This procedure describes how you specify a usagefor an identifier or for a value assignment instance .
You have authorization to edit usages. The same authorization object C_SHES_TDU is checked for the usage of identifiers and value assignment instances.
Follow the procedure Creating Specifications or Editing Specifications .
Depending on whether you want to specify a usage for an identifier or value assignment instance, execute the following steps:
If you want to specify a usage for an identifier, proceed as follows:
Choose the
Identifiers
tab page.
Select the identifier for which you want to specify the usage and choose
with the quick info text
Usage
.
If you want to specify a usage for a value assignment instance, proceed as follows:
Select the value assignment type in the detail area of the specification workbench by double-clicking it.
Choose the
Usage
tab page.
If you want to edit the usage of a value assignment instance other than the one displayed, select the required value assignment instance using one of the following methods:
Enter the sort sequence of the value assignment instance in the
Sequence
field. (
Sort Sequence
) and confirm your entries.
On the
Value Assignments
tab page, select the value assignment instance and choose the
Usage
tab page again.
Note
You can also enter the usage of a value assignment instance on the
Value Assignments
tab page. To do this, double-click the
Usage
field in the row for the value assignment instance on this tab page.
If you have set a
usage profile
for the value assignment type in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Value Assignment Types
or for your user in the application, the rating and validity area from it are proposed automatically.
Enter a rating in the
Rating
field and confirm your entry.
The system marks with a checkmark the last entry you made and activates the fields for the validity area so you can make entries.
If the corresponding identifier or value assignment can appear on a report, activate the usage by setting the
Active
indicator (see
Usage
).
If you want to mark a change made to an identifier or value assignment as relevant, set the
Relevant
indicator (see
Relevance Indicator
).
For the rating, enter a validity area in the
VAreaCat
and
Validity area
fields and confirm your entries.
Note
You can enter several validity areas for one rating.
If you want to explicitly exclude the selected area from the validity area, set the exclusion indicator (
Excluding
).
Confirm and save your entries.
Note
The validity area displayed on the screen is always related to the rating marked with a checkmark. Click a rating to display the validity area assigned to it.