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 Additional Objects for Object Links

Use

The link between a document and a SAP object is often only valid for a specific SAP object. For this reason, you can add another SAP object to every link. This object is called the additional object. For example, you can enter a specific customer (for example DEBI-26) for the link between an engineering/design drawing and a material master record.

Integration

You can maintain the object link valuation in either the document info record or in the master record for the object (for example, material).

You can choose any SAP object, provided that the key fields for this object have been maintained in Customizing for the Document Management System.

Prerequisites

You can valuate an object link with an SAP object if you have met the following requirements:

  • Document info record

    You must have linked the document with an SAP object (for example, Customer DEBI-26).

  • Customizing Start of the navigation path Document management Next navigation step Control data Next navigation step Define document type Next navigation step Set object link End of the navigation path

    The function Valuation is only active when you have done the following for the combination document type and linked SAP object

    • You have activated additional functions.

    • You have entered the additional object.

Features

The following functions are supported for link valuation:

  • One SAP object is supported for the valuation of a document - object link.

    Example Example

    The additional object KNA1 (customer) has been entered for the document - material (MARA) object link for document type DRW (engineering/design drawing).

    End of the example.

  • You can determine the direction in a document-document link.

    The direction indicates which document is active or passive in a document-document-link. The document - document link does not have a predefined direction in the standard system.

Activities

  1. On the Basic data screen, choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Object link. End of the navigation path

    You see the Object Selection dialog box.

  2. Select the object description (for example, material) that you want to valuate the link for.

  3. Press Choose.

    You see the Object Links dialog box.

  4. Select the link object (for example, material M-1) that you want to valuate the link for.

  5. Select (Valuation ).

    You see the Restrict value range dialog box.

    Note Note

    You cannot enter the additional object (for example, customer) directly. You must use the hit list from selection.

    End of the note.

  6. Enter data that restricts the scope of the search.

    If required, limit the value range, and choose Continue .

    You see the Result list dialog box.

  7. Select an object that you want to use as an additional object, and choose Continue .

    You see the Object Links dialog box. The system has copied the additional object that you chose.

  8. Return to the Basic data screen.

  9. Save your entries on the Basic data screen.