SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58 (Define Change Types for Objects)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-ECM (Application Component) Engineering Change Management
     ⤷ CC0C (Package) R/3 Customizing: PPS Engineering Change Management
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58 Define Change Types for Objects  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87003894   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58   Define change types for objects 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58   Define change types for objects 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58    

In this step, you define how changes to objects allocated to the change master record (such as BOM, routing, document) are to be controlled.
To define a change type, you can complete the following two steps.

  1. In the first step, you enter an identifying numeric key for the change type (change type and description).

    When you enter a change type for a change object allocated to the change master, the system automatically creates a status object. The status network (system status) for change objects is already defined internally in the system and is allocated to this status object (change object). The processing sequence is controlled by the system status and cannot be changed by the user.
    If you do not enter any further data for the change type, the processing sequence is controlled entirely by the system status.

  2. In a second step, you can enter data for adapting the processing sequence to your company's requirements.
    1. You can use business transactions from workflow in the processing sequence. To do this, you must enter the data for the workflow task, which is allocated to a workflow definition (object type and object ID).
      2. You can define workflow tasks for engineering change management in the workflow workbench. These tasks are carried out when certain events occur. Events are defined in the workflow object type directory and describe changes to object statuses.
      To find the object type for the change object (ECO) in the workflow object type directory, choose "Logistics - General".
      To define a workflow task for the object type "workflow task" (WF), enter an object ID which you allocate to the change type in this step.
    2. You can supplement the system status with the company-specific user statuses that you have defined as a status profile in an earlier step.
      3. You must allocate the status profile for the change type (change object) to the object type "Engineering Change Management - Change Objects".
      You can allocate business transactions to the user statuses. You can define follow-up actions to determine how the status is affected when a specific business transaction is carried out. For example, the transaction can trigger the setting or deletion of a status.

In the Signature network for object management record field, you define which approval process takes place when each individual system status is set.

Example

Requirements

  • If you want to define specific workflow tasks for a processing sequence, first define the tasks in the workflow workbench.
  • If you want to use a status profile to control a processing sequence, first complete the step Define status profile.

Activities

Define change types for the change object according to your requirements.

  • If you want the processing flow to be controlled only by the system status, enter only a numeric key and a descriptive text.
  • If you want the system to perform a workflow task, enter the data that identifies the workflow task. To do this, make an entry in the fields Object type and Object ID.
  • If you want to supplement the system status with a user status, enter the key for the status profile.

Further notes

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOS58 0 ABA0000132 Engineering Change Management 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
TCC13 S - Table (with text table) OS58 9999999999 Object change types 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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