Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the
Dialog 
Use
You can use this function to make changes to several order items at the same time. When you carry out mass changes in the dialog, you should only change small amounts of data.
Integration
This function allows also allows you to create variants, which are a prerequisite for carrying out mass changes in the background. For more information, see Creating Variants and Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the Background.
Prerequisites
You have assigned the fields for mass changes according to your requirements in Customizing. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Customer Relationship Management at Transactions ® Settings for Sales Transactions ® Assign Fields for Mass Changes.
Features
You have different attributes as selection criteria when selecting the order items to be changed and the required changes.
You can also save variants when using mass changes in the dialog. For more information, see Creating Variants).
After selecting the data records to be changed and specifying the required changes, you can execute mass changes in the background yourself.
The system carries out a consistency check on the changed data. The system does not make changes that would lead to data inconsistencies.
After the mass change has been executed, the system produces a log about the changes made and, if required, errors that occurred.
Activities
To call up mass changes for sales transactions in the dialog, go to the SAP Easy Access menu and choose Sales ® Mass Changes for Sales Transactions ®Execute Mass Changes for Sales Transactions.
Execute Mass Changes Without a Variant
1. To call up mass changes for sales transactions in the dialog, go to the SAP Easy Access menu and choose Sales ® Mass Changes for Sales Transactions ®Execute Mass Changes for Sales Transactions. Enter either an existing variant, or, from the Table tab page, choose the entered table CRMT_SALESORD_MASSUPDATE_ITEM for mass changes on item level. You switch to the Fields tab page and choose the fields that you want to change by using mass changes. The fields you select are then displayed in one of the following steps in the Mass Change on Item Level view. Then choose Execute.
You can select a maximum of 19 fields.
You can only make mass changes for the object type specified.
Not all of the fields that are available for selection here can be changed. You can only change the fields that you have defined in the SAP Implementation Guide (IMG) under Customer Relationship Management ® Transactions ® Settings for Sales Transactions ® Assign Fields for Mass Changes.
2. In the user interface of this view, choose Select Selection Fields to add additional selection criteria that you want to use to restrict the items to be changed. The following selection criteria are available:
○ Created by
○ Order due date list
○ Posting date
○ External reference number
○ Business partner
○ Partner function
○ Product name
○ Division
○ System status
○ Sales group
○ Sales office
○ Sales organization
○ Distribution channel
○ Transaction type
○ Requested delivery date
3. Enter the relevant data in the selection fields, and start the selection with Execute. The items selected are listed in a hit list that displays all of the fields of the table for mass changes at item level. You can restrict the number of hits, and then make your required changes.
4. Enter the new values in the corresponding columns. Select the corresponding columns and the data records to be changed, and execute the mass change. You have the following additional options:
○ Only change a field when it has a certain current value
To do this, choose Restrictions, enter the new value in the first line, and the value to be replaced in the second line.
○ Display previous value
As long as you have not left the transaction after changing the values, you can display the previous values by choosing Old Values.
○ Test changes
Before you execute an update run, that is, execute mass changes by using Save, you should test whether the required changes are possible. To do this, choose Test Changes. Since the system carries out the same tests in the test run as in the update run, the test run takes the same amount of time as the update run.
5. When you save the data, the system executes a consistency check, and creates a log for the changes made and, if required, any errors that occurred.
6. By using Object, in display or change mode, you can call up from within the log sales orders that contain errors.
Execute Mass Changes with a Variant
You can also define the selection of order items to be changed and the required changes using Variants. To do this, specify a variant name for selecting the order items and changes.
Selection of Backorder Items
You can use the following selection criteria for the selection of backorder items:
● Indicator Order Due Date List for items in the order due date list
● Requested delivery date
When you set the indicator for the order due date list, the requested delivery date is used as the selection date. When you set the indicator for the order due date, and do not choose the requested delivery date as a selection criterion or have not specified a value for the requested delivery date, the system date is used as the selection date.
See also:
Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the Background