Hierarchy
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BV (Package) SD Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | PRODH_D |
| Short Description | Product Hierarchy |
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
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | VPR | |
| Default Component name | 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 together materials by combining different characteristics. It is used for analyses and price determination.
Use
In the standard SAP R/3 System, the product hierarchy can have up to 3 levels, each with a specific number of characters.
Level Number of characters allowed
1 5
2 5
3 8
Procedure
Examples
You define a product hierarchy with the following levels:
Level Example Description
1 00005 Electrical goods
2 00003 Wet appliances
3 00000001 Washing machine
In this case, a washing machine belongs to the product hierarchy 000050000300000001.
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - PRODH_D 0001
Use
The product hierarchy on the "Engineering/Design" screen is used to depict the competitive materials of competitor 1 in relation to those of competitor 2. Here, your own company and its materials are also regarded as a competitor and as competitive materials respectively. You can use this representation as a basis for market analyses.
Procedure
You normally enter competitive materials using material type WETT. When entering your own materials as competitive materials, you can, however, display the product hierarchy on the "Engineering/Design" screen for other material types too.
Dependencies
In the above instance, please note the following points:
- If you have created materials at sales organization level, a warning is issued on the "Engineering/Design" screen that the product hierarchy may differ at sales organization level.
- When creating new records at sales organization level, the product hierarchy from the "Engineering/Design" screen is proposed.
Supplementary Documentation - PRODH_D 0002
Use
The product hierarchy on the Basic Data screen is used to depict the competitive materials of competitor 1 in relation to those of competitor 2. Here, your own company and its materials are also regarded as a competitor and as competitive materials respectively. You can use this representation as a basis for market analyses.
Procedure
You normally enter competitive materials using material type WETT. When entering your own materials as competitive materials, you can, however, display the product hierarchy on the Basic Data screen for other material types too.
Dependencies
In the above instance, please note the following points:
- If you have created materials at sales organization level, the system warns you on the Basic Data screen that the product hierarchy may differ at sales organization level.
- When you create new records at sales organization level, the system proposes the product hierarchy from the Basic Data screen.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19981111 |
| SAP Release Created in |
