This function controls the reaction of the SAP System when you attempt to delete phrases. The function takes into account whether:
The phrases are used as value assignments
The phrases come from the active or passive phrase library
The phrases are used in the
Dangerous Goods Management
SAP component
Note
Before you delete a phrase, you should create a Where-Used List for Phrases . In this way, you can, for example, determine the report templates on which the phrase is used.
If you want to delete a phrase, one of the following system reactions will occur:
The phrase belongs to the active library |
The phrase is in use |
Reaction of the SAP System
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Yes |
Yes |
All assignments of the phrase to phrase sets are deleted. The phrase itself is not deleted. The following behavior results: If the phrase is used in a value assignment, the system continues to display the phrase. The value assignment can only then be edited and saved again if a phrase is assigned that actually exists in the phrase set. |
Yes |
No |
All assignments of the phrase to phrase sets are deleted.
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No |
Yes |
Phrases from a passive library that are in use may not be deleted.
A user has up to now been using the system DEMO. In this system, specifications are present that have been assigned characteristic values from the DEMO phrase library First, the user imports the DEMO phrase library as the passive library into the production system. Then, the user imports the DEMO specifications that could contain value assignments that refer to the passive DEMO library. These DEMO phrases are thus used in the productive system. |
No |
No |
The phrase is deleted from the passive library. If the phrase is used as a reference phrase, the key of the passive phrase remains in the header of the relevant active phrase. The fact that the passive phrase no longer exists is irrelevant.
This results in the following:
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