GM-GTE Master Data Customizing: Grants 

Use

Before you can create grants in Grantee Management (GM-GTE), you need to perform certain customizing work.

Procedure

Go to the GM-GTE part of the IMG and work through the steps below in the master data section, as required. In each case, the documentation in the Implementation Guide (IMG) contains detailed instructions on what to do.

●     Maintain Grant Number Ranges

Grants require their own number ranges. Use this step to create and maintain them. The function is the same as the standard number range function.

●     Maintain Grant Types

Follow the link for detailed information on configuring grant types.

●     GM Grant Control: Field Group for Authorizations

It is possible to group fields together for authorization purposes. We deliver standard groups for this purpose. Use this step, along with the step for maintaining grant authorization groups, to specify the groups you want to use in GM.

●     Maintain Grant Authorization Types

Authorization types control which business partners users are allowed to maintain. You need to enter an identifier and description of your authorization type. Check the relevant box to activate the type.

You can also specify one or two screen fields determining maintenance authorization.

●     Maintain Grant Authorization Groups

It is possible to group fields together for authorization purposes. We deliver standard groups for this purpose. Use this step, along with the step for maintaining field groups for authorizations, to specify the groups you want to use in GM.

●     Maintain Grant Relationships

As with other business partner objects, you may need to define relationships between a grant and other objects. Use this step to define the number, nature, and sequence of such relationships.

●     Workflow Settings for Grant Master Data

Use this step to activate the following Workflow settings in Grants Management (GM) master data processing:

○     Notification of change of status

○     Change of status approval

The system is delivered with these settings deactivated.

Result

You can now work with grants in the Grants Management solution.