Object Type Indicators
Object Type Indicators
The following indicators control the processing of the individual object types:
Indicators That are Relevant for all Object Types
These indicators are relevant to all object types: You use them to control which change objects may be processed with the change number.
You must set this indicator if you want to change objects of a particular object type (for examle, bill of material) with the change number.
If, for example, you want to change a material BOM with reference to a change number and this indicator is not set for the Bill of material or Material BOM object type, you see an error message when processing the bill of material.
If you set this indicator, it is possible to create management records for objects of this object type.
For each change master, you can create any number of object management records.
The management record describes the actual change made to a particular object (for example, material BOM for men’s racing bicycle PP- HRR01). If certain requirements are met, the objects can also have an object- specific valid-from date and an object-specific status network.
If you set this indicator, you lock an object type for changes with the chosen change number. The object type remains locked until you remove the indicator.
Indicators That Generate Object Management Records
You can control per object type whether and how the system is to generate management records. Management records are only available for selected object types (see:
Object Management Record and Object Type). 
You cannot generate object management records for an ECR/ECO. Additional checks take place in this change process.
Automatic generation of management records is controlled by the following indicators:
When you process (that is, create or change) an object with reference to the change number, the system generates a management record automatically.
In the change master, the system enters the object in the appropriate object list (for example, material BOM), from where you can describe the change in detail and, depending on how your indicators are set, control it.
For example, if you want to assign a revision level to a material, an object management record must exist for the material. The change master record can be defined such that changes to materials are supported (Object type active for change number) but there is no object management record for the material. If, however, the Object management record is generated (MgtRec.) indicator is set, you can assign the revision level from processing the material master record because then the object management record is created automatically.
You can control how the management records are generated for each object type. You can only make this setting if the Object management record is generated (MgtRec.) indicator is set.
The system only generates management records automatically when you create an object with reference to the current change number.
Please note the following situation:
A bill of material already exists in the system. You want to change it with reference to a change number for which the Management record generated automatically only for new objects indicator is set.
This is now only possible if you have created a management record for the bill of material before making the change.
The system creates management records automatically when you change an object with reference to this change number. From the processing functions for the object, the system goes to the change master, which appears in a dialog box. Here you can describe the change to the object immediately (for example, material BOM for men’s racing bicycle PP-HRR01).