Changing a Function (SAP Library - Variant Configuration (LO-VC))

Changing a Function

You can change a function with or without a change number. If you change a function with a change number, the change number only applies to the allocation of characteristics to the function. Changes to the basic data or the value assignment alternatives are not time-dependent.

You can only change value assignment alternatives if the function has not yet been used in released dependencies.

You cannot change the first value assignment alternative once the function has been used in a released action or procedure.
You cannot change any of the value assignment alternatives once the function has been used in released constraints. However, you can create new value assignment alternatives.

To change a function, proceed as follows:

From the variant configuration menu, choose Tools ® Function ® Change.
Enter the name of the function you want to change.

If you want to change characteristic allocations on a specific date, enter a change number.

Note

Please note that the change number must support characteristics maintenance if you want to overwrite characteristics.

To see a list of change numbers that have been used to process the function on specific dates, choose Goto ® Change numbers. You can select a change number from this list and copy it to your application.

You can display a list of dependencies in which the function has been used from the Basic data screen. To do this, choose Environment ® Where-used list. You can select a dependency from this list and display a where-used list for the dependency.

On the Characteristics screen, you can also use the Environment ® Where-used list to display a list of dependencies where individual characteristics are used. The Environment menu also provides the following reporting functions:

Choose Environment ® Char. history to see whether the characteristics have already been processed using engineering change management, whether a characteristic has been deleted using engineering change management, and whether the characteristic was overwritten for the function.

Choose Environment ® Change documents to see details of when the function was changed. This includes changes that were not made with engineering change management.