Editing the Phrase Header  

Prerequisites

If you want to maintain phrases using a change number, you need to enter it on the initial phrase management screen.

See also: Phrase Engineering Change Management

Procedure

1.

If you want to

then choose

 

create the phrase header

Phrase ® Create on the initial screen or the hit list.

 

edit the phrase header

Goto ® Phrase header in the hit list, phrase set assignment, or on the phrase item screen.

The relevant phrase header screen appears.

You can also select a phrase in the hit list, and use it as a copy template for a new phrase ( See also: Copying Phrases).

  1. Enter the required data. You can change the note, the phrase group and reference phrases in the phrase header of an existing phrase.

Please observe the following when creating a phrase:

Phrase

If you have not entered a key, the R/3 System assigns a key to the phrase after you have made the required entries and confirmed them.

If you want to use the phrase as a characteristic value, you must enter the active phrase library. This is marked in input help.

Phrase code

You can enter a phrase code when creating a phrase. Alternatively, you can create, edit, and translate phrase codes on the Phrase items screen.

Phrase text

Enter a phrase text of up to 132 characters. You can create additional long text in Phrase items.

Reference phrases

If you want to use a reference phrase text, set the OT (original text) indicator.

  1. Choose ENTER and save your changes.

Result

The R/3 System also completes the administrative data.

The validity period is set according to the change number specified. If no change number was entered, the validity period is unlimited.