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Creating an Angle

Note:

This functionality is only available if you have sufficient privileges. Your privileges are maintained by your system administrator in the IT Management Console.

If you are authorized to create an Angle , the following methods are available, based on your level of expertise:

After creating an Angle, you can customize the following Angle characteristics:

Creating an Angle from the Activity Diagram

To create an Angle from the Activity Diagram

  1. On the Search page, click WC_Action_Button_Create. A dialog box opens.

  2. Click Continue next toSelect a Template Angle from the Activity Diagram to open the Activity Diagram. Alternatively, click on the image next to the title to open the Activity Diagram.

    WC_S2D_ActivityDiagram

  3. Select the business process tab that is relevant to your business question (see Business processes).

    If you are creating an Angle from a non-SAP data source, select Other as the business process. See Platform Data Sharing for more information on using non-SAP data sources.

  4. Find a Template that is closely related to your business question.

  5. Click on a Template to see its description.

  6. Click Create Angle to create an Angle from the selected Template. The Template is executed.

  7. Click Save. The Angle is saved as a private Angle.

Creating an Angle from the Object Diagram

To create an Angle from the Object Diagram

  1. On the Search page, click WC_Action_Button_Create. A dialog box opens.

  2. Click Continue next to Advanced: Select a TemplateAngle from the Object Diagram to open the Object Diagram. Alternatively, click on the image next to the title to open the Object Diagram.

    WC_P2P_ObjectDiagram_with_Selection

  3. Select the business process tab that is relevant to your business question (see Business processes).

    If you are creating an Angle from a non-SAP data source, select Other as the business process. See Platform Data Sharing for more information on using non-SAP data sources.

  4. Find an object type that is closely related to your business question.
  5. Click on an object type to see its description.

  6. Click Create Angle to create an Angle from the selected object type. The Template that is most closely related to that object type is executed.

  7. Click Save. The Angle is saved as a private Angle.

Creating an Angle from the Object List

There are multiple ways to create an Angle.

To create an Angle from the Object List

  1. On the Search page, click WC_Action_Button_Create. A dialog box opens.

  2. Click Continue next to Expert: Select an object from the Object List to open the Object List. Alternatively, click on the image next to the title to open the Object List.

    WC_object_list

  3. Select the business process tabs that are relevant to your business question (see Business processes).
    • Select a business process tab to view its description and the corresponding objects included in it.

    • Select an item on the Other tab, if it is not part of the available Business Processes. You can link it to a business process of your choice while saving the 

      Angle

      .

    • If you are creating an Angle from a non-SAP data source, select Other as the business process. See Platform Data Sharing for more information on using non-SAP data sources.

  4. Select a start object in the list or use the Search field.

    You can select multiple objects as the starting point for your Angle. Keep in mind that this might lead to unwanted results.

    You can create an Angle that is not based on data that has been linked to an object by selecting Start with blank Angle. For example: selecting object Delivery Header and Start with blank Angle creates an Angle with only two columns: the ID and the object Delivery Header.

  5. Click Create Angle. A new Angle is created based on the object you selected.

    If you have selected Start with blank Angle in the previous step, no business process is selected for the new Angle.

    Note: You must select at least one Business process before you can save the Angle.

  6. Click Save. The Angle is saved as a private Angle.

Creating an Angle from an Existing Template

To create an Angle based on a Template

  1. On the Search page, find the Template on which you want to base your Angle.

  2. Execute the Template. The Template is opened as an Angle.

  3. Click Save. The Angle is saved as a private Angle.

    Assigning a Template Angle to a Custom Object

    Prerequisite: User must have Create Template Angle set as Model Role Privilege.

    Setting a default template angle ensures that any new angles you create on a custom object automatically inherits all fields from the template. This creates consistency across standard and custom objects.

    To assign a template angle to a custom object:

  • Open an angle on your custom object in the Web Client.
  • Create your template angle with the desired fields.
  • Save the angle and select Set to Template.
  • Review the confirmation message.

  • Confirm to apply the template.

    New angles created from this object will use template fields by default.
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    FAQs

Q: What happens to my old template when I assign a new one?

The previous template resets to a random GUID and is no longer the default template. You can still use it, but newly created angles will use the new template instead.

Q: What fields appear in a newly created angle on a custom object with a template?

All fields from the assigned template angle display by default in the new angle. You can add or remove fields as needed.

Q: Can I assign different templates to the same custom object?

Yes. You can reassign templates using the same workflow at any time. Only one template is active as the default; the previous template becomes inactive (resets to a random GUID).

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