SAP ABAP Data Element PARENT_PRODH (Product hierarchy parent nodes)

Hierarchy

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Basic Data

Data Element	PARENT_PRODH
Short Description	Product hierarchy parent nodes

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	PRODH
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	18
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	18
Value Table	T179

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID
Default Component name	PARENT_PROD_HIER
Change document	☑
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Prod.hier.
Medium	15	Prod.hierarchy
Long	20	Product hierarchy
Heading	18	Product hierarchy

Documentation

Definition

Alphanumeric character string for grouping materials by combining different features. It is only used for evaluations and pricing.

Use

In the standard system the product hierarchy can cover up to 3 levels, where each level has a specific number of digits.

Level    no. of digits allowed

1    5

2    5

3    8

Procedure

Examples

Define a product hierarchy with the following levels:

Level    example    description

1    00005    Electronic devices

2    00003    Washing devices

3    00000001    Washing machine

In this case a washing machine belongs to product hierarchy 000050000300000001

Dependencies

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19990223
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