How to Create a Business Event Type in SAP SLCM | Step-by-Step User Guide

📖 User Guide: Creating a Business Event Type in SAP SLCM

1. Purpose

This guide explains how to create a Business Event Type in SAP Student Lifecycle Management (SLCM). A Business Event Type serves as a template for training sessions, courses, or seminars. Once defined, you can schedule actual events (instances) based on it.

2. Transaction Code

• T-Code: PV10
• Description: Create Business Event Type

3. Navigation

• SAP Easy Access Path:

  SAP Easy Access
     → Student Lifecycle Management
        → Academic Structure
           → Study Planning
              → Program Catalog
  

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4. Steps to Create a Business Event Type

Step 1 – Access the Transaction

1. Log in to SAP GUI.
2. In the command field, enter PIQ_ACSTRUC and press Enter.
3. In the Academic Structure tree, navigate to and select the Course for which you want to create the Business Event Type.
4. Right-click the selected course and choose Create One Level Lower.
5. From the options, select Business Event Type.

Step 2 – Enter Basic Data

1. Fill in the required fields:

   • Business Event Type ID → Unique identifier (e.g., MATH101).
   • Name → Event type name (e.g., Mathematics 101 Lecture).
   • Validity Period (From/To) → Duration this type is valid.

Sample Business Event Type Details

• Category: General Course
• Teaching Method: Class Room
• Delivery Mode: Lecture/Theory
• Appraisal Type: Final Grade

2. Press Enter to continue.

Step 3 – Maintain Event Type Details

1. On the detail screen, enter:

   • Description → Longer text description.
   • Delivery Type (DType) → Lecture, Seminar, Lab, Workshop, etc.
   • Organizational Unit → Responsible department/unit.
   • Capacity → Minimum and maximum number of participants.
   • Language of Instruction.
   • Location/Room (optional).

2. Save your entries (Ctrl+S or Save icon).

Step 4 – Verify the Business Event Type

1. Use transaction PV12 (Display Business Event Type) to review the details.
2. Optionally, use PV11 (Change Business Event Type) to edit if needed.

5. Result

✅ A new Business Event Type has been created. It can now be used to schedule actual Business Events (instances) using PV01 (Create Business Event).

6. Notes

• Event Type = Template
• Event = Actual Session (e.g., Math 101 Lecture → Spring 2025 instance).
• Ensure consistency by linking Event Types with the appropriate Modules/Courses in Academic Structure.

• Difference Between Business Event Type and Business Event in SAP SLCM
• Standard Naming Convention for Business Event Type in SAP SLCM