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Use

While you are processing a change master record, you can use the product structure select all the objects of a product that are affected by a change.

Prerequisites

If you want to copy objects from the product structure to the change master record, you must first set the following indicators for the relevant object types in the change master record ( Object Types screen):

  • Indicator: a management record is required for each object

  • Indicator: object type active for change number

If you set these indicators for the document and material object types, for example, you can use the product structure to copy just documents and materials as change objects.

Procedure

  1. In the change mode for the change master record, choose Go to → Select object.

  2. Choose Settings and select List display .

  3. You see the Select Objects screen. Initial Screen .

  4. You can also edit the filter ( ) .

  5. Choose Continue and enter the data for the initial object.

  6. Start the product structure explosion by choosing Continue .

  7. The Product structure screen appears. < Effectivity date >.

This screen is divided into two:

  • Product structure of the initial object in the upper part

This part shows the product structure for the initial object.

The system lists all of the object types that can be related to this initial object. The objects that are related to the initial object are listed under the individual object types.

An additional icon indicates the objects as follows:

Icon

Description

( ) ( Object already copied )

The object has already been entered as a change object for the change number that you are currently processing.

( ) (Copy object)

The object can be copied as a change object for the change number that you are currently processing.

Click on the Copy icon to copy the object.

If you want to copy an object that does not have the copy icon, review the change master record to see whether the object type indicators allow this object type (for example, BOM) to be processed.

  • Object List of the Change Numbers in the lower section

This section lists the change objects of the change numbers that you are currently processing.

Objects in the current processing situation that you select for copying into the area of the product structure are copied by the system into this area and marked for copying.

  1. Choose ( ) ( Copy objects).

Result

The system copies your selected objects to the change master record. The screen appears where you chose the function Select objects .