Configuring a Watch List

administrators can enable or disable the watch list feature prerequisite to make a business object available in the watch list , a relationship must exist between the myshelfitem business object and the target business object if the relationship does not exist, create it before configuring the watch list create a relationship in the configuration console, click build > business objects click view all in the upper right corner open the myshelfitem business object click relationships in the top row the relationships list opens click add new , and then select the business object you want to configure the relationship with the relationship details form opens refer to adding a relationship to a business object docid\ szcp qyw98hbg7iwleeu2 for details on configuring the relationship ensure that you select shelfobjectid from the drop down list under this business object you must make this selection prior to selecting the relationship type in step 8 below select the zero to many option click add this relationship when you have completed the configuration form settings configure a watch list after creating the relationship, continue to configure the watch list by doing the following in the configuration console, click build > automation tools > watch lists to open the watch lists workspace the application displays the watch list sorted by business object click add new select a business object from the business object drop down list in the object presentation field, enter the configuration expression for example, enter $((("change " + changenumber) + " ") + subject) click save the new business object appears in the watch lists workspace click build > business objects to open the business objects workspace select a business object click the layouts tab the layouts page appears click a layout the system displays the layout editor you can view your object in list view or form view for this example, click gridview the list view editor appears if pin it does not appear in the toolbar area, you can add it refer to using the toolbar editor docid\ yhznza2q yf4wjcs3kmdn change layout pin it button on the right side of the window, click edit the system displays the toolbar editor click edit next to the pin it button the toolbar button editor appears enter the options under the general tab field description button invokes action enables this button to perform an action select pin it from the drop down list display specifies how the pin it button appears select from image and text, image only, or text only image the image to display select an image from the drop down list the default image is saasaddtomyshelf png text the default text to show with the image select either default to show the default text with the image, or select custom to enter your own text in the box tooltip the text to appear when users hover over the button the default is pin it argument left blank click save the window closes click save again the toolbar editor closes pin it appears in the toolbar area click save watch list is added to the toolbar