects 4.50
1120036   PPM 4.5 Support Package Schedule
1260903   cProjects-SRM-Integration with SAP SRM 7.0
938390   FAQs for cProjects in SAP Enterprise Portal
938521   Personalizing the user interface (UI) of cProjects
938526   cProjects in the portal: Unsaved changes
942560   Adjusting the cProjects user interface
1835498   cProjects 4.0/4.5/PPM 5.0: Prerequisites for NW 7.40 ABAP
1046798   Missing role IDs after upgrading from cProjects 3.1
1326709   MS Project Integration with SAP Portf. and Proj. Management
958210   Microsoft Project Client Integration
1075655   CPRXRPM 450_700 installation/delta-upgr to SAP_BASIS 700
1075658   Exchange upgrade to Basis 700 with CPRXRPM 450_700
1475794   Support Packages for CPRXRPM 500_702
986348   cProjects in the portal: Initial views
1124236   cProjects Client Sizing
994727   Sizing Guide for cProjects 4.0
1856305   cProjects 4.0/4.5 and PPM 5.0: Installation on NW 7.40 ABAP
1260377   cProjects 4.0 and 4.5: Installation on NW 7.0x and NW 7.31