Enables you to control the processing of an object based on the statuses assigned to it. By setting a status for an object, you determine its current processing status and the actions that can be performed subsequently by the system or user.
Two types of status are available:
System status
A system status controls or regulates a process. It informs you that a particular transaction was performed. System statuses are predefined in the system and delivered by SAP.
User status
This is a status you define yourself. It serves as an indicator, but has no effect on standard functionality.
The object status consists of the following:
System Status
You can set the following system statuses:
To Archive
Locked
The following statuses are also available but are set by the system:
Deleted
Archived
Can Be Archived
User Status
These are additional statuses you can define to describe aspects not covered by the system status or to describe certain states in more detail, such as “Released by Department X”, “Released by Department Y”, and so on.
There are two types of user status available:
With a status number
This means that only one state is allowed at a time. A sequence of states can be specified in the status profile.
Without a status number
More than one state can be assigned at a time.
You can define the user statuses and status profiles you require in Customizing by choosing
.Internal Status
This indicates the state of an object, as set by the state manager, during the different phases of its lifecycle. The information is derived from the
Business Data
set type and is display-only. It is independent of the general object status, and is delivered as a hidden field.
For more information, see the relevant section in Basic Data .
Note
The sales status set at distribution chain level applies only within the distribution chain and has a lower priority than the overall object status.
You specify the object status in the object details on the
Object
page by selecting the relevant status in the dropdown box of the
New Status
field. The statuses shown are both system statuses and user statuses. The “+” or “-“ indicates adding or removing a status.
To enter a user status, you first select the relevant status profile in the
Status Profile
field. The dropdown box of the
New Status
field displays for selection any user statuses from your status profile that are selectable, together with the system statuses.