How to use characteristics with reference table field to limit the value entry?

[sallyxu-cn]

Hi Experts,

I want to use the table field T006-MSEHI (internal measurement unit) on a characteristic, which is assigned to a class of class type 002.

1. In CT04, I got this warning. I don't know how to find a table with class type 002 is defined.

Characteristic ZPM_UOM is not a reference characteristic in class type 002

Message No. CL061

Diagnosis

Characteristic ZPM_UOM is a reference characteristic with a reference to a table field.

The table to which this reference characteristic refers does not belong to the object types of this class type.

This means that no value can be copied from the table field referred to in classification, search, and reporting functions, because the table is not known in the environment of class type 002.

Procedure

Create a characteristic that refers to the object table for which the class type is defined, and assign the characteristic to the class.

2. When I assigned it to a piece of equipment, there is no value available to choose from.

Please kindly help.

Sally

[peter_atkin · Accepted solution]

Sally,

You cannot use reference characteristics in this way..

Try this option instead:

PeteA

[sallyxu-cn · Accepted solution]

Thank you PeteA,

Learnt a lot from you.

Much appreciating your help and expertise,

Sally

[Ramu-Mannava · Accepted solution]

@Sally, could please provide the steps how u resolved this ?

[peter_atkin]

Sally,

Reference characteristics can only read data from the underlying data, so for class type 002, that is the equipment data. Form memory you can use the EQUI table/fields in reference characteristics.

You can also create object dependencies on characteristics which call a VC function, which calls a function module to obtain data. But I think this might only work in class types 300..

What are you trying to achieve?

PeteA

[sallyxu-cn]

Hi PeteA,

One of the equipment characteristics is the calibration UOM.

Users would like to select from the T006 table.

Pls advise.

Sally