Actions (Obsolete) (SAP Library - Variant Configuration (LO-VC))

Actions (Obsolete)

Caution

Do not use actions if you can avoid it. You can almost always use procedures or constraints to do the same thing. All of the same expressions can be used in procedures. If you use actions and procedures, this can lead to serious system performance problems. For this reason, avoid using actions and replace existing actions with procedures or constraints when possible.

Definition

You use actions to infer values for characteristics. You cannot overwrite values that are set by an action.

You can also use actions to change field values in BOM items or operations in routings.

You can assign actions to the following objects:

The characteristic value that triggers the action
The characteristic that triggers the action
The configuration profile of the configurable object

Note

It is easier to assign actions to the configuration profile, so that they are all in one place.

BOM items – to change the quantity, for example
Operations in task lists – to change the standard values, for example

Use

If you use an action to infer a value for a characteristic, you enter the variable $SELF before the characteristic.

You cannot use the following expressions in actions:

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT TYPE_OF

<multiple-value characteristic> NE <value>

See also:

Changing Master Data with Dependencies