Processing Usages 
Prerequisites
If no data record has been created for the substance characteristic category, you create a data record as follows:
- Enter the number of the sort sequence (1, for example) for your first data record in the SS (sort sequence) field.
- Choose
ENTER
.
The R/3 System makes the characteristic fields ready for input.
Procedure
On the Edit Substance: Characteristics screen, choose Extras
®
Usage.The Edit Substance: Usage screen appears.
Enter a rating in the Rating field.
Choose
ENTER
.
The system flags the last entry made with a checkmark.
You activate usage by flagging the "active" indicator (Act. ind.), if the corresponding substance characteristic values are permitted to appear on a substance report (
See also:
Usage).
If you want to mark a change made to a characteristic value as relevant, set the relevance indicator (
See also:
Relevance Indicator).
Enter a validity area for the selected rating in the Validity area field.
You can enter several validity areas for one rating.
Choose
ENTER
.
- If you want to exclude the selected area from the validity area, set the exclusion indicator (Excl. ind.).
- For selected validity areas, you can use the functions from the Edit menu.
- Save your entries.
The validity area displayed on the screen is always related to the rating marked with a checkmark. Click on the rating to display the validity area assigned to it.