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Relevant characteristic

Definition

Determines whether a characteristic is relevant for the creation of dynamic items.

Use

If you set the indicator, the characteristic from the source specified in the profile (for example, line item actual costs) is (where possible) read and used for the creation of the dynamic items.

If you do not set the indicator, the characteristic is not taken into consideration for the creation of dynamic items.

Examples

Characteristics Unit and Activity type are relevant for the creation of dynamic items. The cost center is not relevant.

The line items contain the following data:

Time confirmations Activity type Cost center
10 h Activity 1 Cost 1
5 h Activity 2 Cost 2
2 h Activity 1 Cost 3
1 h Activity 3 Cost 4

The system creates three dynamic items (DIs) and summarizes the data for Activity type Activity 1:

First DI 12 h Activity 1
Second DI 5 h Activity 2
Third DI 1 h Activity 3

If the cost center was also relevant for the creation of dynamic items, the system would create four dynamic items, one for each cost center.