Creating a Class (Example)

In this example, we will create a class for classifying bolts.

To create this class, proceed as follows:

1. Enter the name of the class you are creating in class maintenance. Call your class ANSI_BOLTS.

2. Because the class is for classifying bolts, choose object type "Material" and class type 001.

3. To do this, choose processing type Create class . The tab page Basic data appears.

4. – Enter a language-dependent description for your class.

   – Assign your class to class group "Bolts". This group must be defined in Customizing for Classification .

   – Display the organizational areas defined for class type 001 . Choose P for purchasing and D for design. These organizational areas can now be assigned to the characteristics of the class.

   – In the Same classification dataset, determine that the system is to check whether an object you are classifying has identical characteristic values to an object already assigned to the class. If an object does have identical values, you are to see an error message and cannot classify the second material in this class. If this is the case the system will react with an error message and refuse classifying the second material in this class.

   – In the Authorizations dataset, define different authorizations for class maintenance, classification, and finding objects.

5. Choose the tab page Keywords.

6. You can enter keywords for your class here. Enter keywords for the class, to use as search criteria for finding the class using a matchcode. The description you entered on the basic data screen can also be used as a keyword.

7. Choose the tab page Characteristics. Enter the characteristics you want to use in your class.

8. Enter several characteristics that describe properties of the objects to be classified. You have either created the characteristics in the characteristics maintenance or you can create them directly in characteristics maintenance. Enter the name of the characteristic you are creating. Confirm the question in the dialog boy whether you want to create a characteristic.

   Some characteristics are only relevant to purchasing; others are only relevant to design. For these characteristics, enter the organizational area P or D, as selected on the basic data screen. On the characteristic value assignment screen of the functions for classifying and finding objects, you can restrict the characteristics according to organizational area.

9. Once you have maintained class characteristics select the tab page Texts .

10. You can enter different types of text. You can enter a general long text for your class, a standard description, or a standard title.

11. You want to create a long text for the class, so click the pushbutton Create . You see a dialog box from which you select text type Long text . Enter a description of the text, then you can enter your text in the editor.

12. Save your text. It is saved as long text.

13. Choose the tab page Document.

14. You can link your class to a document.

15. Choose the tab page Standard.

16. You can enter standard data for your class here.

17. After you have maintained all your data, save it.