Maintaining Dependencies for a Characteristic Value
Use
You can assign the following dependency types to a characteristic value:
Once you have assigned dependencies to a characteristic value, the system selects the O indicator.
- Do not assign preconditions to the values of restrictable characteristics. Preconditions and restrictable characteristics are two fundamentally different concepts for managing the allowed values of a characteristic. The two concepts cannot be used together.
- You cannot use dependencies for the nodes of a value hierarchy. Only assign dependencies to values on the lowest level of the hierarchy, which do not have subordinate values.
Procedure
Global Dependencies for a Characteristic Value
To assign global dependencies, which you have defined in the variant configuration menu, to a characteristic value:
- Select the characteristic value to which you want to assign dependencies.
- Choose Extras
® Object dependencies ® Assignments.
On the assignment screen, enter the name of your dependency.
To display the source code of the dependency, choose Goto
® Dependency editor.
You can also create global object dependencies directly from the assignment screen of a characteristic. To do this, choose Edit
® New dependency ® Global.
Confirm your entry and return to the allowed values screen.
Local Dependencies for a Characteristic Value
Select the characteristic value to which you want to assign dependencies.
Choose Extras ® Object dependencies ® Editor.
You see a dialog box from which you select a dependency type.
You see the editor, where you can enter the source code for your dependency.
Save your source code.
You see the Allowed Values screen again.
If you want to create additional local dependencies for your characteristic value, choose Extras
® Object dependencies ® Assignment, then Edit ® New dependencies ® Local.