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  Copying Specification Data

Use

This procedure describes how you copy the data of a source specification to one or more target specifications. You have the following options:

  • You can select one or more target specifications in the hit list and copy the data of a source specification to the selected target specifications.

  • You can copy the data of a source specification from the header data of a target specification.

In a similar manner to inheritance , you use an inheritance template to specify which data (identifiers and value assignments) is to be copied. In contrast to inheritance, there is no further connection between the source and target specifications after copying. This means the copied data is not changed in the target specification if the corresponding data is changed in the source specification.

When copying, you can also specify whether the assignments of materials and reference specifications to the source specification are also copied to the target specification. You can only make this setting if the specification type of the target specification allows the material assignment or referencing. This means for example, if in Customizing for Basic Data and Tools a setting has been made for the specification type that material assignment is not permitted, the Materials field is then inactive.

Prerequisites

You have created the required inheritance template .

Procedure

Copying Source Specification Data from the Hit List

  1. Search for the target specifications to which you want to copy the data of a source specification by executing one of the following procedures:

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    If the specifications you are searching for are not contained in the hit list or if the search result contains too many hits, you can fine-tune the hit list (see also Basic Functions in the Hit List ).

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  2. Select the target specifications to which you want to copy the data of a source specification.

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Specification Next navigation step Copy Template End of the navigation path .

    The Edit Specification: Copy Template dialog box appears.

    Note Note

    When specifications are copied, their inheritance relationships are not copied with them.

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  4. Enter the required data and confirm your entries.

  5. Save your entries.

Copying Source Specification Data from the Target Specification Header Data

  1. Follow the procedure Creating Specifications or Editing Specifications and choose the Specification Header tab page.

  2. Choose with the quick info text Copy Template .

    The Create Specification: Copy Template dialog box or Edit Specification: Copy Template dialog box appears.

  3. Enter the required data and confirm your entries.

  4. Save your entries.

    Note Note

    When transferring the data to the target specification, the system uses the following logic:

    For each new value assignment instance to be created, authorization is checked with regard to the authorization object C_SHES_TVH with activity 02 (Change). The fields Rating and Validity Area are not checked. If the check is successful, the instance is created for the target specification. Then the transfer of the related usages starts.

    For each usage item <Rating>/<Validity Area>, authorization is checked with regard to the authorization object C_SHES_TDU with activity 02.Inactive ratings and excluded validity areas are also taken into account. If the check is successful, the relevant item is created for the target specification.

    The procedure is the same for the identifiers.

    Note: If you have set the environment parameter SP_AUTH_CHECKS_WITH_SUBCAT to 'X', the authorization objects C_SHES_TV2 and C_SHES_TD2 are used for the check.

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