Use

You can change the following data for a product or a product version:

Product description

The system can only offer the product description in the input help when you change, display or delete a product if you have entered the description in the logon language.

In order to create a product description in a different language you have to log on to the system in the respective language and enter the product description in the logon language.

Authorization group

Product type

You can only change the product type for a product or a product version that have the status parked/new product and/or parked/new version .

Validity period

Status

The attributes based on the default values of the product category

You can create a new version based on an existing version of a product.

You can only use this function for loans that are based on the following product categories:

Consumer Loan (340)*

Installment Loans (360)

Within Loan Origination you can use products and condition tables for additional product categories. For more information, see Products and Conditions for Loan Origination .

Prerequisites

At least one product must exist in the system.

Procedure

In the SAP Easy Access menu choose Accounting → Bank Applications → Loans Management → Current Settings → Consumer Loan or Installment Loan → Products and Conditions → Product → Change

For more information about the paths that you need to use for processing products, condition tables, and condition assignments within Loan Origination , see Products and Conditions for Loan Origination .

Enter the technical name for the product and the version you want to change, and choose Change.

The current version is an active version that is valid on the current date.

The latest version is the last version that was saved.

If necessary, change the description, authorization group or product type for the product.

If necessary, change the validity period for the version if necessary, and choose Attribute Overview .

The attribute hierarchy is displayed with all the available attributes. You can edit the attributes in the following way:

Activate or deactivate the attribute for the product

Activate or deactivate the changeability of an attribute in the contract

Determine the properties of an attribute

For more information, see Editing attributes for a product .

Choose Save.

The system asks you if you want to save the changes you made in a new product version, or of you want to retain the version.

Choose retain or new version .

If the product version you have changed is an active version, then you need to create a new version.

Note that you can create only create a new product version using the last saved version.

Result

A version of the product is changed or recreated with the status parked/new product or parked/new version .

You can flag the version for activation and/or activate it.

You can assign a condition table to the product by creating the corresponding condition assignment.

If the condition table is assigned to a product, this assignment is retained.