On the Attributes tab, you can attach attributes and values for these attributes to objects such as requisitions, inquiries, or agreements.
The entered attribute value will either be shown if the attribute does not depend on the login language; that is, the NLS-Val check box is not marked for this attribute on A.50.01. Or, the attribute value will only be shown in the login language when assigning the attribute and/or setting the value.
Attributes can be assigned on either the header or line item level. Inserting and deleting attributes or updating values of attributes on the header level has no consequences on the attributes and their values on the line item level.
If you insert an attribute on the agreement line item level, this attribute will automatically be inserted in all corresponding item shipments; also, an update or a delete is executed on the item shipment level. Working with attributes on the agreement line item level is only possible as long as the agreement is not approved.
If you have already changed the attached attribute on the item shipment level and
afterwards you make an update to the same attribute on the order line item level,
you also update the attribute on the item shipment level. If you have deleted an attribute
on the item shipment level and make an update on the order line item level, this attribute
is again inserted for the item shipment.
If attributes or values are to be populated to line items, you can use the Insert on Line Items and Update Line Items buttons. If an attribute is to be deleted on all line items, you can use the Delete on Line Items button. The buttons are described below.
Attributes for fabrication items can only be updated. You cannot insert or delete
attributes for fabrication items.
If the project default ZX_MODATTR is set to Y, new attached attributes can be inserted for already approved records. These new attributes can be updated or deleted afterwards. If the project default is set to N, attached attributes cannot be inserted for already approved records.
If the Allow Update check box is selected on the A.50.01 screen and the Locked check box is not selected on the A.50.21 screen, it is possible to update the value for this attribute after the approval of the object; it is not possible to delete the attribute. If any of these conditions is not fulfilled, you cannot update the attributes.
You can attach attributes of a pre-defined attribute set. Select the set from the LOV in the Attribute Set field, and all sets defined on A.50.04 are available for selection. Then click the Copy button to attach all attributes of the selected set.
If you have opened the D.90.21 screen from a discipline dependent screen like R.30.01 Maintain Requisitions, you can only copy an attribute set if you are logged in with the discipline of the selected object (for example, the requisition).
You can double-click in the Attribute Set field to open the A.50.04 Attribute Sets screen.
The level that has been assigned to an attribute within a set is ignored when using this feature. Regardless of the level, an attribute is attached if not already existing.
If a default value has been provided for an attribute, it is taken over.
Only attributes that have been marked as being active are taken into account.
To attach a single attribute, select the name of the attribute group from the LOV in the Group field. This will restrict the selectable attributes in the Name field to attributes defined for that group. Without selecting a group, all attributes defined on A.50.01 are available for selection.
In the Value field, you can enter a value for the attribute.
You can click on any of the buttons above the Group, Name, and Value fields to change the sort order of the displayed attributes. If you click a button, the records are sorted by the values in the related field. The sort order is indicated on the small button, it is either D (descending) or A (ascending).
The picture above is an example of when the attributes are sorted by the attribute name in ascending order.
The After Appr indicator shows whether the attribute was inserted after the approval of the corresponding object.
An attribute can be used as a summary attribute, as a group by attribute, or as a normal attribute just assigned to a requisition, inquiry, purchase order, and so forth. Select the kind of attribute from the dropdown list in the Kind Of Attribute field. The available values are:
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Summary Attribute - The attribute is used as a summary attribute in the MTO.
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Group by Attribute - The attribute is used as a group by attribute in the MTO.
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Ident Values - The attribute is used as an ident value
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Other - (default) The attribute is a simple attribute, not used as a summary nor a group by attribute.
The Change field indicates whether the attribute or the attribute value has changed compared with the previous object supplement. The available values with their definitions are listed below.
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New - The attribute is attached for the first time.
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Unchanged - The attribute was already attached to the previous supplement of the object, but the value of the attribute has not changed compared with the previous supplement.
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Changed - The attribute or the attribute value has changed compared with the previous supplement.
If the value of an attribute has changed in the course of the supplements, the Suppl of last change field shows the number of the highest supplement having a value different from the current value. This value is displayed in the Value of last change field.
The unit of the attribute is shown in the Unit field..
The label text specified for the attribute is displayed in the Label Text field. The hint text specified for the attribute is displayed in the Hint Text field.
The Locked indicator shows whether the attribute can be deleted and whether the attribute value is locked for update. This indicator will be set for all attributes that are used as summary and group by attributes in the MTO.
Insert on Line Items
The Insert on Line Items button is only enabled if you have opened the D.90.21 screen from the (requisition or agreement) header level, and not from the line item level. When you click this button, the following changes are applied on the line item level:
The selected attribute will be assigned with its value to each line item of the object. Line items to which this attribute is already attached remain unchanged, even if the value on the line item level differs from the value on the header level.
If you have opened D.90.21 from an agreement, you are asked whether you want the attribute to be inserted on the item shipment level as well, if applicable. If you click No, the attribute is not inserted on the item shipment level. If you click Yes, the attribute will also be attached to all item shipments of all agreement line items.
Delete on Line Items
The Delete on Line Items button is only enabled if you have opened the D.90.21 screen from the (requisition or agreement) header level. If you click this button, the selected attribute will be deleted on all line items to which it has been assigned.
If you have opened D.90.21 from an agreement, you are asked whether you want the attribute to be deleted on the item shipment level as well, if applicable. If you click No, the attribute is not deleted on the item shipment level. If you click Yes, the attribute will also be deleted for all item shipments of all agreement line items.
Update Line Items
The Update Line Items button is only enabled if you have opened D.90.21 from the header level, not from the line item level. If you click this button, the attribute values on all line items to which the attribute has been assigned will be updated.
If you have opened D.90.21 from an agreement, you are asked whether you want the attribute to be updated on the item shipment level as well, if applicable. If you click No, the attribute is not updated on the item shipment level. If you click Yes, the attribute will also be updated on all item shipments of all agreement line items.
Insert/Delete/Update for Detail Tags
The Insert for Detail Tags button is only enabled if you have opened D.90.21 for a master tag. Master tags can be created on the quote detail, agreement line item, and item shipment levels. For more information about master and detail tags, see Split Tags. When you click this button, the following changes are applied:
The selected attribute will be assigned with its value to each detail tag of the selected master tag. Detail tags to which the attribute is already attached remain unchanged, even if the value for the detail tag differs from the value of the master tag.
The Delete for Detail Tags button is only enabled if you have opened D.90.21 for a master tag.
If you click this button, the attribute will be deleted for all detail tags to which it has been assigned.
The Update Detail Tags button is only enabled if you have opened D.90.21 for a master tag. If you click this button, the attribute values will be updated for all detail tags to which the attribute is attached.
The Deleted Attributes (compared to last supplement) block displays attributes of the previous supplement that are deleted in the actual supplement.