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Example
Standard settings
In the standard system, the product hierarchy consists of up to 3 levels. The first and second levels have 5 digits and the
third level has 8. The maximum number of digits is 18 and the maximum number of levels is 9.
You can define hierarchy nodes at the individual levels of the product hierarchy.
From the initial screen you can branch to the following steps:
In the Data Dictionary, you can change the structure of the product hierarchy (e.g. the number of levels).
Data entry/display
Here you define the display of the product hierarchy and the format of the accompanying text.
Product hierarchy
Here you make fields of the product hierarchy structure available for use in pricing.
Here you make fields of the product hierarchy structure available for use in the Logistics Information System.
The product hierarchy can be structured via DDIC structure PRODHS. In the standard system, a product hierarchy can
be created with up to three levels. The individual levels can contain the following number of digits:
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This can be changed as of Release 3.0, where it is possible to extend the maximum number of levels to 9.
If you want to change the standard setting of PRODHS, e.g. you want to change the number of levels, proceed as
follows:
1. Create an appropriate domain in the Data Dictionary (type CHAR with the required length).
2. Assign these domains to the standard data elements PRODH1, PRODH2, ..., PRODH9.
Please note that you should use these standard data elements.
3. Change the structure PRODHS by creating or deleting fields with reference to the data elements.
Choose ZZPRODHN as field name, where n is the position of the field in the structure PRODHS.
Example
You want to change the structure of the product hierarchy from 5/5/8 digits to 5/5/5/3. Proceed as follows:
Note
The structure PRODHS and the data elements PRODH1, ..., PRODH9 are only provided by SAP with Release 3.0 and
can be changed by the customer from this point onwards.
The product hierarchy can be assigned to a conversion routine. The name of the conversion routine is PRODH. The
output template can be defined in Customizing (see below).
The separators used in the template are not allowed for maintaining the product hierarchy nodes.
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Example:
The symbol "/" cannot be used when maintaining the product hierarchy nodes. In this case, the following entry would not
be allowed: 123456/79012345678
Text concatenation
Proceed as follows:
The text concatenation is valid for the entire product hierarchy, the concatenated text has a length of 20. Text
concatenation can be activated/deactivated in Customizing (see below).
Note
Make sure during text concatenation that the text of the product hierarchy does not come from table T179T. In this case
function module RV_PRODUKTHIERARCHIE_TEXT_GET is available.
If you have stored a template for the conversion routine, the separators in the template are not allowed.
You can make two settings regarding the layout of the product hierarchy and the format of the product hierarchy text:
1. Enter a template for displaying the product hierarchy. This template defines the length of the individual levels and
the separators.
Note that the character used to separate the levels in the template cannot be used in the product hierarchy nodes.
2. The description of a product hierarchy node can be determined by concatenation if required.
If you activate text concatenation, the text for one level is added to the description of the higher level and then
output. The text of the first level appears at the beginning followed by the text of the second and third levels. Text
concatenation applies to the complete product hierarchy. The concatenated text can have a maximum of 20
characters.
Do not activate text concatenation if you only want to issue the description of the hierarchy levels created for these
levels when the product hierarchy was defined.
The product hierarchy can be freely defined and include up to three levels. The SAP System checks the entry in the field
product hierarchy during master data maintenance and copies it to the SD document. The separators used in the
template cannot be used in the product hierarchy.
Note
Via a matchcode you can search specifically for material master records with a product hierarchy.
Analyze the product hierarchies in your organization and define their representation in the SAP System.
1. Assign a characteristic value to the individual levels of your product hierarchy: a 5-character value to levels 1 and
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The product hierarchy can be used for functions in pricing. Then the fields of the product hierarchy structure must be
entered into the field catalog for pricing.
The product hierarchy can be used for statistical analyses in the Logistics Information System. The fields of the product
hierarchy structure must then be entered in a field catalog for the Logistics Information System.
Enter the product hierarchy in a field catalog. You can refer to field catalog 'VPHI', which displays the standard settings.
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