Use
This function enables you to search for specifications in the specification database. From the initial screens of specification editing and the specification information system, you can do the following:
Integration
The results of the search are displayed in a hit list where you can
extend, refine, or reduce the search results and save them as sets of hits. From the hit list, you can also display the search history.See also:
Specification Management Hit List Specification Information System Hit List Basic Functions in the Hit ListFeatures
All search criteria in the initial screens of specification management and the specification information system are linked by AND operations. This includes searches using:
The system finds specifications that fulfill the selection conditions you specified on at least one day within the given period. The days can be different for different selection conditions. In this case, the key date is the day for which the data is displayed.
If you also want to display the data that was valid on an earlier date, you must change the key date, which is set to the current date as standard, and enter the earlier date.
The system determines specifications whose data has a certain status (see
The system finds specifications whose header data, identifiers, or value assignment types contain the given ratings and validity areas. Searching for specifications via usage only influences the search result if the system determines hits using the header data, identifiers, or value assignments, meaning if an authorization group (for the header data), an identifier, or a value assignment is entered as an additional search criterion.
For specifications of the specification category Substance, a hit is determined via the value assignment if you have entered search criteria in the search functions Substance with values assigned, Substance contains components, or Substance with phrases assigned.
When searching via usage, the system performs a rigorous check. This means the ratings and validity areas of the data record must be identical to the ones you entered as search criteria or must include them. If a data record does not have a usage, the system interprets this as follows in the search:
In Customizing for Product Safety you can specify a function module in Specify Environment Parameters in the environment parameter QRY_CHECK_FUNC that checks the search criteria in the search for specifications. You can ensure, for example, that zeros are always added to specification keys that are entered.
Extended Search Functions
Extended search functions are delivered in the standard system that you can check in the IMG activity Manage User Exits in Customizing for Product Safety. Call the documentation of the corresponding standard function module to define your own search functions. Write the new function module to correspond with the reference module and its interface.
The following extended search functions are available in the standard system for the specification category Substance:
Search Function |
Result |
Substance with header data |
The system finds specifications that fulfill the specified search criteria in the header data. This includes:
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Substance with values assigned |
The system finds specifications that have certain characteristic values for certain value assignment types. You use this function to select the required value assignment type in the Property Tree dialog box. The SAP System lists the corresponding characteristics for which you can enter the values you require.
If you choose the Nonempty Characteristics function for a selected value assignment type in the dialog box, the system displays the characteristics for the value assignment type, which you can select and transfer as required. As the search result, the system displays all specifications of the chosen specification category where the selected characteristics contain any values.
After confirming, you can choose more value assignment types and enter characteristic values. |
Substance contains components |
The system finds specifications that fulfill the specified search criteria. These include details covering reference quantity, specification key, component type, and concentration. You can also enter the value assignment type containing the relevant component. You can choose whether the specified component:
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Substance uses reference substance |
The system finds specifications with a particular reference. |
Substance with phrases assigned |
The system finds specifications to which a certain phrase was assigned as a value. |
Substance is included in relationship |
The system finds specifications that are included in inheritance relationships (see Inheritance) and thus fulfill certain search criteria. Using the search criteria you can also search for the following specifications:
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Substance contains document |
The system finds specifications to which a certain document from document management was assigned using the user-defined texts and documents function. |
The following restrictions apply for specification searches:
Activities
Searching Manually for Specifications Executing Queries