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Use

A release procedure, which works in accordance with the principle of dual control, can be activated for the creation and changing of limits, and for each limit type.

Prerequisites

You need to have set the Release active indicator in Customizing in the limit types that you have already created. In Customizing choose ® Limit Management ® Define Limit Types.

Procedure

You have the option of releasing limits individually, or collectively by using report TBLR.

Releasing individual limits:

  1. Choose ...® Master Data ® Limits ® Maintain.
  2. Select the limit types of the limits that you want to release and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  3. The system displays the current release status of the limit in column Release of the limit type.

Without release (w/o release)

The limit is not subject to a release procedure (meaning that the release procedure is not set to active in Customizing).

Not released

No release has yet been made.

Flagged

Either one (of the two required) releases has occurred, or the initial status of the release has been set to 1 (limit is flagged for release).

Released

Both releases have been made, the limit is released.

  1. Two users are required to release a limit (principle of dual control). The first user can create the limit and set the status to flagged with the first release. The release made by the second user actually releases the limit (status is released).
  2. To release the limit, position your cursor on the line of the limit and choose Choose Limit. In the next screen, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Limit and save your change with This graphic is explained in the accompanying text, so that the database is updated.

Mass release

  1. Choose ...® Master Data ® Limits ® Release ® Limits.

    2. The system displays the screen Mass Release of Limits.

  2. In the general selections you can enter just one limit type or a range of limit types.

The mass release function offers you the additional option of selecting limits according to their release status by setting the indicators:
  1. It is also possible to make a selection according to the user who last changed the release status of a limit.
  2. When you have started the program, the system selects the limits and displays them in a list. You have to select the limits you want to release.
  3. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Release. The release status is increased by one level and shown accordingly in the limit.
  4. Save the entries with This graphic is explained in the accompanying text to update the database.

Result

The release status is increased by one level respectively:

Level 1: not released ® level 2: flagged ® level 3: released

Note

If the initial value of the release is 1 (flagged), only one further release is necessary.

The system displays the current release status in the limit. If you click on the release status of a limit, the system displays the user who made the last change to the release.

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