Product Status 

Definition

Set type for setting the product status. At present, the statuses available for products are Locked and To Archive. The statuses Deleted, Archived, and Archivable can only be set by the archiving programs.

This function is only available in the SAP GUI.

Use

If you set the status Locked for a product, this means the product can no longer be accessed by other applications. For example:

·        No new sales orders can be created for the product.

·        The product catalog is informed that the product is locked and the product no longer appears in the catalog.

You may want to lock a product for other applications for the following reasons:

·        You have created a product but have not yet finished working on it. You want to complete and release it at a later point in time.

·        The product has been downloaded from a non-SAP system and contains errors. It should not be used for the time being.

·        The product is a seasonal product.

This status is only significant if the product has been saved in an active form. For inactive products, it has no further effect, as they cannot be seen by other applications.

Integration with Archiving

If you set the status To Archive, the active product is flagged for archiving. During the archiving process, the status is set to Archivable if archiving has been activated in the system and the product is not used in any applications, such as the order. If the product is, however, being used, the product will not be checked again until a certain amount of time (customizable) has passed.

Archived products can be displayed from product maintenance by choosing Environment ® Archived Products.

For more information, see Archiving Product Master Data.