Creating BC Sets Using IMG Hierarchy

You want to create a BC Set using the IMG hierarchy. Decide whether you want to base the BC Set on the SAP Reference IMG or a Project IMG. In the SAP Reference IMG, you can access all IMG activities. The Project IMG and project view are selections of IMG activities.

To specify an initial IMG type choose  Utilities  User Settings . You can choose one of the following under Current IMG in the Maintenance Transaction tab:

• SAP Reference IMG

• Project IMG

• Project view

The setting is retained until you choose another IMG hierarchy.

The tables or views in the selected IMG activity are listed at the top right of the screen.

You can choose other tables with Other Tables. You can remove tables which you do not need in the BC Set from the list with Delete Table. The data of the table is deleted from the BC Set.

Select the table or view whose data you want to put in the BC Set.

The values of this table or view are shown on the tab below.

1. First select all data records that you want to copy to the BC set.

2. Select fields by clicking on the column header. The column is highlighted.

   Assign an attribute to the field.

   The following attributes exist:

   • Default value

   • Fixed value (unchangeable)

   • Variable (Get Value)

To not put a field in the BC Set, select the column and choose the Do Not Copy pushbutton.

• Attribute Default

  When you create a BC Set, all fields except the key fields are selected in the Copy column and have the attribute Standard. In this case the table field value is copied without confirmation when the BC Set is activated and can be changed manually.

• Attribute Fixed (unchangeable)

  Assign this attribute to table fields whose values are not to be changed after activation of the BC Set. The values of these fields are copied unchanged automatically when the BC Set is activated. This is for example the case when Customizing settings are passed unchanged to subsidiaries in a group rollout. Business settings could otherwise be accidentally overwritten when the BC Set is activated.

• Attribute Variable (Get Value)

  Assign this attribute to table fields whose values are to be specified by the user during activation of the BC Set.

  Customers can change the values of these fields when the BC Set is activated. All fields whose value can not yet be determined when the BC Set is created should have this attribute. These are typically organizational units such as company code, plant, and so on.

  You can specify a name for the attributed fields in the Variable Field Texts tab, to ensure unique field assignment. If a BC Set contains, for example, five company codes for which the Name field contains the attribute Get Value at Activation, you are prompted for five rows with identical field text (name) when you activate the BC Sets. You can define free texts (for example, numbering) in the Activation Field Text column in the Variable Field Texts tab, to ensure unique assignment at activation.

You can also select data records by selection criteria. Choose Choose Selectively. Enter a selection criterion in the next window, for example, Check rule= 'AE' and confirm with Continue. The data record which satisfies the criterion is marked.

The following three steps are not necessary if you have already selected fields and assigned attributes in the Data Records tab. Only select fields if you have not yet assigned attributes in the Data Records tab.

Choose the Key field selection, attributes tab.The Copy column is set for all table fields.