Using the Properties Tree (SAP Library - Product Safety (EHS-SAF))

Using the Properties Tree

Prerequisites

You have set up a properties tree using one of the following methods:

In Customizing for Product Safety, you have carried out the IMG activity Adopt standard substance database structure.

You should carry out this IMG activity once only.

You have imported a properties tree or defined one manually in Customizing for Product Safety.

You have defined a properties tree manually in Customizing for Product Safety in the IMG activity Set up properties trees.

You have chosen the required properties tree in the substance management hit list via Utilities ® Other prop. tree.

You have the required authorizations.

In the R/3 System, you can assign read and write authorization to a user for each node (including roots). A user can display an end node if he has authorization for all nodes, including end nodes and roots.

Procedure

You access substance characteristic value assignment as follows:

Choose Goto ® Properties tree in the hit list, substance header, substance identifiers, or material assignment.

The Edit Substance: Properties Tree screen appears.

Expand the properties tree to the lowest level where the substance characteristic categories are displayed.

To access substance characteristic values, choose one of the following methods:

Position the cursor on the desired substance characteristic category and choose Goto ® Characteristics.

Double-click on the desired substance characteristic category.

The Edit Substance: Characteristic Values screen appears.

You copy data records for a substance characteristic category as follows:

Call the substance whose data records you want to copy, and navigate to the properties tree ( See also: Searching for Substances).

In the properties tree, select the substance characteristic categories whose data records you want to copy by positioning the cursor on them and choosing F9 .

Choose Edit ® Copy.

All data records for the selected substance characteristic categories, including the additional information on source, usage, etc., are copied to the clipboard.

This data is retained in the clipboard until you have exited the transaction or copied other data.

Call the substance to which you want to copy the data records, and navigate to the properties tree.

Choose Edit ® Paste.

All data records in the clipboard are copied for the current substance. All characteristic categories thus modified are highlighted in the display.

Further functions in the properties tree

Different versions of the properties tree

If you

then choose

want to have the line on which the cursor is placed as the first line on the screen

Edit ® Nodes ® Position nodes.

want to position the node under the cursor as the root

Edit ® Nodes ® Set section.

The corresponding hierarchy is displayed as the first line in the tree.

Displaying substance report symbols

If you	then choose
want to display the substance report symbols for a substance characteristic category and its characteristics	Extras ® Report symbols.

Source of characteristic value

Substance characteristic categories can be assigned values using various methods. The method used is indicated by a particular character beside the characteristic value in the properties tree. Choose Utilities ® Update char. icons to update the display.

Source of characteristic value	Character
Manually	Checkmark
By reference	Three diverging arrows The first identifier for the reference substance is displayed next to the icon.
By manually overwriting a reference	Sheet with pen The first identifier for the reference substance is displayed next to the icon.

If you have assigned a reference substance to your substance, a warning appears if you call the Characteristics function. Despite the warning, you can still assign characteristic values, and overwrite referenced ones.