Generation Variant 

Use

This function controls the generation and the procedure in report management:

Substance data stored in the R/3 substance database needs to automatically reach the correct addressee in accordance with the validity area and rating.

The substance report generation variant (SRGV) forms the link between the report template and the usage, that is made up of the validity area and the rating. You maintain the usage both for the individual substance characteristics and for the substance report generation variant. Data is generated and output on the report only if the usage of a substance characteristic value corresponds with the validity area and the rating of the generation variant.

See: Usage, Report Template (SBV)

You use the generation variant indicator to specify the stages in the status network in report management through which a report must pass when it is created for the first time.

See: Generation Variant Indicator

Features

You protect substance data against unauthorized access using ratings. You can, for example, specify that data can be accessed by all customers.

A validity area can group several jurisdictions in which the same substance data is valid.

You need to differentiate between:

You specify these validity areas when you create a generation variant.

If you want a document (a multi-language hazard label, for example) to feature several validity area/language combinations, you also define these assignments as part of the substance report generation variant.

You also need to define a repeating group type Validity and language area so that the system selects the correct data for the report.

See Taking Validity Areas into Account when Generating Reports

The report type is also directly linked to the generation variant. A report can be identified using the report type, for example, as a TREMcard or material safety data sheet (MSDS). As standard, only reports of the type Material safety data sheet can be sent in the material safety data sheet shipping function. This is controlled via the business process Material safety data sheet shipping that defines report types in the IMG activity.

See also:

Substance Report Selection