Executing Mass Changes (SAP Library

Executing Mass Changes

When you have entered the reference object, as well as the BOM category, and if required, the selection criteria, the system displays a list of all the BOMs that meet the selection criteria entered.

Select the BOMs or items that you want to apply the mass changes to.

In the list you are able to switch between a header overview and an item overview for the individual BOMs.

In the header overview, the following data is displayed for each BOM selected by the system:

BOM category (for example, material BOM)

The identified BOM data (for example, material, plant, usage for material BOM)

If a bill of material is assigned to several plants, an asterix (*) is displayed in the place of the plant. If it is, there is only one BOM for all plants. Any change you make in one plant is valid in all of the other plants, too.

Internal BOM number
Alternative BOM

In the overview, the system always displays all multiple BOM alternatives for which a reference object exists. All multiple BOM alternatives are displayed in a highlighted block. Select the alternatives for which you want the change to be made.

Item number, item category and item ID of the item to be changed

If the reference object (for example, material) is used several times in a BOM (for example, as item 0010, 0044, 0070), an asterix (*) is displayed in the place of the item data. Double click on the entry to display the item overview for this BOM. In the item overview, you can decide whether to change each individual item.

The selected items of one BOM are displayed in the item overview.

By clicking on the and buttons, you can scroll between the item overview and the individual BOMs.
If you select only part of the item in the item overview, then the indicator for the entire BOM is not available in the header overview. In this case, you can only maintain the indicator for this BOM in the item overview.

Additional Activities in the Selection List

Pushbutton	Function
	Go from a header overview to an item overview
	Go from an item overview to a header overview
Select BOMs	Select all alternatives of a multiple BOM
Deselect BOMs	Deselect all alternatives of a multiple BOM
Plant Assignments	Display all BOM plant assignments. If the BOM is assigned to several plants, the change is made in all of them.

Choose the processing function.

Result

The system automatically changes the BOMs and items selected. When the system has executed all changes, a log appears informing you about the system’s activities.

See also:

Reading the Log for Mass Changes