BC Set Editing Functions
Use
The following BC Set maintenance tool functions are described below:
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Copy BC Set
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Delete BC Set
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Create documentation
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Maintaining Attributes
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Legend
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Where-Used List
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BC Sets in transport request
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BC Set Download
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BC Set Upload
Activities
Copy BC Set
You can copy a BC Set using the context menu (right mouse key) or as follows:
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Double-click on the BC Set to be copied in the list.
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Choose or click on the Copy BC Set icon.
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Specify a different name for the new BC Set and choose Continue.
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Enter a package and save. Enter a transport request.
Delete BC Set
You can delete a BC Set using the context menu (right mouse key) or as follows:
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Double-click on the BC Set to be deleted in the list.
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Choose or click on the Delete BC Set icon.
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Confirm the following confirmation prompt.
The BC Set is deleted from the system if it is not also in another BC Set. If so, a system message informs you. If you still want to delete the BC Set which is used elsewhere, the links to it are also deleted.
Create documentation
You can create documentation, which may describe the use and contents of a BC Set.
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Double-click on the BC Set which you want to document, in the list.
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Go to change mode with , or click on the Display/Change icon.
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Choose or click on the
Create Dcumentation icon. -
Enter your text in the SAPscript editor and save it in active state with .
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Enter a package and save. Enter a transport request.
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Go Back to the initial screen.
You can display the documentation of the selected BC Set in display mode with or by clicking the
Display Documentation icon.
Append Documentation
You can add texts to existind documentation, if your authorization profile contains the required authorizations. For further information about authorizations, see SAP Note 669542.
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Double-click on the BC Set which you want to document, in the list.
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Go to change mode with , or click on the Display/Change icon.
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Choose or click on the
Create Dcumentation icon. -
Enter your text in the SAPscript editor and save it in active state with . If you want to change your text later, choose .
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Enter a package and save. Enter a transport request.
Go Back to the initial screen.
Result:
Your text is appended to the existing documentation. It is flagged with your user ID and a timestamp.
Maintaining Attributes
You can assign countries and industries to BC Sets in the attribute maintenance.
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Choose a BC Set by double-click in change mode.
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Choose or click on the
Maintain Country and Industry Attributes icon. -
Make or delete entries in the Countries and Industries tabs, and save.
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Go Back to the initial screen.
You can display the attributes assigned to a BC Set in display mode with or by clicking on the
icon.
Legend
The legend explains the meaning of the symbols used.
Choose or click on the Legend icon to display the legend.
Where-Used List
A where-used list tells you whether a BC Set is in another BC Set.
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Double-click on the BC Set of which you want to check the use, in the list.
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Choose or the Where-Used List icon.
All BC Sets containing this BC-Set are listed. If the selected BC Set is not in any other BC Set a message in the status line says so.
BC Sets in transport request
In a hierarchical BC Set you can enter all lower-level BC Sets in a transport request. The BC Set must not be a local object. You do not need to select the lower-level BC Sets individually.
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Choose a hierarchical BC Set by double-click.
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Choose .
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Enter a package and save. Enter a transport request.
You can put the lower-level BC Sets in the same transport request as the higher-level hierarchical BC Set or in another transport request.
BC Set Download
You can download BC Sets from the SAP System to a directory in your PC or another data medium.
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Double-click on the BC Set to be downloaded, in the list.
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Click on
Download BC Set. -
Enter the download path and filename in the following window and save the file. You can overwrite the proposed path and filename. You can browse the directories on your PC with the possible entries help.
The BC Set is saved in the specified directory.
BC Set Upload
You can upload BC Sets from your PC or another data medium into the SAP System.
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Click on
Upload BC Set. -
Enter the path from which you want to upload the file, and the filename, in the following window and open the file. You can overwrite the proposed path and filename.
You can find the filename of the BC Set in the directories on your PC with the possible entries help.
The system checks whether the specified BC Set name already exists in the SAP system.
If it does, it is displayed. You can continue the upload or cancel. To overwrite the existing BC Set, choose Continue, otherwise Cancel.
If the BC Set does not yet exist in the SAP System, choose Continue to upload it into the SAP System.

