Copying Change Objects using Drag and Drop

Use

You can copy objects from the product structure to a master record or even another structure using Drag and Drop.

Prerequisites

If you want to copy objects from the product structure to the change master record , you must first set the following indicators for the relevant object types, such as material, document, in the change master record ( Object Types screen):

  • Active (Object type active for change number)

  • Object (A management record is required for each object)

Example Example

If you set these indicators for the material and document object types, for example, you can use the product structure to copy just documents and materials as change objects.

End of the example.

On the initial screen of the Product Structure Browser select the Settings for the product structure New version for display.

Procedure

  1. Start of the navigation path In the change mode for the change master record, choose Go to Next navigation step Select object. End of the navigation path

  2. You see the Select Objects screen. Initial Screen .

  3. Select the Settings and select the New version for display .

  4. If you want to select the dependencies that you want to display in the product structure using a context menu you must also select Display dependencies with context menu .

  5. You can also edit the filter .

  6. Enter the data for the entry object.

  • If you have entered the initial object manually, select Continue.

  • If you created the initial object using ( Stack ) you are automatically moved to the Object selection: <Product structure screen>.

  1. You see the Select Objects screen. <Product structure>

The Select Objects screen is divided into three:

  • First section: Product structure of the initial object

This part shows the product structure for the initial object. You can copy all the objects that are marked with the Move icon to the change master record using drag and drop.

  • Second section: Selected Objects

The system lists all the objects that you select as change objects using the Product Structure Browser. These objects can then be transferred to the engineering change master record. Because this data is only stored temporarily the list is empty as soon as you stop processing the change number or save.

You can only transfer objects into the list that have the following indicators set in the engineering change master record (tab page object types): Active ( Object type for change number active) and Object (An administration record is required for each object).

  • Third section: Integrated Viewer

Original application files of a document info record can be display using the integrated Viewer of the SAP System .

  1. Cops the objects as follows:

  • Highlight the object you want to copy and press the icon next to it (such as for material).

  • Press the left-hand mouse button and move the object while keeping the mouse button depressed to the section Structure of change numbers .

  • Drop the icon on the column Object type .

If the selected object (such as a routing) is not transferred, verify in the change master record (tab page Object types ) whether the indicator Active and Object are set for the object type.

  • If you do not want to transfer the selected object you can delete the object using .

  1. Choose ( Copy objects).

The overview of change objects appears.

Result

The system copies your selected objects to the change master record. You can process the change master record further or save.