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Choose and
Generate Characteristics
In this IMG activity, you check a list of all
the
characteristics referring to fields in the order
master.
You choose the characteristics used for order
selection and summarization, and then generate the chosen
characteristics.
During generation, the system generates the
SAP_KKR_CLASS
class (Objects: CO objects, class type: 013). The centrally
stored characteristics are included in this class and are available for order
selection and summarization purposes.
When you create an order, you enter a
classification, for which you record a characteristic value. Order
classification runtimes are better if you only record values for the
characteristics you require for order selection.
If you require additional characteristics at a
later date, select them and start a revaluation run by repeating this IMG
activity.
Note
The colors in the list indicate whether or not
the characteristic has already been generated. The following possible
scenarios:
- The field is flagged as a field to be
generated.
This status is
usually set if you have copied the data from another client. You need to
generate this characteristic.
- The field contains a generated characteristic
assigned to class SAP_KKR_CLASS.
Characteristic
values (such as the order number, or the name of the person creating the
order) have been recorded for this characteristic in the order. You can use
this information to select and summarize orders later on.
- The field contains a characteristic that is
not to be generated.
No characteristic
values have been recorded for this characteristic in the order. To generate
characteristic values at a later date for these characteristics, you need to
generate the characteristics and run the revaluation again (choose "Edit ->
Revaluation run").
- The field contains a generated characteristic.
A revaluation run is required.
When you generate
the characteristics, the SAP System schedules the revaluation run as a job.
You need to start this job. The revaluation run records characteristic values
for the characteristic in the orders which are in the SAP System.
- The characteristic is deleted during
background processing.
You have set the
flag "Delete characteristic" and generated the characteristics. As a result,
the system has scheduled a revaluation run which will cancel all
characteristic values for this characteristic. You need to start this
revaluation run.
- This valuation has been generated, but not
assigned to a class.
An error has
occurred. You need to regenerate the characteristic so that it can be assigned
to the SAP_KKR_CLASS class.
Activities
1. Choose the
characteristics to be used.
2. Generate the
characteristics.
Further
notes
Before you can summarize orders or select
classification, you need to activate the classification for the order types
you want to classify, see the IMG
Activate Order Type Classification activity.
If you have already generated the
classification characteristics in the source client, these are generated in
the target client, along with class SAP_KKR_CLASS, when you copy the
client.
If you generate new characteristics in the
source client, these are flagged for generation in the target client. You need
to choose these characteristics in the target client (see
"Extras-> Color legend" and then generate them.