View Blueprint Changes for a Business Object

View Blueprint changes for a Business Object to see which definitions associated with a particular Business Object will be changed by the active Blueprint when it is published. When you view Blueprint changes for a Business Object, you can:

  • Select how to display changes (group by Business Object, Definition Type, or View).
  • Search for specific Business Object changes.
  • Remove Business Object changes from the Blueprint.
  • Compare the Business Object changes with the original system definitions.

    The Blueprint Changes window for a particular Business Object is similar to the Blueprint Changes window, except that it only shows changes that were made to a particular Business Object within a Blueprint.

The Blueprint Changes window for a Business Object can be opened from the Object Manager within an existing Blueprint.

To open the Blueprint Changes window for a Business Object:

  1. In CSM Administrator, open an existing Blueprint.

    The Blueprint Editor opens, showing the Object Manager in its Main Pane. The Object Manager lists the existing Business Objects.

  2. Click a Business Object in the Object tree, and then click the View Blueprint Changes for <Business Object> task in the Structure area.

    The View Blueprint Changes for <Business Object> operation is only available if changes have been made to the selected Business Object within the open Blueprint.

Business Object Changes

  1. Display: Groups changes in the tree by Business Object, Definition, or View.
    • By Business Object: Groups changes by the Business Object.
    • By Definition Type: Groups changes by the types of definitions associated with the Business Object (ex: Forms).
    • By View and then Business Object: Groups changes by View (ex: Default, Portal Default) and then by Business Object.
    • By View and then Definition Type: Groups changes by View (ex: Default, Portal Default) and then by the types of definitions associated with the Business Object (ex: Forms).
  2. Search: Searches for changes by keyword or phrase.
    1. In the Search Box, provide a word or phrase to search for. The drop-down displays the most recently used (MRU) searches.
    2. Click Go to run the search. The items containing the specified word or phrase are displayed within their hierarchical structure.
  3. Business Object Changes Tree: Displays changes in a hierarchical tree grouped by the selected display option.
    • Click the arrow next to a category (Business Object, Definition Type, or View) to expand it and view its changes. Click the arrow again to collapse it.

      Right-click a category or change to open a context menu, and then select options to expand/collapse the tree, remove changes, or compare definitions.

  4. Remove/Compare:
    • Click Remove to remove a selected item from the Blueprint (it is not removed from the system).
    • Click Compare to compare the Business Object change with the existing system definition.

      Remove and Compare are only enabled when an individual change is selected. Changes cannot be removed or compared by selecting display categories (Business Object, Definition Type, or View). A change can only be compared if an existing definition is edited or updated in the Blueprint; newly added definitions cannot be compared (there is nothing to compare them to).