Variant Configuration – Using the SSC Modeling Environment – Eclipse

As promised, I started playing with the SSC modeling environment today.  It’s an incredible hassle to get installed, but after playing with it for an hour, I have to say I love it.  The SSC Modeling Environment, Eclipse, is very different than the standard ECC method of maintaining a model, but it is pretty slick.

If you haven’t checked out the previous posts, they will help you catch up:

Variant Configuration – SSC Stand Alone Installation
Variant Configuration SSC – tricks to installing the local database

Now, the first thing I recommend (if you can) is to get a sample project.  It really helps.  I’ll start going over some of the things I’ve learned, like syntax, but let’s not get ahead of myself.  First, how the hell do you use the tool.

Now, once you have a project created, the first question I had was “How do I play with this thing?”  That being said, it was the first thing I sought to figure out.  I apologize for everyone without a ground zero, but be patient, the next thing I’m going to do is start building a simple project, and I’ll share all that info with you so you can build your own.

So, first you need to make sure you’re looking at the model view “Perspective.  You can tell which perspective you’re at by looking in the upper right corner.  If you don’t see the SAP Model, then you need to click the little button (arrows pointing above) to select the SAP Model.

Once there, double click into the knowledge base.

now right click and select Open Knowledge Base.

Now select the lower level item, and double click.  You’ll see the simulation characteristics shown on the right.  Now you can start playing with it like a CU50 type simulation.

Finally, you may or may not want to see the invisible characteristics, so you can use the menu shown above to turn on or off the invisible characteristics or localized names.

So that’s the first round of using the SSC Modeling environment.  There will be more to come as I learn more.  Thanks for reading.

 

As always, thanks for reading and don't forget to check out our SAP Service Management Products at my other company JaveLLin Solutions,
Mike