Copying Rules for Characteristic Values

Use

You use the copying rules to define whether and from which sources the system copies characteristic values in order to adopt them in a new goods receipt batch or to transfer them to batch determination. Possible sources are the order item configuration, the process batch classification, and the original batch classification.

Integration

The system takes account of the copying rules in the following cases:

Creation of a goods receipt batch in the transaction Enter time ticket for production order (CO11N)
Creation of a goods receipt batch in the transaction Goods movements (MIGO)
Execution of batch determination in the transaction Enter time ticket for production order (CO11N)

Features

The following settings are possible for a copying rule:

Do not copy any characteristics

The system does not adopt any characteristic values from the configuration of the order item or classification of the process or original batch.
Copy characteristics of the classification only

The system copies the values of the characteristics of the same name from the process batch.

If an original batch is assigned to the process batch, the system then adopts the values from the original batch for the characteristics that are still initial. The system does not overwrite any characteristic values that were already copied from the process batch.
Copy characteristics of the configuration only

The system copies the values of the characteristics of the same name from the configuration of the order item.
Copy characteristics from the configuration (priority) and classification

The system copies the values of the characteristics of the same name from the configuration of the order item.

For the characteristics that are still initial, the system then copies the characteristics from
1. The process batch
2. The assigned original batch, if applicable
  
  The system does not overwrite the characteristics that were already copied.
Copy characteristics from the classification (priority) and configuration

The system copies the values of the characteristics of the same name from the process batch.

For the characteristics that are still initial, the system then copies the characteristics from
1. The assigned original batch, if applicable
2. The configuration of the order item
  
  The system does not overwrite the characteristics that were already copied.

Activities

You define the copying rules for a movement type in Customizing for Batch Management by choosing Start of the navigation path Batch Valuation Next navigation step Valuation for Goods Movements in Inventory Management Activate Batch Classification for Goods Movements in IM End of the navigation path .

Example

You created process batch PB1 for a production order, and have already assigned it to order item 1. Original batch OB1 is assigned to process batch PB1.

The following table shows the characteristic values for the process batch, original batch, and order item:

Characteristic name	Classification of PB1	Classification of OB1	Configuration of order item 1
Length	1100	1200	1300
Width	-	500	900
Thickness	-	-	1,5
Quality	A	-	-
Color	red	-	green

The following table shows which characteristic values the system copies if the various copying rules are applied:

Character-istic name	Do not copy any characteristics	Copy characteristics of the classification only	Copy characteristics of the configuration only	Copy characteristics from the configuration (priority) and classification	Copy characteristics from the classification (priority) and configuration
Length	-	1100	1300	1300	1100
Width	-	500	900	900	500
Thickness	-	-	1,5	1,5	1,5
Quality	-	A	-	A	A
Color	-	red	green	green	red