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Settings explained within the Performer Suite, with examples of how changes will affect your documentations.

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Settings Variant

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Determines the level of detail of the technical documentation by pre-checking the checkboxes of the settings.

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  • IT standard documentation (Expert View)

  • Business standard documentation (Basic View)

  • Custom Settings Variant can be created: "Templates and Variants" > "Settings Variants"

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Note

If used with a centralized DB, all "Settings Variants" are synced.

Exception: The following settings are only localuser-settings, and are not saved to the settings variant.

  1. Documents path

  2. Confluence Path

  3. Filename settings

  4. Proxy Settings

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General

Export

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Path settings

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Documents path

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  • Changes the output folder for documentations

  • Default path:

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    ..\DocuPerformer\AppData\Generated\

Create folder for object type

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  • ON: Generates the output into an additional folder Object Type

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    ..\DocuPerformer\AppData\<system>\<object_type>

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  • OFF: Generates the output directly into:

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    ..\Generated\<system>

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Create daily folder

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  • Generates the output into an additional folder current date (instead of Object Type folder):

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     ..\Generated\<system>\20180625

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Filename settings

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Change via drag & drop the order of the filename.

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One file per documentation

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  • ON (default): Each entity will get its own file if you select multiple entities for documentation.

  • OFF: Only one file (WORD, PDF) will be generated if you select multiple entities for documentation.

Reduce images in InfoProvider documentation & Reduce images in Query documentation

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  • Some icons become simplified.

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Include comments

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Insert main comment header

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Create table of contents & Depth of TOC

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  • Content overview with depth (eg. depth 2 = 1.1.)

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Suppress Repeated Key Values

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  • Shows "Key Values" only one time (simplified EXCEL view).

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Include generation timestamp into technical documentation

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Include personal data into documentation

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Show Docu Performer Settings in documentation

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Add chapter "General information" to the documentation (Scenarios only)

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Appearance

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General

Application skins: changes the theme /look of the complete Docu Performer.

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Background color for table headers 

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Sets the color of the table headers (

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example: color peach).

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Comment settings

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Sets the default font and font size of Comments.

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Text properties of sourcecode in Word documents (default)

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Sets the default font and font size for source code in WORD documentations.

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Comments and Custom Fields

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Custom fields

Categories:

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Quickly assign set values to entities.

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Grid Comments

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Custom language-related Grid Comments.
Drag & Drop the columns from the Column Chooser into the Entity Grid.

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Customization of file descriptions for comment upload to SAP (Transaction RSA1)

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Explanations of changes to comments

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Option to give short feedback on why you changed the Comment.

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Database Settings

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Database backup settings

Set a reminder after how many days the Docu Performer should remind you to back up your DB.

Database shrink settings

Set a reminder after how many days the Docu Performer should ask you to shrink your SQLite DB.

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Scenarios

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Insert scenario headline above table of contents

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Heading settings for the export of SAP entities in Scenarios

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Adjusts the heading of SAP entities in Scenarios. The green text is a preview of what the heading will look like.

Subchapter headings in Scenarios

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Sets if the subchapters should have headings and what they say.

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Proxy Settings

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It can be used for a Confluence and BO connection.

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Business Warehouse

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InfoProvider and InfoObjects

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InfoProvider Export Settings / InfoObject Export Settings

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These settings select which elements should be included in the documentation of an InfoProvider or an InfoObject respectively.

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Data Flow Settings

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In this area, you can select whether the Data Flow should be included in the documentation. If this is activated, you can select if you can select the Data Flow View or Transformations, which should be considered for the documentation.

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If both are activated, this window will appear when starting the documentation of an InfoProvider:

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Related Reporting Elements

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Select, if related Reporting elements should be included in the documentation.

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If activated, it is possible to select which Reporting element types should be included, if a full documentation of them should be created, or if they should only be displayed as a list.

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Reporting

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Docu Queries settings

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Select what should be included in the documentation of a Query.

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(info) If the checkbox in the 'Show'-column is disabled, the element is not included in the documentation of a query and the other settings in this row have no effect.

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Users

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Select if the Users that are authorized to either "execute, change or show the Query" should be listed.

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Settings for reusable Key Figures and Structure elements documentation (standalone)

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Specify if the properties of calculated and restricted Key Figures and Structure elements should be included when they are documented not as a part of a Query.

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Settings for documentation of Workbooks (BW)

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Select if a documentation of the related Queries should be part of the documentation.

