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 Where-Used List for Phrases

Use

This function determines if a phrase is used:

  • As a characteristic value assignment or field

  • As a phrase on a report template

Before deleting a phrase, the SAP System produces a where-used list for the entire time axis. The phrase is not deleted if it is used as a characteristic or field value or on a report.

See also: Phrase Deletion

Features

The where-used list supplies the following information:

  • For characteristics:

    • Specification key and identifiers

    • Value assignment type with description

    • Validity period, person responsible for changes, sort number, characteristic

  • For report templates:

    • Document number of template with version

    • Generation variant with description

    • Validity period, person responsible for changes, validity area, report category

  • For fields in dangerous goods masters:

    • Material and dangerous goods regulation

    • Field and field description

    • Validity period and person responsible for changes

Activities

  1. In the phrase management hit list, select the phrases for which you want to create a where-used list.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Where-used list End of the navigation path .

The SAP System carries out an authorization check. An expandable tree then appears in which all characteristics, fields, and report templates containing the selected phrase are shown.