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selection variant

Logistics - General (LO)

A stored number of selection criteria.

Instead of entering selection criteria every time you start a particular report, you can enter them once and save them in the form of a selection variant. A report can have different variants allocated to it, with each variant providing a different set of information.

Controlling (CO)

Used to select the master data of the following objects:

• Cost elements

• Cost centers

• Activity types

• Business processes

• Orders

• WBS elements

One or more master data attributes are used in the selection process.

You only need to enter the selection criteria once. The master data of the selected objects can be accessed using the selection variant.

Demand Planning (APO-FCS)

String that uniquely defines a selection variant. In Demand Planning a selection variant consists of plannable characteristic value combinations and a demand planning version.

Basic Data (PP-BD)

Summary of the selection criteria entered in the Engineering Workbench.Selection criterion that you frequently use when entering the Engineering Workbench can be saved as selection variants. From then on, it is only necessary to enter the name of the selection variant instead of the selection criterion.