Mass update material classification sap

Important : in the following example, the target object has no values set in classification prior to the copy in CLMM. For more information, please see the section 'Example: If target object is already classified' and 'Single versus Mulitple Value assignments' below.

When opening the transaction CLMM, the user is presented with three options, in this case the option "Copy values assigned to object" will be selected. To open the values view, press enter. By switching to the tab "Target Obj", a search option will be presented. To search for objects click "Find Objects".

The search mask will be presented, here the user may find all objects that are classified with the entered class and class type. By hitting enter and then clicking "Find in initial class" in the menu, all objects will be listed that fulfill all criteria of the search filter.

Select the material from the list that the values will be copied to then click the green button "Copy". Do not select the material that the values will be copied from, although it will not cause problems, it is not necessary to select it. By switching to the tab "Values" again, the values of the characteristics that should be compied may be selected line by line or with the button "select all" in this case.

Then, the button "Copy char. Switching back to the "Target obj. A PopUp window will be displayed in case the values have been copied correctly. Although the lines allow the highlighting of the values, these are only displayed, no selection option is possible in the PopUp. All values displayed in the PopUp will be copied by clicking the green "Continue" button. In case the target object already has values assigned in classification before values are to be copied in CLMM, the option 'Overwrite existing values' has to be enabled additionally in the 'Target objs' tab.

Otherwise, the error message 'Additional operation for generic change not allowed' will be visible in the log. Switching back to the 'Values' Tab, the characteristics and its values must be selected and copied, then the mass change may be carried out F8. Thanks for the kind words and the share related to SAP. Skip to Content Updated Rules of Engagement. We have made some improvements to the way all of us engage within SAP Community, namely how we share information, how we treat each other, and how we can continue to learn.

Knut Heusermann. January 30, 6 minute read. On the SAP Business ByDesign UI you can change product tax classifications of materials, service products and entitlement using work center Product Data : Open for example the material that you intend to change, switch to sheet Taxes and change the Product Tax Classification : However, to enable companies to change product tax classifications of large numbers of materials SAP Business ByDesign provides 3 possibilities to mass update product tax classifications : Mass Data Maintenance: Work center Mass Data Maintenance provides a possibility to export product tax classifications, change the data offline and import the changes back to ByD.

Below you find an Excel example to read and update product tax classifications using web service APIs. As result you can query, read, update, delete and create product tax classification via OData.

The following chapters explain the 3 options in detail with some examples. Step 3: Import changed tax classifications Open work center view Mass Data Maintenance again and click on the link to import materials. Enter a Email Address. Choose your interests Get the latest news, expert insights and market research, sent straight to your inbox.

Newsletter Topics Select minimum 1 topic. Enterprise Software. Diane Christie November 10, 0 Comments. Is there a way to update material classification in mass? Anonymous Posted November 11, 0 Comments. Regards, John. Joe Jansen Posted November 14, 0 Comments. In the dropdown for each characteristic, select a value Classify the Material 9. Alert Moderator. Alerting is not available for unauthorized users.

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