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Business Scenario:

Here we are creating a Specification type and a property tree with new Value Assignment Type (VAT). The newly created property tree is then assigned to Specification Type.

Detailed configuration steps with screen shots are given below as per Business Requirement.

1. Create Specification Type.

Create a Specification Type to create a new specification.

IMG Menu

Environment, Health & Safety - Basic Data and Tools - Specification Management - Specification Master - Specify Specification Types

Transaction Code

SPRO


Copy the standard Specification Type Real_Sub as Real _Sub1. We need to assign the Real_sub1 to the specification category SUBSTANCE.


2. Create Characteristics and Class.

Create the Characteristics ”CLAS_SAMPLE” by using t_code CT04 and assign the below mentioned characteristics to it by using t_code CL02

Characteristics

Description

Data Type

P_EHS_1021_001_PERIOD

Storage Period

NUM

SAP_EHS_1021_001_TEMP

Storage Temperature

NUM

SAP_EHS_1021_001_MOISTURE

Storage Moisture

CHAR

SAP_EHS_1021_001_REMARK

Remarks

CHAR

CHAR_SAMPLE

Sample Name

CHAR

3. Create Value Assignment Type

IMG Menu

Environment, Health & Safety - Basic Data and Tools - Specification Management - Specification Database Structure - Settings for Value Assignment - Specify Value Assignment Types

Transaction Code

SPRO

Create VAT according to the data given below:

Value assign type

Description

Value ***. Cat

Z_Storage

Root

E

Z_Storage_Details

Node (Without Class)

E

Z_Storage_Specification

Normal Property (With Class)

A

Creation of VAT “Z_Storage” with Value Assignment Category as E.

Creation of VAT “Z_Storage_Details” with Value assignment category “E”


Creation of VAT “Z_Storage_Specification” with Value assignment category “A” and Class as “CLAS_SAMPLE”


4. Creation of Set up Table-Based Value Assignment

IMG Menu

Environment, Health & Safety - Basic Data and Tools - Specification Management -Specification Database Structure - Settings for Value Assignment - Set up Table-Based Value Assignment

Transaction Code

SPRO

In the IMG activity “Set Up Table-Based Value Assignment” you specify the fields of a value assignment type you want to be displayed as columns in the table.


5. Creation of Set up Property Tree

IMG Menu

Environment, Health & Safety - Basic Data and Tools - Specification Management - Specification Database Structure - Settings for Value Assignment - Set Up Property Trees

Transaction Code

SPRO

  1. Make the following entries:

Prop. tree

Description of property tree

Version

Z_STA_SUB

Standard Properties Substance

ERP60 EHP4

2. Choose Z_STA_SUB then choose Value Assignment Type Assignment and make new entries:

ID

level

Comprlnd.

Value Assignment type

1000

1

Z_Storage

1010

2

X

Z_Storage_Details

1020

3

X

Z_Storage_Specification

    6. Assign Property Tree to Specific Specification Types

 

IMG Menu

Environment, Health & Safety -Basic Data and Tools - Specification Management - Specification Master - Specify Specification Types

Transaction Code

SPRO


On Specification Type - Property Tree Assignment tab screen select and enter Z_STA_SUB for the listed Specification Type:


Finally go the specification workbench and select the agent with agent type (Real Sub_1), here we need to select the property tree (Z_STA_SUB) from the list to enter the data.

Regards

John Zacharia

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