Specification Category (SAP Library - Specification Management)

Specification Category

Definition

You use this object to categorize specifications according to their use and significance in companies.

Use

Each specification belongs to exactly one specification category and one specification type. Specification categories are divided into specification types. The following specification categories currently exist in the SAP Environment, Health and Safety component:

Substance

Agent

Packaging

Waste code

Dangerous goods classification

The initial transaction controls which specification category specification management is opened for. If, for example, you access specification management from Industrial Hygiene and Safety, the specification category Agent is set automatically as the default. In the initial screens for editing and displaying specifications you can set a different specification category.

Integration

In the following IMG activities you define dependencies for specification categories (for more information, see the respective IMG activities):

Specify Specification Types

You must assign at least one specification category to each specification type. The specification type is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Check Identification Types

You must assign at least one specification category to each combination of identification category and identification type. The combination of identification category and identification type is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Check Identification Listing

You can assign a specification category to an identification listing and thus control the display of identifiers in the hit list depending on the specification category, for example. If you have assigned a specification category, this identification listing has the highest priority.

Manage User Exits

You can assign a specification category to a user exit. The user exit is then only available for specifications of the specification category (for example, user exits for secondary data determination).

Specify Component Types for Compositions

You must assign at least one specification category to each component type. The component type is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Specify Regulatory Lists

You must assign at least one specification category to each regulatory list. The regulatory list is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Specify Groups

You can assign a specification category to a group. The group is then available as a node in the group tree depending on the specification category set.

Specify Authorization Groups

You must assign at least one specification category to each authorization group. The authorization group is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Specify User-Defined Text Types

You must assign at least one specification category to each user-defined text type. The user-defined text type is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.

Specify Sources

You must assign at least one specification category to each source. The source is then only available for specifications of the given specification categories.