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Define Rules
for Date Determination
In this step, you define rules for determining
the date.
Each such rule has a base date (e.g. the
current day's date, validity start date), to which a predefined time period is
added.
The rules for date determination can be defined
using the following data:
- The possible base date is predefined by a
fixed range of values (e.g. current day's date, validity start date) which
cannot be changed.
- The time period can be defined in any way by
specifying a number with an associated unit of time.
- If you use a calendar ID to define a rule, the
next possible future workday in the calendar is determined, starting from the
base date.
If you use a calendar ID, you may NOT specify a time period.
Example
A rule for date determination comprises the
following:
- the current day's date (as base
date)
Starting from the current date (15 June 1997),
the date determined by the system is 15 December 1997.
Activities
1. Enter an
alphanumeric key (max. two characters long) plus a descriptive text for each
rule. The latter can briefly describe the type of date determination, for
example.
2. Define the
base date.
3. Specify
either a period with a unit of time or a calendar ID.
Further
Notes
To define a rule, you must specify at least a
base date.