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Assign
Characteristics to Process Data Requests
This section describes which characteristics
you have to assign when defining process instruction categories of type
process data request for the R/3 PI sheet.
You need to define the following information in
a process data request by assigning characteristics:
A process data request can only contain either
message characteristics whose value is assigned in the PI sheet, or message
characteristics to which the value of a variable is assigned.
You can define the message characteristics in
any sequence. However, the process instruction characteristics pertaining to a
message characteristic must be defined in the sequence described in the
corresponding section. You determine the sequence of the process instruction
characteristics using sort numbers.
When you create a process instruction, the
characteristics of the process instruction category are copied to the process
instruction. You can, however, change or delete the characteristic assignments
in the process instruction.
Characteristic values providing general
information, such as the required message category, can be assigned to the
process instruction category. Process-specific values, such as a required
amount of material, can be added in the master recipe or in the process
order.
Requirements
Define characteristics for process instructions
Set
up process message categories
Standard
Settings
The standard system contains examples of
process data requests for the R/3 PI sheet.
Activities
1. Select the
process instruction of type "process data request" to which you want to assign
the characteristics.
2. Go to the
Characteristics/instruct. cat. screen.
3. To assign
characteristics, choose New entries.
4. Enter the
sort number and the names of the characteristics you want to
assign.
As an aid, you can
display the characteristic assignments of the message categories you want to
request.
5. Enter the
sort number and the name of the characteristics you want to
assign.
6. Choose
Enter and add a characteristic value if
required.
7.
Characteristics for which the T indicator has been
set are assigned a long text. You maintain this text as follows:
a) Select the
characteristic and choose Long text.
You branch to the
text editor.
b) Enter the
text and save it.
Do not use character
formats such as bold or italics in the text. They are not taken into account
in the PI sheet.
c) Choose
Back to go back to the screen for characteristic
value assignment.
8. Save the
settings.
Further
Notes
- If the value of a characteristic can be
assigned automatically in the control recipe or the process order, the
A indicator (automatic value assignment) is
displayed for this characteristic in the instruction category. For more
information on the value assignment function used for the characteristic, see
field help for the indicator.
- If a process data request does not contain
message characteristics whose values are to be assigned manually, the data
request is not displayed in the PI sheet. The message for the "hidden" data
request is created and sent automatically when you send the message for the
preceding data request or process data calculation formula.