CT04 T code

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Hi experts,

Someone explain briefly about CT04 transaction from basics.

Thanks in advance.

[paul_gendreau · Accepted solution]

For SAP S/4HANA Retail, the use of Characteristics (T-Code CT04 - Create and Maintain Characteristics) is actually a very large question 🙂 As reference, see the documentation for Classification in SAP Retail.

The subject of Characteristics in SAP S/4HANA Retail is best understood when divided into two topics:

1 - Informational Characteristics

• Create a characteristic using T-Code CT04.
• Maintain characteristic values.
• Assign the characteristic to a Merchandise Category using T-Code WG22.

Whenever an Article Master is created (T-Code MM41) or maintained (T-Code MM42) in that Merchandise Category then the Informational Characteristic assigned to the Merchandise Category can be maintained on the Basic Data view.

2 - Variant Creating Characteristics

These characteristics are relevant when creating Generic Articles and Variants. For more about that, see my blog on Generic Article and Variants.

• Create a characteristic using T-Code CT04.
• Maintain characteristic values.
• Create a Configuration Class (Class Type 300).
• Assign the characteristic to the Configuration Class.
• Create a Generic Article and specify the Configuration Class.

New Characteristics Value Storage

For Variant Creating Characteristics, you may choose to maintain characteristic values in CT04 or choose to use New Characteristics Value Storage.

• Create a characteristic using T-Code CT04.
• Set the Value Check in CT04 to use Function Module WRF_CHECK_CHAR_VAL.
• Use T-Code WRFCHVAL to maintain the values (i.e. use New Characteristic Value Storage).

This option offers, for example, features such Grouping Characteristic Values.

[BijayKumarBarik]

With addition to above- you too create characteristic with CT04 and keep different characteristics values in it with a class type and later this characteristics assigned to a class with that class type.

For Example: You can create different release characteristics with CT04 with release value/s with class type 032 and assign all release characteristics to a new release class in CL02. You can design release strategy by picking vital release values from release characteristics.

You can create characteristics based on requirement with class types such as 001,200, 300 and 023