Creating Dependencies for a Characteristic (SAP Library)

Creating Dependencies for a Characteristic

Use

You can assign the following dependency types to a characteristic:

Preconditions

Selection conditions

Procedures

Actions

Once you have assigned dependencies to a characteristic the pushbutton Dependencies appears on the Basic Data tab page.

Procedure

Global Dependencies for a Characteristic

To assign global dependencies, which you have defined in the variant configuration menu, to a characteristic:

In the characteristic, choose Extras ® Object dependencies ® Assignments.

On the assignment screen, enter the name of your dependency.

To display the source code of the dependency from here, choose the pushbutton Dependency editor.

Note

You can also create global object dependencies directly from the assignment screen of a characteristic. To do this, choose Edit ® New dependency ® Global.

Confirm your entry and return to the characteristic.

Local Dependencies for a Characteristic

In characteristics choose Extras ® Object dependencies ® Editor.

You see a dialog box from which you select a dependency type.

Confirm your entries.

You see the editor, where you can enter the source code for your dependency.

Save your source code.

You see the basic data screen again.

Note

If you want to create additional local dependencies for your characteristic, choose Extras ® Object dependencies ® Assignments, then Edit ® New dependency ® Local.