If you carry out the Insert Symbol function, the expansion mode defined in the detail screen in the IMG activity Specify and Check Report Symbols for the symbol selected. The expansion mode is defined with regard to the data type for the symbol. Depending on the expansion mode, you can use other subexpansion types.
Symbol Data Type |
Expansion Mode |
Subexpansion Type |
Characteristic value
|
None Bar codeNM |
N : Input template orM : Function module |
Graphic of a phrase-related characteristic |
GPC |
G |
Text of a phrase-related characteristic |
GPC |
P |
Code of a phrase-related characteristic |
GPC |
C |
Identifier |
IT |
I :Type (for example, NAM), Cat. (for example, TRIV), List (only if the identifier is assigned to a regulatory list)T :Identifier selection strategy |
Field values for a table in the SAP Product Safety component or Field values for a table in another component (symbol type Parameter) |
None Bar codeNM |
N : Input template orM : Function module |
The selection strategy for identifiers is specified in the IMG activity Check Identification Listing in Customizing for Product Safety.