Phrase Engineering Change Management (SAP Library

Phrase Engineering Change Management

Use

This function enables you to carry out data changes for a particular key date using a change number. Each change number is valid from a particular validity date so that the data have a validity period in accordance with the change number.

When you change existing data, the EH&S system creates a change comment that contains the person responsible for the change, and the change date.

If you make changes without using a change number, the standard validity period used goes from 01.01.0001 to 31.12.9999. The system enters the current date as the key date.

When you use change numbers for the first time, the R/3 System divides the overall validity period into two adjoining validity periods. Whenever you use other change numbers that feature different validity dates, the system carries out further subdivisions of validity periods.

For further information on the R/3 Engineering Change Management component (LO-ECH), see Help ® R/3 library ® LO - Logistics ® LO - Logistics General ® LO Engineering Change Management.

Prerequisites:

From the SAP R/3 System screen, you have created a change number under Logistics ® Central functions ® Engineering change management.

Features

You can use engineering change management within R/3 phrase management to

Import a more recent version of a phrase library

You must enter the change number in the phrase import screen.

Create and process phrases

You must enter the change number in the initial phrase management screen.

The change number has higher priority than the key date.

Activities

You can do the following from within Phrase Management:

You can obtain information, for example, about the data origin and data owner / data provider by choosing Extras ® Administrative info.

To display the change documents for all phrases you have selected in the hit list, choose Extras ® ChangeDoc log. The documents start from the key date minus 7 days. Date and time of, and person responsible for changes made to a phrase are recorded in a log.