Articles: Reference Data from Constants (SAP Library

Articles: Reference Data from Constants

Use

Constants are assigned to the following fields to save you having to enter a value in the field whenever you create an article master record:

Field	Constant Proposed
Automatic resetting of forecast model	X
Cash discount indicator	X
Costing lot size	1
Forecast model	0
Initialization indicator (forecasting)	X
Model selection procedure	2
Number of forecast periods	12
Number of historical periods (consumption)	60
Period indicator	W
Price required at POS	X (proposed only for value-only articles)
Price unit	1
Pricing profile	2 (proposed only for generic articles)
Reference date to end of production resource/tool usage	04
Reference date to start of production resource/tool usage	01
Tracking limit	4
Valid-from date	Current date
Valid-to date	December 31, 9999

Integration

Reference data from constants normally has the lowest priority; that is, it is used if the reference data does not exist elsewhere with a higher priority (see Articles: Reference Data). However, there are the following exceptions:

Initialization indicator (forecasting)

Valid-from date

Valid-to date

If reference data exists elsewhere with a higher priority, but has the value blank or zero, the constants proposed are not overwritten unless you configure the system accordingly in Customizing for the Article Master in Assign Fields to Field Selection Groups.