Editing Local Object Dependencies (SAP Library

Editing Local Object Dependencies

Use

This procedure describes how you create or change a local dependency for a recipe object, that is, a dependency that is only available in the recipe.

Use this procedure for dependencies you want to assign to one object only.
If you want to assign dependencies to several objects, define a global dependency that is independent of the recipe, and assign it to the corresponding objects (see Maintaining Global Object Dependencies).

Prerequisites

A class of class type 300, Variants has been created in the system and contains characteristics for the product features and recipe fields to be taken into account in the configuration.

If some characteristics or characteristic values may only be combined with certain others, these restrictions should be defined in the characteristics as object dependencies.

The material you want to produce, that is, the header material of the master recipe, has been marked as a configurable material in its master record (Basic Data view).

Procedure

Depending on the object for which you want to maintain the dependency, go to one of the following screens:

Object	Screen
Operation or phase	Operation overview of the recipe
BOM item	Item overview of the bill of material
Secondary resource	Secondary resource overview for operation/phase

Select the object and choose Goto ® Object dependencies ® Assignments or in the BOM choose Extras ® Object dependencies ® Assignments.

The overview of assigned dependencies appears.

Depending on the activity you want to carry out, proceed as follows:

Function	Procedure
Create a new dependency	Choose Edit ® New dependency ® Local. Select the dependency type and choose Continue.
Change existing dependencies	Place the cursor on the dependency. Choose Goto ® Dependency editor.

The dependency editor appears.

Enter the dependency.

For more information on the syntax, see Dependencies and Syntax of Object Dependencies.

Choose .

The system checks the syntax of the dependency and issues an error list if it detects an error.

Correct the errors displayed in the error list.

Save the dependency.

The system assigns a number to the dependency and displays the dependency with this number on the assignment overview.

If only one dependency is assigned to a recipe object, you can also go directly to the dependency editor after step 1. To do so, choose Goto ® Dependencies ® Editor or, in the BOM, Extras ® Dependencies ® Editor.

Depending on the initial situation, you can carry out the following activities:

Initial situation	Activity
No dependency has been assigned to the recipe object	You create a local dependency for the object.
Only one dependency has been assigned to the object	You change the assigned dependency.