Status Management 

Use

Enables you to control the processing of a product based on the statuses assigned to it. By setting a status for a product, you determine its current processing status and the actions that can be performed subsequently by the system or user.

Two types of status are available:

·        System status

A system status controls or regulates a process. It informs you that a particular transaction was performed. System statuses are predefined in the system and delivered by SAP.

·        User status (only available in the People-Centric UI)

This is a status you define yourself. It serves as an indicator, but has no effect on standard functionality.

Features

Statuses can be set in the product master at two levels. The product status is set at the product header level, whereas the sales status is set at the set type level for a specific distribution chain. The product status applies to the entire product and has a higher priority than the sales status.

Both the product status and sales status are maintained in product maintenance.

Product Status

The product status is maintained in the set type Product Status in the SAP GUI or on the Status tab page in the People-Centric UI. You can set the following statuses:

·        To archive

·        Locked

The following statuses are also available but are set by the system:

·        Deleted

·        Archived

·        Can be archived

For more information, see the set type Product Status.

Sales Status

The sales status is set in the set type Sales: Control Fields, Quantities on the tab page Sales and Distribution in the SAP GUI or on the Distribution Chains tab page in the People-Centric UI. You can set the following statuses:

·        Blocked (Error)

·        Blocked (Warning)

For more information, see Sales status in the set type Sales: Control Fields, Quantities.

User Status

The user status is maintained on the Status tab page in the People-Centric UI:

·        To enter a user status, you select the relevant status profile in the Status Profile field.

·        In the dropdown box of the Change Status field, any selectable user statuses from your status profile will be displayed together with the system statuses for selection.

You can define the user statuses and status profiles you require in Customizing by choosing Customer Relationship Management ® Master Data ®Products ® Status Management.