CRM - Add New Field in Competitor Product Screen

[Former Member]

We are looking for the right way to enhance the competitor product screen (object prod_cp) in CRM 7.0. We have explored several options and we would like to have a confirmation that we selected the right option for the CRM level we are on now. We checked enhancement options via eewb and aet. However, in transaction axtreg there are 129 objects that can be enhanced but object prod_cp is not part of that list so I assume both tools mentioned cannot be used to enhance the competitor product screen (we want to add new fields and put business logic behind it). Is this a correct conclusion? I based the conclusion on post below:

Found a OSS note 1088910 which looks like something we could use instead in CRM 7.0:

appl enhancement component view for customer

Competitor products (PRDCP) PRDCPOV/CustomHeader

Is this correct?

If this is not correct, how can we enhance the competitor product screen without changing the sap standard code (like append a Z structure to table comm_product_idx and then....are there any enhancement sports for this screen where we can add our custom code?). Do we have to use the framework enhancement concept?

Also found OSS note 1448299 that provides information about business functions for the Application Enhancement Tool (AET) in SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0 and I saw that we will be able to enhance the competitor product screen as soon as we have upgraded to Ehp 1 just by switching on business function crm_inf_1. Is that correct?

Rgds,

Josephine

[Former Member]

Hi Josephine,

You can enhance any standard CRM 7.0 component. follow this wiki on how to enhance standar CRM7.0 components

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/CRM/HowtoGuide-EnhancingtheUIinCRM+7.0

You have two options to add new field to the competitor product screen

1. Using AET. Application Enhancement Tool, require very limited technical knowledge and i believe even function person can add a new field on the webui screen using AET. Search sdn with AET and you will find lot of information.

2. Create a z table with the new field value and product id (unique key).

Create a value node in the standar component.

On load of the webui screen fetch the details of the new field from the ztable and display it

On the save of the webui screen if the value of the new field has changed update the z table.

Regards