PDN SAP TCode - Product Designer Workbench









What is PDN (Product Designer Workbench) and how is it used? Within an SAP system there are numerous transaction codes (TCode) that each serve different purposes and provide easy access to a variety of different functionality. One such TCode is PDN, which provides access to Product Designer Workbench SAP screen functionality within R/3 SAP (Or S/4HANA) systems, depending on your version and release level.

Below for your convenience is a few details about this tcode including any standard documentation. In-order to use this transaction within your SAP system simply enter it into the command input box located in the top left hand corner of the SAP GUI, and press enter. You can also add additional command options such /o to trigger in new window..See full list of command options available.

execute PDN tcode

Program Name: PDN_LAUNCH
Screen Number: 1000

PDN Authorisation objects

In-order to be able to use a SAP transaction code you need to have the correct authorisations setup for your user ID. To check if you have the required level of authorisation to run this use tcode SU53 via a new session (i.e. /N). Simply execute PDN and then execute /NSU53 immediately afterwards. A report of all authorisations checked will then be displayed...See check tcode authorisation for full details and screenshots of how to check what authorisations you are missing to use a tcode.


SAP GUI Support for tcode PDN

When a tcode is created you can select which SAP GUI it has support for from HTML, Java and the main Windows GUI you are probably most familiar with.
GUI for HTML is selected
GUI for Java is not selected
GUI for Windows is selected

SAPGUI for HTML
PDN includes support for the HTML web based GUI. The SAP GUI for HTML generates HTML pages for each screen of the SAP transaction so that it can be executed within a standard web browser. Please note there are technical restrictions and possible incompatibility issues with certain browsers which means some transaction functionality may not function correctly.

SAPGUI for Java
PDN does not support the Java based GUI. The SAP GUI for Java support provides more controls than the SAP GUI for HTML, but requires a plug-in to be downloaded and installed on the users PC so is less popular than the SAP GUI for HTML.

SAPGUI for windows
PDN includes support for the Windows based GUI. Windows(WinGUI) support is the most popular option and transactions can be run under SAP GUI for Windows.



SAP Program associated with transaction PDN

For further details and documentation see program PDN_LAUNCH

PDN SPRO IMG Menu Path

Logistics->Central Functions->Engineering->Environment->Technical Objects->Configuration Control->Planned Parts List(PDN)

Logistics->Central Functions->Engineering->Integrated Product Engineering->Product Designer(PDN)

Logistics->Customer Service->Service Agreements->Maintenance Task Lists->Environment->Engineering->Environment->Technical Objects->Configuration Control->Planned Parts List(PDN)

Logistics->Customer Service->Service Agreements->Maintenance Task Lists->Environment->Engineering->Integrated Product Engineering->Product Designer(PDN)

Logistics->Plant Maintenance->Preventive Maintenance->Work Scheduling->Environment->Engineering->Environment->Technical Objects->Configuration Control->Planned Parts List(PDN)

Logistics->Plant Maintenance->Preventive Maintenance->Work Scheduling->Environment->Engineering->Integrated Product Engineering->Product Designer(PDN)

Logistics->Plant Maintenance->Management of Technical Objects->Configuration Control->Planned Parts List(PDN)

Logistics->Production->Master Data->Integrated Product Engineering->Product Designer(PDN)



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