effectivity types

Definition

Determines the conditions that the object changes are effective under.

Use

Allocating an effectivity type means that the effectivity of changes is not determined by a valid-from date, but by a parameter of the effectivity type.

Examples

The effectivity type SERNR (serial number) has the following parameters allocated to it:

• Material number of parameter type S (single value)

• Serial number of parameter type O (open interval)

If you choose the effectivity type SERNR in the channge master record, you must maintain the following values:

• Material number

• Serial number: lower limit

• Serial number: upper limit

• Indicator for interpreting the lower limit as an open interval.

Dependencies

You can process the following objects with reference to a change number whose effectivity conditions are determined by an effectivity type:

• BOMs

• Characteristics

• Characteristics of class

• Classification