Authorization for Characteristics Maintenance
You can now restrict characteristics maintenance for certain characteristics by using an authorization group. Only users that have the appropriate authorization group in their authorization profile can maintain a characteristic with an authorization group.
You enter the authorization group for a characteristic under Additional data.
The authorization group for a user is maintained in authorization object C_CABN_GRP.
Engineering Change Management for Characteristic Value Documentation
The documentation that you enter for a value by choosing Extras -> Documentation is subject to engineering change management as of this release.
Maintenance with New Effectivity Types
You can use engineering change management to define changes to character istics according to specific parameters, such as serial numbers, as well as dates. For example, changes to a characteristic only apply to serial numbers 100 - 200. The change number determines which effectivity type you use to process a characteristic.
Language-Dependent Value Descriptions in Value Checks Using a Function Module
In characteristics maintenance, you can activate a value check that uses any function module you like. The function module has a standardized interface and is called every time the system wants to check the values.
As of this release, you can use a further function module to transfer the language-dependent descriptions to the value assignment screen. The function module has the same name as the function module for checking values, plus the suffix "_DC". The interface has the same parameters as the function module for checking values, plus parameter LANGUAGE.
If the function module for checking values finds that a value entered is correct, you can use this function module to transfer the language-dependent description.
If you enter a value in the entry field manually, only the language- independent value is accepted, because otherwise entries could be ambiguous.
True/False Characteristics for Variant Configuration
You can define characteristics with the values TRUE and FALSE especially for variant configuration. These characteristics have CHAR format with one character. You can assign the value T for TRUE and F for FALSE. Characteristics defined in this way have a checkbox on the value assignment screen instead of an entry field. If you check the box, the characteristic has the value TRUE.
Example: a bike has characteristic MUDGUARD with the values T (TRUE) and F (FALSE). If you select the checkbox on the value assignment screen, the bike is supplied with a mudguard. If the checkbox is not selected, the bike is supplied without a mudguard.
Characteristics with this format only appear on the value assignment screen for variant configuration, not on the value assignment screen for classification.