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Settings for documentation of Web Templates

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Select what you want to include in the documentation of Web Templates.

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Authorization Roles

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Select if related Roles should be included in the Query documentation.
Select if they should only appear in a list or if a detailed documentation should be included and further if SAP standard roles should be excluded.

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Customer Exit Variables

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For an in-depth look at the settings for Customer Exit Variables, you can check this page: User Manual.

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ABAP Stack and SAP Tables

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Docu SAP Tables

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Select whether the technical settings and the table content should be included in the documentation, as well as the maximum number of rows for Word and Excel documentation.

Docu ABAP Report and Function Modules

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Select whether the SAP documentation and text elements should be included in the documentation of ABAP Reports and Function Modules.

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Data Flows

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Adjust the settings for the PowerPoint export of a Data Flow.
Select what text should be included, the format, the symbol size as well as the space between symbols.

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Process Chains

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Choose what should be included in the documentation of Process Chains.

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Additional chapter with an overview of InfoProvider-related processes

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Add Sub-Chains called in Process Chains automatically
The Sub-Process Chains will automatically be documented in the same export (incl. Source Code).
The detection of Sub-Process Chains takes place in a recursive way so that also Sub-Process Chains called via Sub-Process Chains will be detected.

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Show dialog for selection of Sub-Chains

On export, an extra dialog opens, in which you can select the Sub-Chains to be documented.

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Show messages
Optional display of symbols for messages.
Dependent on the message type (failure, success) the corresponding symbol will be shown.

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Show usage of Process Chain in other chains

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Show overview of Process Chain as network

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Roles and Authorizations

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A detailed description of the Roles & Authorizations tab can be found in our User Manual.

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Business Objects

Design Studio

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Elements

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Edit precisely which components of the Design Studio report should be included in the documentation.
Select by folders and precisely by component type.

Sections

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Choose which sections should be included in your documentation.

If the "Include report structure" option is activated, a tree structure of all included elements, similar to the result of the Analyze/Compare function, will be included in the documentation.
The "Include Coding" checkbox activates the documentation of the coding, which can either be displayed in the Event section of the documentation of each component or in an additional chapter.

Integration of included BW objects

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Set which details of the DataSources from the source system should be included in the documentation of the Design Studio report.
The two checkboxes under "Selection of related BW entities to be included in the documentation" adds a chapter to the documentation, in which the included Queries and InfoProvider are documented.

Info

If any of these options are activated, you will have also to connect to the source system.

Properties

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Select which properties should be included in the documentation of the selected elements.

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Web Intelligence

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All options in this area are a selection of what should be included in the documentation of Web Intelligence Reports for the different object types.

Integration of included BW objects

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Set which details of the DataSources from the source system should be included in the documentation of the Webi Reports.

Info

If any of these options are activated, you will have also to connect to the source system.

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Analysis Office Workbook

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Elements

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Edit precisely which components of the AfO Workbook should be included in the documentation.

General

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Select if CUIDs and details for selections & Formulas from BW Queries should be included in the documentation.

Preview, if both are activated:
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Integration of included BW objects

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Set which details of the DataSources from the source system should be included in the documentation of Analysis for Office Workbooks.
The two checkboxes under "Selection of related BW entities to be included in the documentation" add a chapter to the documentation, in which the included Queries and InfoProvider are documented.

Info

If any of these options are activated, you will also have to connect to the source system.

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Lumira 2.x

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Elements

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Edit precisely which components of the Lumira report should be included in the documentation.
Select by folders and precisely by component type.

Properties

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Select which properties should be included in the documentation of the included elements.

Integration of included BW objects

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Set which details of the DataSources out of the source system should be included in the documentation of Lumira Documents.
The two checkboxes under "Selection of related BW entities to be included in the documentation" add a chapter to the documentation, in which the included Queries and InfoProvider are documented.

Info

If any of these options are activated, you will also have to connect to the BW source system.

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BPC

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Documentation of Models

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Set which component of a Model should be included in the documentation.

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Documentation of Environments

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Set which component of an Environment should be included in the documentation.

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HANA

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Details to be included in the documentation for Attribute, Analytic & Calculation Views

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Set which details should be included in your documentation of Attribute, Analytic or Calculation Views.

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Documentation of Calculation Views

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Documentation of Analytic Privileges

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Set, if details for the Assign Restrictions should be documented.

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Translations

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History

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Set the period for how long the history of the translation is kept.

LanguageLanguage order

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Adjust the order of the languages in the language selection dropdown for each system.

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