Release Object OR_COCP (Product Change (Card)) 

Definition

A release object in the Account Management (FS AM) system using which the system recognizes whether the editing of a product change (card) by entry or processing staff is subject to release. If the editing of the product change is subject to release, the system generates a release objectOR_COCP (product change (card))as a work item that can be processed further in the Business Workplace by a supervisor or user responsible for release.

For more information on the release process, in other words, how the Account Management (FS-AM) system interacts with the Business Workplace, see the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control (CA-GTF-TS-PDC) documentation.

Use

Customizing

You make the settings for release object OR_COCP (product change (card)) and its release attributes in the Account Management (FS-AM) Customizing settings in the following IMG activities:

Order Management ® Product Change (Card) ® Release ®

·        Assign Release Object to Release Procedure

·        Assign Rule to Release Steps

·        Assign Release WF and Release Procedure WF to Release Procedures

Channel

·        Dialog

¡        Transaction Change Card Product

¡        Transaction Execute Due Product Changes

¡        Transaction Edit Mass Product Changes

The system checks whether the product change processed in the dialog is subject to release, and generates a work item for every release-relevant product change. If a product change is no longer relevant for release once it has been processed, the related work item is deleted.

An event-controlled product change is not relevant for release.

·        Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI)

The system checks, as for dialog processing, whether a product change edited via a BAPI is subject to release, and generates a work item for every release-relevant product change. If a product change is no longer relevant for release once it has been processed, the related work item is deleted.

You do not have the option of suppressing the release procedure for the product change BAPIs since the Deactivate Release Workflow parameter is not available.

The product change (card) BAPIs transfer information on whether the created or changed product changes are in the release process in the Release Flag or Is Release Required parameter.

·        Direct Input

Direct input is not implemented for a product change. The product change BAPIs with entry origin and processing origin: BDCOCP product change (card) - BAPI (EDT)realize the external data transfer.

Structure

Release Attributes

You can use the following attributes of the product change (card) as release attributes for defining release reasons in the Customizing settings:

·        Source product

·        Product version

·        Target product

·        Product version

·        Card transfer procedure

·        Immediate product change

·        Entry origin

Note the exceptions that apply for entry origin BDCOCP - product change (card) – BAPI (EDT). These are described in the Product Change (Card) section.

·        Processing origin

Note the exceptions that apply for processing origin BDCOCP - product change (card) – BAPI (EDT). These are described in the Product Change (Card) section.

·        Operation to be released

Not all product change activities are available in the Account Management (FS-AM) system as values for the Customizing of release object OR_COCP product change (card)).

 

Methods of the Release Object in the Business Workplace

You can edit release object OR_COCP (product change (card)) as a work item in the Business Workplace. This can affect the order status of the product change. For more information, see the Order Status of a Product Change section.

·        Display

This method functions like the similarly named method in the Change Card Product transaction.

·        Change

This method functions like the similarly named method in transaction Change Card Pool Product.

This method in the Business Workplace can change the order status of the product change.

The system checks the changed product change and generates a new work item if applicable and/or deletes the existing work item.

·        Display change documents

This method functions like the similarly named method in transaction Change Card Pool Product.

·        Release

This method in the Business Workplace can change the order status of the product change.

·        Reject

This method in the Business Workplace can change the order status of the product change.

·        Return

The system forwards the work item to the Business Workplace of the author/processor or that of the supervisor who processed it previously.