Creating a Catalog

Prerequisites

If the catalog records are valuated or should have values and you want to use dependencies and interpolate, the classes, class types, characteristics, and dependencies to be used must be created in Customizing or in the Application Menu under Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Central Functions Next navigation step Classification System End of the navigation path . For more information, see the Implementation Guide for ETM under Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Equipment and Tools Management (ETM) Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Catalogs Next navigation step Prerequisites for Catalogs End of the navigation path .

You must have a comprehensive knowledge of the classification system if you want to create catalogs that do not reference to existing classes and class types.

Procedure

Create the catalogs in Customizing for ETM .

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Equipment and Tools Management (ETM) Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Catalogs Next navigation step Define Catalog Code. End of the navigation path

  2. Execute this Customizing activity. Read the system documentation.

  3. Select the catalog that you want to copy.

  4. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Copy as... End of the navigation path

    Enter the target catalog and make your changes.

  5. Choose Enter , save your entries and choose Back .

  6. In Customizing for Equipment and Tools Management (ETM), choose Start of the navigation path ETM - Master Data Next navigation step Catalogs End of the navigation path Catalog Costing and execute the Define Formula Parameters for Costing and Maintain Formula Definitions for Costing Customizing activities. Read the system documentation.

  7. Save your entries.

    Return to the application menu and add new entries to the catalog (see: Creating an Entry in a Catalog ).

  8. Save your entries.

Result

You have created a new catalog.

Example of a New Catalog

Catalog

BGLXY

Catalog description

Test catalog

Publisher of catalog

Test

Edition year

1991

Class type

600

Class

SAPJ_3GBGL91

Template

NNNN-NNNN-XX

Hierarchy levels

1

2

3

4

5

Technical size/statistics

4

Hierarchy level for catalog group 1

2

Hierarchy level for catalog group 2

3

Percent

20,00

Only catalog values

Lock against catalog maintenance

Catalog use

S

Index series

Logical system