Installing the object-centric Open Credit Memo app
The object-centric version of the Open Credit Memo app works with objects and events created for object-centric process mining. Before you set up the object-centric version of the Open Credit Memo app, you’ll need to enable and configure the Accounts Payable process, load the object-centric data model with your data, and validate the perspective_celonis_AccountsPayable perspective. See Prerequisites for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app.
You can download the Open Credit Memo app from the Celonis Marketplace. When you link the Open Credit Memo app to the perspective_celonis_AccountsPayable perspective, it uses the objects and events that you’ve already built from your source system data and stored in the OCPM Data Pool. You don’t have to create a new data connection.
Value realization and prioritization for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app has more details about the app’s architecture and behaviors.
Here’s how to install the Open Credit Memo app:
Open the Celonis Marketplace from the Celonis Platform navigation menu, and search for all or part of the app’s name. You’ll probably see an original case-centric version of the app as well as the object-centric version. Only the object-centric version is suitable for object-centric process mining.
Select the Open Credit Memo (object-centric) app to see its information page.
Select Get it now to install the app. There's no Process Connector to download for the object-centric app, because it uses the data that's already in the OCPM Data Pool.
In Celonis, choose a Studio space to install the app in. You can use an existing Studio space or create a new one. (You can move the app after installation.) Click Confirm to proceed with the installation.
Click Assign perspective when the app prompts you. This takes you to the Variables tab in the Settings view.
Select the Assign Data Model button, then search or browse for the supplied perspective_celonis_AccountsPayable perspective and click to select it. Click Save to set the Data Model variable.
Set the Knowledge Model key for your local app installation, as the value of the Knowledge Model Key variable in the app’s Knowledge Model. Setting the Knowledge Model Key variable for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app explains how.
The Open Credit Memo app needs publishing before configuration to create the augmented attributes. Select the Publish Package button to publish a version of the app.
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To prevent business users from accessing the app while you’re working on setup, set the package permissions to hide it from them. The Permissions settings are available from the package’s context menu (the three vertical dots by the package name). Set “No Permissions” to stop a user or group from seeing the app. You can also hide the view in the Apps Perspective tab in the package settings, but then you won’t see it either, so you won’t be able to check your settings in Apps.
Open the Credit Memo view (the Action View) and validate that your data is shown. It might take a few seconds before all the tables are created. If you see “Table could not be found” errors, wait for a short time and then reload the page to see if they disappear. If they remain, you’ll need to fix this during app setup.
Use the Settings view to set up the runtime variables for the app. See Configuring settings for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app.
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Because the Open Credit Memo app needs to be published right away, you’ll need to change the settings in these views in Apps as well as in Studio. Changing the settings in Studio after publishing doesn’t affect the values in Apps.
Check that the business logic used by the KPIs in the app’s Knowledge Model is correct for your business. Validating KPIs for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app explains how, and lists the most important KPIs to check. You’ll need Analyst permissions for Studio and the Knowledge Model to modify any of the KPIs and their calculations.
Configure the actions for the app. Configuring actions for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app tells you how, and explains what needs configuring.
If you want to customize the app’s views to change their look, fit your business process, or include custom attributes or relationships that you added to the Celonis object types used in the perspective_celonis_AccountsPayable perspective, edit them in Studio. Editing views for the object-centric Open Credit Memo app explains the process. You’ll need Analyst permissions for Studio and the views to modify them.
When you’re happy with your results, publish a version of the app. There's a Publish Package button at the top of all the screens in your Studio space.
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After publishing the package, if you make any further changes to runtime variables in the Settings view, make sure you set these in both Studio and Apps. Changing the settings in Studio after publishing doesn’t affect the values in Apps.
When you publish the Open Credit Memo app for the first time, it creates the augmented table AP_RECORD_VendorAccountDebitItem_AUGMENTED_AP_OCMApp_STATUS in the data model. This table contains the value of the credit memo status set by users in Celonis.