Changing Characteristics and Characteristic Values

Selecting Characteristics

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

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

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Characteristic Next navigation step or the End of the navigation path Choose Characteristic button.

  4. The Select Characteristics dialog box is then displayed.

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

    For more information on how to use this function, see Choosing Key Figures .

  5. 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 select Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Characteristic Value. End of the navigation path

  2. You see a dialog box in which you can specify characteristic values.

  3. To copy the characteristic values, select the Copy function.

The characteristics that have been given values are marked.

Note Note

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.

End of the note.

  1. To copy the changes, select the Copy function . You now return to the screen displaying the characteristics. If characteristic values have been stored for a characteristic, the characteristic will be marked.

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

  2. You see a dialog box in which you can specify a reference exception.

  3. In the Exception field, enter the exception whose characteristic values you want to copy and chooseEnter .

  4. The reference exception’s characteristics and characteristic values are copied into the characteristic maintenance screen.

Requirements