Release Object OR_COP (Product Change (Account)) 

Definition

An Account Management (FS-AM) release object used by the system to identify whether the editing of a product change by an author/processor is subject to release. If the editing of the product change is subject to release, the system generates release object OR_COP (product change (account)) 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_COP (product change (account)) and its release attributes in the Account Management (FS-AM) Customizing settings in the following IMG activities:

Order Management ® Product Change (Account) ® 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 Account Product

¡        Transaction Execute Due Product Changes (Account)

¡        Transaction Edit Mass Product Changes (Account)

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

·        Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI)

The system checks (as for dialog processing) whether a product change (account) processed by BAPIs is subject to release, and generates a work item for every release-relevant product change. If a product change (account) is no longer relevant for release once it has been processed, the related work items are deleted.

¡        ProductChange.CreateAndActivate

¡        ProductChange.ChangeAndActivate

¡        ProductChange.ChangeAndDeactivate

For product change (account) BAPIs, you do not have the option of suppressing the release procedure since the Deactivate Release Workflow parameter is not available.

The product change (account) BAPIs transfer information on whether the created or changed product changes are in the release process in the OrderRelease parameter.

·        Direct Input

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

Structure

Release Attributes

For the business-related meaning of the individual release attributes, see the following F1 helps.

·        Source product

·        Product version

·        Target product

·        Product version

·        Transfer procedure

·        Immediate product change

·        Entry origin

Note the exceptions that apply to entry origin BDTCOP - product change (account) – BAPI (EDT). These are described in the Product Change (Account) section.

·        Processing origin

Note the exceptions that apply to processing origin BDTCOP - product change (account) – BAPI (EDT). These are described in the Product Change (Account) section.

·        Operation

In the Account Management (FS-AM) system, the following product change (account) operations are available as value for the Customizing settings of release object OR_COP (product change (account):

Methods of the Release Object in the Business Workplace

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

·        Display

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

·        Change

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

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

The system checks the changed product change (account) 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 Account Product.

·        Release

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

·        Reject

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

·        Return

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