Use

You use this function to process initiating object records. Initiating object records indicate that procurement elements have to be changed because changes have been made to a sales order or to master data. The main task of this function is to determine which procurement elements are affected by changes.

Features

The initiating object records are displayed in a tree structure along with the procurement elements affected by the changes.

This function offers you the following features:

You use this function to search for procurement elements (production orders, planned orders, purchase orders) relating to initiating object records. If a procurement element is found to be affected by a change, a procurement element change record is created.

To switch to the overview of the procurement element change records for an initiating object record, select the initiating object record and choose ( ) Procurement element.

You can delete initiating object records only if the corresponding procurement element change records are completed or if no procurement element change records have been assigned. All assigned procurement element records are also deleted.

To carry out deletion, select the initiating object record and choose ( ) .

You can only delete a procurement element record if this is complete .

To carry out deletion, select the procurement element record and choose ( ) .

You can create initiating object records for sales order changes or master data changes that are not involved in the change process because of settings (see Creating Initiating Object Records ). To find procurement elements for an initiating object record that has been created manually, an Overall Profile must be assigned to the material produced in the material master.

To create an initiating object record, choose ( ) .

The system provides you with logs that contain information about the processing steps carried out for the initiating object records. Choose  Goto Process log to look at a temporary log in which the processing steps for the current session are recorded. Choose ( ) Log to call up a log in which all processing steps that have been carried out for an initiating object record up to now are stored.

When a change process has been completed (that is, all procurement element change records involved are complete ) you can delete the initiating object record and the related procurement element change records. In this process, all objects created during the change process (determined change steps, simulation orders and so on) are deleted:

You can use program CO_OCM_OBJECT_LISTH to execute all functions for processing the initiating object records. For example, you can search for the procurement elements relating to an initiating object record or delete initiating object records (see above).

Symbols

The symbols at the beginning of each initiating object record show their processing status.

Activities

To process initiating objects, choose  Logistics Production Shop floor control Control Order change management Change process Initiating objects .

See also:

SAP List Viewer (ALV) Grid Control

ALV Grid Control (BC-SRV-ALV)