Maintain Subtypes

In this step, you maintain the settings necessary for creating subtypes for infotypes.

You can create new subtypes for standard infotypes or for customer- specific infotypes. In either case, you have to assign a time constraint to both subtypes and infotypes.

Example

Infotype Subtype
1001 Relationships A003 Belongs to
1001 Relationships B003 Incorporates
1042 Schedule model 0001 Main schedule pattern
1042 Schedule model 0002 Alternative schedule pattern
1042 Schedule model TEMP Temporary schedule

The Schedule Model infotype (1042) is subdivided into the subtypes 0001 "Main schedule pattern", 0002 "Alternative schedule pattern" and TEMP "Temporary schedule".

Note

You can create four-digit subtypes in the range from "9000" to "9999".

Recommendation

Relationships are special subtypes of the infotype "Relationship". This function is dealt with separately since there are a number of special points to note when setting up these subtypes. For this reason, you should create relationships in the step "Maintain relationships".

Activities

1. Create further subtypes for infotypes if required.
2. Append a time constraint to each subtype.

Further Notes

For further information, please refer to step " Maintain infotypes".