Introduction
This blog is part of the blogs series for the new Solution readiness dashboard delivered as part of Focused Build SP12 delivery. In this blog, we will get an overview of the Defect Status Card and the corresponding details for analyzing the card via Analytical List Page.
Pre-requisite
Please go through the following blogs:
Initial Set up and Pre-requisites
What is Solution Readiness Dashboard and Brief Overview on Cards
The customizing required for the card is Defect Aggregation Status and for customizing handling text display of properties – Define text display of properties is as well required.
Customizations
Defect Status Card
In this card, we can see the Defect Status that have been assigned to the selected project. There are two modes in this card:
- Count of Defects based on Priority.
- Count of Defects based on Priority and Status
The data point “Number of Open Defects” shown at the top of card shows the count of defect which are not confirmed. The legends describe the status values of defects.
Defect Status Card
Navigation to Defect Status Details: Header of the card has navigation enabled to the Defect Status Detail page.
Defect Status Details
Defect Status Details Analytical List Page
Using this detail page, the user can monitor the test defects. The values in Defect column are highlighted in the table and when S1DM type of defect is clicked, “My Defects” application opens with the respective defect. When clicked on SMIN type of defect, CRM UI will open. It provides a visual representation of the chart and table.
Please refer to the Smart Chart and Smart Table documentation to understand in detail how these controls behave.
For the general features, refer to the following section in Requirement blog. [Link to be provided after publishing].
The filters are carried forward from the overview pages and if required, users can also apply their own filters on the below fields available in the Adapt Filter section.
Select Filters
Chart Configurations
| Default Dimensions | Defect Status, Defect Priority |
| Default Measures | Number of Defects |
| Default Chart Type | Stacked Bar Chart |
| Default Sort | Defect Status (Ascending) |
Table Configurations
| Default Columns | Defect, Defect Priority, Defect Status, Defect Processor, Defect Reporter, Defect Support Team, Defect Age, Defect Multi-Level Category |
| Default Sort | Defect Status (Ascending) |
| Default Group | None |
Key Takeaways
- Detail pages have a filter bar, a chart, and a table view.
- The content of chart and table is based on selections made in filter bar.
- The default chart and table configurations can also be adjusted by user as per their need.
- More filtering options can be added by using the “Adapt Filter” feature.
- Users can create and save views using the variant management feature of the dashboard.
Please feel free to provide feedback either directly here in the comment section or, in case of questions, you can submit them here. You are also encouraged to follow SAP Solution Manager tag here and Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager tag here.
Important Links and Resources
- Usage Rights
- SP12 delta presentation to get an overview of the changes and read the highlights blog
- Read how SAP Activate and Focused Build with SAP Solution Manager is working together
- ALM Community page
- SAP Managed Tags:
