Selecting Characteristics and Storing Characteristic Values

Selecting Characteristics

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Characteristicsin the definition screen. End of the navigation path

    A dialog box appears showing an overview of the currently selected characteristics. If you have not yet selected any characteristics, this overview is empty.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Characteristic End of the navigation path or the Choose Characteristicbutton.

    The Select Characteristics dialog box is then displayed.

    The selected characteristics are listed on the left-hand side of the screen.

    For more information about how to use this function, see Selecting Key Figures .

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Exception Next navigation step Save End of the navigation path to save your entries .

Storing Characteristic Values

  1. To store values for a characteristic, position the cursor over the relevant characteristic and choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Characteristic Value. End of the navigation path

    A dialog box appears in which you can specify characteristic values.

  2. To copy the characteristic values, choose the Copy function.

    The characteristics that have been given values are marked.

    Note that if, for example, the value “Southern purchasing organization” has been stored, then only the southern purchasing organization will be checked for exception situations. If, however, plant 0001 is specified, then all purchasing organizations belonging to plant 0001 will be checked.

    Note Note

    By using the customer exit EXIT_SAPMMCY1_001 (enhancement MCYA0001), you can store characteristic values for characteristics that can then be imported. The Fill function then appears in the dialog box. When you execute this function, the stored characteristic values for the characteristics are copied to the dialog box. Entries that have already been made for the characteristic values are overwritten in this case.

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Copying Characteristics

You can copy characteristics and characteristic values from an already existing exception. The prerequisite is that both of the exceptions refer to the same information structure.

Proceed as follows:

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Copy Characteristics. End of the navigation path

    A dialog box appears in which you can specify a reference exception.

  2. In the Exception field, enter the exception whose characteristic values you want to copy and choose Enter .

  3. The reference exception’s characteristics and characteristic values are copied to the characteristic maintenance screen.

  4. Conditions