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/AFS/NDIF_CREATE_CAT_CHAR - XPRA: Create characteristics for category fields
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Purpose
This XPRA converts all category structure fields to characteristics if they are not already converted and updates the category tables. Also, if a reference field is used in more than one category structure and if the relevancies are different, the XPRA creates new characteristics for each instance.
If you upgrade from Release 1.0D, the category structures are converted to the new state where the plant is no longer a key in table J_4KCATS and also the category structure becomes a field in table J_4KCOVS_T. If you upgrade from Release 2.5B or 3.0B to V5.00, this is not an issue.
Integration
Prerequisites
Features
Selection
You can run the report for combinations of more than one category structure and client.
You can also run the report either in simulation or update mode.
Standard Variants
Output
- In simulation mode, the report displays the category structures that are to be converted and also which structures will be updated.
If an error occurs, it is highlighted red.
- In update mode, the report displays the structures that were converted and which were updated.
If an error occurs, it is highlighted red.
Activities
Structures are not converted in the following special cases:
- When the check table category is 'F', 'E' or 'S'
Solution: Switch the structure in the older release itself. Create a new structure with characteristics. For the characteristic replacing the fields of check table category 'F', 'E' and 'S', ensure that all values for that field are filled in manually. Afterwards, run report /AFS/NDIF_SWITCH_STRUCTURES to replace the structures. The upgrade will then run correctly.
- When a user-defined field has a user exit to enter the values
Solution: Replace the user exit and enter the values manually in Customizing for user-defined fields.
- When non-related structure fields exist
Solution: Report the problem to SAP. After evaluating the structure and category combinations, a new structure must be created in the older release. A report might be required to replace the problem structure with the new one.
You use report /AFS/NDIF_SWITCH_STRUCTURES to switch the plant-dependent structures over to a plant-independent structure. For existing 3.0B releases, this report can be run before the upgrade. New plant-independent structures and their associated coverage strategies are created in the system and this report analyses whether the plant-dependent structures can be replaced with the new structures. An exception is raised if unrelated requirements and stock fields exist in the old plant-dependent structure.
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