Question Re: variable type attribute in Technology Q&A

variable type attribute

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:13:42 GMT

I am not sure if you can restrict the values of a characteristic depending upon attribute values of the characteristic and at the same time allow user to select the attribute values for the characteristic.

You can define a variable of type attribute and restrict values of the characteristic depending upon attribute(s) values. But how will you give access to user so that user can select the attribute values.

any inputs are appreciated

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:04:12 GMT

Hi,

You have to define that attribute as Navigational Attribute to acheive this. Then, that attribute can act as independent characteristic and you can create Variables/filters on that as requried. Read more from SAP help regarding this.

Regards,

Sree

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:09:40 GMT

Hi SEMBPSBW

check this link below u will get some info.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/c1/759b3c4d4d8d15e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Srini

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:22:36 GMT

Srini,

what you said was from BEx perspective. But thnx for your reply.

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:14:34 GMT

Nope. You can have a characteristic variable or an attribute variable in a planning level. If you need both, you need 2 planning levels, one for each scenerio.

Mary

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:48:16 GMT

But how will you create an attribute variable and give access to user to input values for the attribute.

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:28:55 GMT

From BPS perspective you can create a user exit variable and have input fields for attributes of a characteristic.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Akash

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:49:58 GMT

You need 2 variables:

1. characteristic variable for the attribute value you need to restrict on which the user will select.

2. an exit variable which reads the value(s) for the first variable and restricts the dataset based on that value in the attribute.

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 02:26:02 GMT

Mary,

I didn't quite get that. I can't have user select the characteristic values because master data is very big and I can't even sort those values logically. so I have to select characteristic values depending upon the attribute values.

pls elaborate

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 02:27:47 GMT

Akash,

I also thought about it. But I have never implemented anythng like that before. Have you used exit varible and in func. module created a user selection screen?

thnx

Re: variable type attribute

Former Member — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:22:34 GMT

But you are wanting to restrict the characteristic by some attribute value such material by material group. Thus you need to have material group in the cube also and have a material group characteristic variable and an material attribute exit variable for material group so that it would read the material group value from the other characteristic variable and restrict in in the ABAP variable exit.

Mary