This function determines if a phrase is used.

• as a characteristic value

• as a phrase on a substance report template

Before deleting a phrase, the R/3 System produces a where-used list for the entire time axis. The phrase is not deleted if it is used as a characteristic value or on a report.

The where-used list supplies the following information

• for selected characteristics

• Substance key and identifiers
• Substance characteristic category with label
• Validity period, person responsible for changes, sort number, characteristic

• for substance report templates:

• Document number of template with version
• Generation variant with label
• Validity period, person responsible for changes, validity area, report type