Variables for Manual Search Lists MOD003155

Introduction

• Customizer → Master Data → Customizing Using Variables → Variables for manual Search Lists

Information

• In this module you can create or edit variables for manual search lists (@M).

Details

• The module is subdivided into the Custom variables and Standard variables areas.
  

  • In the area headings, the number ranges which are used for these variables are specified.

Create variable

• Right-click to insert an empty record via Insert → Custom Variable or Insert → Standard variable

• Enter the variable number in the Manual search list variable data field.

  • If the variable in question is a custom variable, the number must lie within the custom number range > 1000.

  • For PLANTA standard variables, the number range 1-999 is reserved.

• Describe the function of the global variable in the Comment data field.

• Possibly define the search behavior of the variable.

• Right-click on the newly created variable and select the Insert → List value context menu command.

• Enter the required value in the Value field.

• Insert further list value records and required list values.

• Save.

Note

• Newly created variables only become effective after the software has been restarted.

Insert manual search lists in the filter criteria

• The following projects, for example, are to be output in a list: 4711, 4811, 7000, and 8000. To do so,

  • Create a variable for the manual list as described above.

  • Insert list value records as described above and enter one of the projects per record in the Value field.

  • Save.

  • Enter the newly created variable in the required module at the respective data area in the Filter fromfield for the project.