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Use

The property tree offers a structured display of all the value assignment types that you can edit in the value assignment of specifications.

Prerequisites

Caution

You can carry out this IMG activity once only.

Note

In the SAP System, you can assign read and write authorization to a user for each node (including the root). A user can display an end node if that user has authorization for all nodes, including end nodes and the root.

Features

The property tree is the starting point for editing value assignments of specifications. You can set which property tree is displayed as the default setting for each specification type in Customizing for Product Safety in the IMG activity Specify Specification Types. If you do not specify a property tree for a specification type and there is no SET/GET setting, the property tree is displayed for which the D indicator (default property tree for specification management) is set in the IMG activity Set Up Property Trees.

In the IMG activity Specify Specification Types you can define for each specification type whether a user can switch between property trees in hit list. In this IMG activity you also specify the property trees from which the user can choose.

If a user has switched to a property tree, this is saved as a SET/GET parameter in the user settings.

Display of the Property Tree

You can change the appearance of the property tree using the following functions:

Function

Procedure

You want to have the line on which the cursor is positioned as the first line on the screen.

Choose Edit ® Subtree ® Position subtree.

You want to position the node below the cursor as the root

Choose Edit ® Subtree ® Set focus.

The corresponding hierarchy is displayed as the first line in the tree.

Report Symbols

Using Extras ® Report symbols you can display the report symbols for a value assignment type and its characteristics.

Origin of Value Assignment

Value assignment types can be assigned values using various methods. The method used is indicated by a particular character beside the value assignment in the property tree. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text to update the display.

Origin of Value Assignment

Icon

Manual assignment

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Reference

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text. The first identifier for the reference is displayed next to the icon.

By manually overwriting a reference

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text. The first identifier for the reference is displayed next to the icon.

Inheritance

See Inheritance.

Help Texts for Value Assignment Types

You can use F1 help to display long texts for the value assignment types in the property tree and in value assignment. These long texts have been entered under Texts for the corresponding classes in the Classification System.

Activities

Using the Property Tree for Value Assignment

  1. Follow the procedure Editing Specifications. Choose the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text function.
  2. Expand the property tree to the lowest level where the value assignment types are displayed.
  3. Double-click the value assignment type you want to display.

The Edit Specification: Value Assignment screen appears (see Editing Value Assignments).

Copying Data Records of a Value Assignment Type

  1. For the specification whose data records you want to copy, follow the procedure Editing Specifications. Choose the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text function.
  2. In the property tree, select the value assignment types whose data records you want to copy by positioning the cursor on them and choosing Edit ® Select ® Select subtree +/-.
  3. Choose Edit ® Copy.
  4. All data records for the selected value assignment types, including the additional information on source, usage, and so on, are copied to the clipboard.

    This data is retained in the clipboard until you have exited the transaction or copied other data.

  5. For the specification to which you want to copy the data records, follow the procedure Editing Specifications. Choose the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text function.
  6. Choose Edit ® Paste.

All data records in the clipboard are copied for the current specification. All value assignment types modified in this way are highlighted in the display.

Changing Property Tree

  1. From the specification management hit list, choose Utilities ® Settings ® Property tree.
  2. Enter the required property tree and confirm your entries.

 

 

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