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 Consistency Checks for Interchangeability Groups

Use

You use consistency checks to determine any data inconsistencies which may arise if data is saved in different places in the system (data redundancy).

You can perform consistency checks on the constituent products and locations of the interchangeability group during group creation. For example, you can perform a consistency check to make sure that all the products in a chain have the same unit of measure.

You can also add your own consistency checks and activate or deactivate the standard checks that are provided with the application.

The consistency check is also carried out by the system when you save the group.

Caution Caution

If you do not set up any consistency checks, you run the risk of producing inconsistent interchangeability groups. For example, if a predecessor and successor product have completely different units of measure, the quantities will be incorrect when requirements are transferred from one to the other.

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Recommendation Recommendation

SAP strongly recommends that you maintain validations to ensure data consistency.

End of the recommendation.

Prerequisites

  • You have maintained the following IMG activities in Customizing for Start of the navigation path Product and Location Interchangeability  Next navigation step Consistency Checks End of the navigation path :

    • Maintain Field Catalog

    • Maintain Validation

    • Maintain Consistency Profiles and Assign Validations

    • Assign Consistency Profiles and Assign Field Catalog to Group Type

      For more details on the individual activities, see the IMG documentation.

  • You have created an interchangeability group as described in Creating an Interchangeability Group .

Features

  • Error log

    Displays all the errors, warnings, and other related information discovered during the consistency check.

  • Analysis log

    Displays the consistency profile along with the associated validations and indicates whether or not these validations were successful. It also displays the field catalog fields for which the checks were made and whether or not the stated conditions were met. It shows the resulting errors, warnings, and other information.

Activities

  • To check the consistency of an interchangeability group, choose Check in the application toolbar.

  • To display all error messages and warnings, choose Error Log in the application toolbar.

  • To display the analysis log, choose Analysis Log in the application toolbar.