Mass Changes for Sales Transactions 

Use

You can use this function to make certain changes for several order items at the same time, for example to cancel backorder items for certain business partners.

You can carry out a mass change for sales transactions in the following modes:

●     In the dialog

You can find more information under Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the Dialog.

●     In the background

You can find more information under Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the Background.

●     In mixed mode

When you do this, you start in the dialog, but switch to background processing for the actual execution of changes. You can find more information under Mass Changes for Sales Transactions in the Dialog.

You have different attributes as selection criteria when selecting order items and the required changes. You can select certain selection criteria and save them as variants for reuse (see also Creating Variants).

Only carry out mass changes for sales transactions if you are sure that you want to make changes to the items in question. You should be aware that as soon as you save, your changes have an immediate effect on a large number of objects.

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 underTransactions  ® Settings for Sales Transactions ® Assign Fields for Mass Changes.

Features

You use this function to change data simultaneously for a selected quantity of order items.

After a mass change has been carried out, the system creates a log about the changes made and, if necessary, errors that occurred. You can display and delete mass change logs at any time. The system also creates a log during a test run of mass changes.

●     Displaying Logs

You can display and carry out precise analysis of logs and messages relating to mass changes that have been executed. You also receive more information on the messages. The system creates a log about executed changes and, if necessary, errors that occurred when executing mass changes to sales transactions. To do this, in the SAP CRM SAP Menu, choose Sales ® Mass Changes for Sales Transactions ® Display Protocols of Mass Changes.

●     Deleting Logs

You can delete several logs at the same time. You can also execute this deletion process in the background. The system produces a list with the deleted logs that you can save and print. To do this, in the SAP CRM SAP Menu, choose Sales ® Mass Changes for Sales Transactions ® Delete Protocols of Mass Changes.