SAP ABAP Data Element CS_IDVAR (Item variant)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM-MD-PRO (Application Component) Products
     CS (Package) R/3 Application development: PP Bills of Material
Basic Data
Data Element CS_IDVAR
Short Description Item variant  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CS_IDVAR    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 5    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 5    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Var. 
Medium 15 Item variant 
Long 20 Item variant 
Heading Var. 
Documentation

Definition

This character string identifies items within an item group.

Use

If you make item changes with reference to a change number whose effectivity is determined by a parameter effectivity (for example, serial number effectivity), you can group together these change statuses via the item group and item variant to a logical unit.

Procedure

Enter the same item variants for the different change statuses of the item.

Examples

The following data groups together three change statuses of item 0010 (material component M-1):

  • Item group: AAAA-1001-00000-1111
  • Item variant: 01

Item    Item group    Variant    Valid from

0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    12/12/1997

0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    05/03/1998 <==

0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    08/12/1998

If you explode the BOM with the Valid-from date 05/20/1998, you see the change status of the item that is valid from 05/03/1998. Item    Item group    Variant    Serial number range 0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    1-100 0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    101-500 <== 0010    AAAA-1001-00000-1111    01    501-1000 If you enter the value 200 for the serial number in the BOM explosion, the change status of the item that is valid in the serial number range 101-500 is chosen.

Dependencies

You enter an item variant to define how the items in an item group are interpreted.

  • Same item variant in an item group

    Several change statuses form one unit (see example).

    When you explode the BOM, one change status of the item is found, on the basis of the validity you defined (for example, the valid-from date you entered).

  • Different item variants

    Each item variant is read separately: the change statuses do not form a unit.

    Different item variants within an item group are currently for information only.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991108 
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