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Procedure documentation Make a Multi-Level Copy of an Object  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Prerequisites

To make a multi-level copy of an object, its superior object must already exist in the target structure. For instance, if you want to make a multi-level copy of an item, the bill of material to which the item will be copied must already exist. The same applies if you want to make a multi-level copy of a routing object, for instance an operation In this case the routing and the sequence in which the operation is to copied must already exist.

You have selected the copy range so that the desired object types are included in the multi-level copy. (To access the copy range, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.) For more information, see Copy Range or Editing the copy range.

Procedure

  1. Call up the overview screen for the object that you want to make a multi-level copy of. For instance, if you want to make a multi-level copy of an operation, call up the EWB: Operations Overview screen.
  1. Select the object that you want to make a multi-level copy of.
  1. Click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text. If the EWB: Process using dialog box appears, you have to enter either a key date or a change number.

The EWB: Copy – Target data screen appears.

If you

Select the Multilevel copy indicator and enter the data

Want to make a multi-level copy of a routing header

of the new header

Want to make a multi-level copy of a header together with material- routing assignment

of the new header as well as the material that is to be assigned to the new routing

Want to make a multi-level copy of an operation

of the new operation as well as the data of the header and the sequence to which the copy of the operation is to be subordinate

Want to make a multi-level copy of a BOM header

of the new BOM header

  1. Click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Copy.

The system creates the multi-level copy in the worklist. In other words it copies

For example: If you are making a multi-level copy of an operation and the production resources/tools object type is included in the copy range, copy the operation itself and those production resources and tools that belong to it.
  1. Read the error log if the system reports that log entries were made during copying. To do this click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  1. Save your data.

Result

The system creates the multi-level copy in the database.