Variant Config: Hidding Char with blank values

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

We have a requirement that we need to hide characteristics in sales order that has no value assigned during material configuration. Means if we have 10 characteristics for a material and only 5 are filled for specific configuration then in the display and change mode of sales order, it should show only 5 and not 10.

We tried using config profile, interface design then scope to restrict char with value only. It works fine for already created SO but for new SO it stopped showing any char.

any advise would be much appreciated, Thanks.

Alok

[Former Member]

Just a thought.

let's assume the characteristic you want is called CHAR.

Then create a dummy characteristic called DUMMY. Create values 'ASSIGNED' and 'BLANK' for DUMMY.

Create a dependency for the values of DUMMY

for 'ASSIGNED':

CHAR SPECIFIED

for 'BLANK':

NOT SPECIFIED CHAR

Then go back in each value of characteristic CHAR and create another dependency as follows:

DUMMY eq 'ASSIGNED'

that way the system should only display those values of CHAR for which DUMMY has a value...

It's a bit of a circular thought I know... Not implemented anything like it myself but it just might work