Maintain Template Determination and Other Update Characteristics (SAP Library

Maintain Template Determination and Other Update Characteristics

Maintaining template definition

If the user wants to run a template allocation, he/she specifies via the selection characteristics the particular characteristic area for which the allocation should be carried out. If that particular area contains characteristics that are linked to a template via a determination strategy, then the relevant template is automatically used for the calculation. You define the determination strategy as follows:

1. Choose "Strategy -> Display/Change"

2. Choose "Edit -> Create step"

3. Assign a description to the determination rule.

4. Use the possible entries pushbutton to choose source fields from the selection characteristics previously specified. A placeholder is automatically entered as target field for a template.

Note: During rule entry, a column is provided for all the fields entered at this stage. You can then enter concrete values into this column.

5. Save your entries and choose "Maintain rule values". Use the possible entries pushbutton to insert

6. Use the possible entries pushbutton to insert in the columns produced by source field entries the characteristic values to be used in the selection of the template.

7. Use the possible entries pushbutton to insert a template in the template column.

Note: If you have already defined further allocation characteristics in this transaction (see below), change the existing determination rule by inserting a concrete template for the rule values.

Maintaining further allocation characteristics

Further allocation characteristics are those which only form a dimension of an operating concern under certain circumstances (that is, when one or more allocation characteristics accept certain values).

These are maintained after you have selected the fixed allocation characteristics.

You need to take the following steps:

1. Choose "Strategy -> Display/Change"

2. Choose "Edit -> Create step"

3. Assign a description to the determination rule.

4. Carry out the following steps in the register "Definition":

a) Use the possible entries pushbutton to choose source fields from the selection characteristics previously specified.

b) Use the possible entries pushbutton to choose up to five target fields ('NAME1' to 'NAME5') as additional allocation characteristics.

5. Save your entries and choose "Maintain rule values".

You arrive at the screen "Change rule values" in which an entry column is displayed for each field that you have created.

6. Use the possible entries pushbutton to insert in the columns produced by source field entries the characteristic values to be used in the selection of the additional template.

7. Use the possible entries pushbutton to insert the additional allocation characteristic in the columns produced by target field entries. All characteristics for the operating concern that are not yet fixed allocation characteristics are available.

8. Save your entries.

Example

You have chosen the characteristic value "Major customer" for the fixed allocation characteristic "Customer group" and you have chosen the additional allocation characteristic "Customer" for this condition. If during the template allocation data records with the characteristic value "Major customer" are contained in the selected characteristic area, then the characteristic "Customer" (and all characteristics derived from it) is involved in determining the operating concern.