Reading of attributes of characteristics in APO DP

[Former Member]

I am using APO DP V5.

Within DP, I have a characteristic with associated navigation and display attributes.

Is it possible, using macro function, to read these attributes so that they can be used in macro coding?

Thanks,

Bob Austin.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

can any body send me SAP APO documentation... Materials which i can update the skills i have links from this site but i need the step by step procedure i have a knowledge of BI(BW3.5,3.0B,2.0B) so....

thanks in advance if you could send it to me.

[former_member182607]

Hi,

Are you looking for something like this in the attachment/

Subash

[Former Member]

This sounds like useful.

Let me replicate and test. I used the same function but it doesn't seem to do anything. and then I tried half a dozen other things.

Thanks

BS

[Former Member]

hi bob

what kind of attributes and how are you going to use it in the macro to do what... it might help if you explain .there might be other ways.

[Former Member]

Harish,

An example would be:

I have a characteristic called 'product at customer', for which I have an attribute called 'lead time'. Suppose lead time = n weeks. Then in my planning book I want to have a macro which only operates within n weeks. So, when I choose a particular 'product at customer', I want to be able to read the lead time attribute.

Regards,

Bob.

[Former Member]

if you had char values for every "prod at customer" value, you can try to load this as a new char. since it will have a one to one relation with the main char there will not be a increase in the number of CVCs and in the macro you can refer to the value of the selected char(led time in this case) directly with ACT_IOBJNM_VALUE()

another way is to use the product master and load the attribute as a extra(tab) field in and then use macro function MATLOC_EXTRA() to read this

but you need to define your material and location in DP (product dorresponding to "product at customer")

[Former Member]

Harish,

Do you know if ACT_IOBJNM_VALUE work for both navigation and display attributes?

Thanks,

Bob.

[Former Member]

Sorry Bob, dont know.

Am kinda sure it has to be an info object (characteristic) not an attribute but would suggest to do a quick check

[Former Member]

Bob,

I know this is a decade old but did you manage to do this ? Your help will help me make a 1000 dollars by writing a scary macro for a fictitious business need. My requirement is ditto as yours.

Thanks

BS