You store the characteristics of an object on tab pages in the detail area. The characteristics of an object can change with time. For this reason, an exact representation of your organizational plan is available according to a specific time period. You determine the validity of object characteristics, according to your requirements, when you create them.

The following applies for a selected object on the tab pages in the OMATTCRM Change attribute maintenance:

• the period mode is always set. This displays all existing periods

• a key date mode is set on the tab pages Basic data and Address which displays the key date and the current period

Each time data is changed using a tab page in the detail area, a new period is created for this tab page. It is valid from the date in the Valid from field and until the date in the Valid to field. The previous period is automatically terminated on the day before the new period.

A new period is also created, if you make a change outside the detail area, which affects the tab pages, for example, if you create a new position in the overview area.

In key date mode, if more than one period exists for a tab page, this is indicated by a . This indicates that assignments which you are making are valid alongside the current period. If there is only one period, this is indicated by a . In this case, the duration of the new assignment includes the duration of the current period.

Scroll through the existing periods for object characteristics using and or and . Alternatively, you can use to select an existing period directly.

When you are changing data, enter the date from when the data is to be valid in the Valid to field, and the date until it is to be valid in the Valid to field.

By selecting switch to key date mode, to assign objects in the detail area.