Classification / Characteristic Values
This function allows handling of characteristic values and class assignments for several selected material master records. Characteristic values can be exchanged, deleted, copied, missing assignments and valuations can be added.
Additionally it is possible to set the classification status from class assignments to a status „released" without any checks (opposite to SAP standard auxiliary tools).
The change management allows determining the validity of characteristic values dependent on the key date or parameters. Depending on the class type settings this option may not be available.
The function is protected by authorization. See also ADM | ProAdmin | Customizing Manual
Customer exits allow detailed influence on all functions.
Selection Screen
Picture above shows all possible parameters. Depending on the function, only the relevant parameters will be visible.
Selection Parameter
Parameter | Parameter Description |
|---|---|
Replace value | Replaces the characteristic value in all selected change master records. The value listed under parameter „Value to search/set/replace" will be replaced with parameter „New characteristic name. |
Assign value if not valued | All selected change master records with characteristic without value will be assigned to parameter "New characteristic name". |
If multiple values, also if missing | Addition to function above. Multi valued objects are regarded without value, if the value to be set has not been assigned. |
Copy value | Copy of the value found, acc. parameter „ Value to search/set/replace" from the characteristic name into „Characteristic to", as long as the characteristic has not been valued. |
Replace any old value | Addition to function „Copy Value". The characteristic will be valued, even when the target value has already been valued, e.g. the current value will be overwritten. |
Delete value | Deletes the characteristic in all selected change master records, if the actual characteristic has value acc. to "Value to search/set/replace). |
Assign class if missing | Assigns this class to all change master records, which have not been assigned to this class. |
Set class status to released | This function will set classification status of classification assignments to "released". |
Delete class allocation | A selection popup for all relevant objects will be displayed. For the chosen object, the specified class will then be deleted. Characterstics which are only valuated in this class will also be deleted. |
Change number | Search restriction by change number |
Valid from | Search restriction by valid from date of change master record |
Status | Search restriction by status |
Created by | Search restriction by user who has created the change master record. |
Cl. status locked | Valid for function "Set cl. Status to released". Search for class assignments with locked classification status. |
Cl. status incomplete manual | Valid for function "Set cl. Status to released". Search for class assignments with classification status "incomplete manual". |
Cl. status incomplete system | Valid for function "Set cl. Status to released". Search for class assignments with classification status "incomplete system". |
Extended search | Starts an extended search, for details please refer to 2.4, Extended Search. |
Class type | Class type to be handled, for change master records the class default value is „025" |
Class | Input restriction for the class. |
Characteristic name | Name of the characteristic which shall be manipulated. |
Characteristic to | This input will be used for function „Copy value" |
Value to set/replace/delete | Search value for function "Replace characteristic" / „Delete value" / Copy value". For the last two functions, also search masks (*) are possible. |
New characteristic name | Value for function "Replace value" / Assign class if missing". |
Show list before starting | The list of change master records to be handled will be shown for selection before the execution. |
Log file | Function messages will be written to this file (incl. path). |
For a copy function with an originally multi-valued characteristic but only a single-valued target characteristic please regard the following: Only the first value (acc. to internal counter) will be used and written to the target characteristic. For a selection use a customer exit „mass function characteristic value" is required, which will transfer all sets.
Characteristic values will be registered without context to classes (SAP definition). Therefore action even with restrictions on classes can have influence on other classes. Function "delete value" will delete this value in all classes which have this value, even when working with a class selection.
To set values to characteristics with multiple values, the function must be called repeatedly. For each run only one value will be handled.
Status / Valid from date
This mass operation allows the setting of ECM status and/or the valid from date.
Change documents will be written, but no standard checks and no exits are called. This is an administrator program, which changes the data directly on the data base, to allow i.e. the correction of old data inconsistencies, which can't be set normally via the sap GUI or the appropriate business process.
The ProAdmin function ID is: ECM00078
This function is protected by authorizations.
The checked authority object is: Z_PRON_ADM.
The field values of it are: Authority group = "E050"; Activity = "02".
Selection Screen
