8.2.11.
4 Configuring URL Definitions
Configure the URLs for combinations of object types and source systems.
When collaborating on product data in collaborations, you can view the details of the product data in the source
system. To enable this feature, you must configure the navigation URL for a combination of an object type and
the source system.
Note
Access to viewing product data in the source system depends on the authentication and authorizations of
the user in the source system.
Prerequisites
• You have configured the source systems or the on-premise back-end systems. For more information, see
Prerequisites for Configuring Product Data [page 283] and Configuring a System [page 284].
• You have valid OData services for retrieving product data. For more information, see .
• You have configured the object types for retrieving product data from the source systems into
collaborations. For more information, see Working with Object Types [page 287].
Adding a URL Definition
Note
A solution administrator has the discretion to add a URL definition, either bona fide or otherwise.
To add a URL definition, perform the following steps:
1. In the Configure Product Data app, choose the URL Definitions tab.
2. Choose (Add URL Definition).
3. Select the object type and system.
4. Enter the URL that is required for viewing product data of the selected object type from the source system.
The URL has the following pattern:
<External_System_Host_URL>?sap-client=<sap-client>#<semanticObject>-<action>?
sap-app-id=<sap-app-id>&//<C_CDS_View>(<AttributeName1>=’$<AttributeName1>$’,
<AttributeName2>=’$<AttributeName2>$’,…)
where
<External_System_Host_URL> is the URL of the external system
<sap-client> Interfacing system with SAP Enterprise Product Develop-
ment like S4 system that contains bill of material.
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<semanticObject>-<action> Bill of Material -Read
<sap-app-id> User Interface app ID of Bill of Material
<C_CDS_View> is the C CDS view
and the attribute names are the names of the fields in the service metadata (linked
to the object type).
The attribute names when entered as values must be pre-
ceded by and followed by the $ (dollar) symbol.
The following is an example of the URL:
Example
<External_System_Host_URL>?sap-client=790#MaterialBOM-maintenance?sap-app-
id=pise.mi.plm.bom.mbom.0001&//
C_BillOfMaterialTP(BillOfMaterial='$BillOfMaterial$',BillOfMaterialCategory='
$BillOfMaterialCategory$',BillOfMaterialVariant='$BillOfMaterialVariant$',Bil
lOfMaterialVersion='$BillOfMaterialVersion$',EngineeringChangeDocument='$Engi
neeringChangeDocument$',Material='$Material$',Plant='$Plant$',DraftUUID=guid'
00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',IsActiveEntity=true)
Note
The navigation URL is validated only for a URL format, and not for correctness.
5. Save your changes.
Editing a URL Definition
To edit a URL definition, perform the following steps:
1. In the Configure Product Data app, choose the URL Definitions tab.
2. For the URL definition that you want to edit, choose (Edit).
3. Edit the navigation URL and save your changes.
Note
The navigation URL is validated only for a URL format, and not for correctness.
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