Entering content frameProcedure documentation Maintaining Discontinuation Data Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You enter data for discontinuation on the General Item Data screen. To call the function for entering discontinuation data:

  1. If you are on an item overview, select the material component first.

    2. If you are on an item detail screen, go directly to step 2.

  2. Choose Extras ® Discontinuation data.

    3. You see the Discontinuation data dialog box. The data that identifies the item is in the first line:

    – Item number

    – Material

    – Item category

  3. The next step depends on whether your item is a discontinued item or a follow-up item.

    4. Entering data for a follow-up item

    You can only define an item as a follow-up item in the BOM item.

    – Enter the Follow-up group for the follow-up item.

    – Enter the same character string as the Discontinuation group of the item you want to replace.

    Entering data for a discontinued item

    To allow an item to be discontinued, you must enter the discontinuation indicator in its material master record. In the BOM item, you see this indicator in the Discontinuation data. You can only discontinue items that have this indicator.

    – Enter the Discontinuation group of the item you want to discontinue.

    – Enter the same character string as the Follow-up group for the item that is to replace the discontinued item.

  4. Go back and save your BOM.
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