ProcessCharactrstcPI

Characteristic of a characteristics group that has been released for use in process instructions or process messages.

Process instruction characteristics are used in process instructions.
Together with the corresponding characteristic values, they determine:

Process message characteristics are used in process messages. Together
with the corresponding characteristic values, they determine the content of a process message.

Available Methods

• GetHelpvalues : Get allowed values for process characteristic [ BAPI_PROC_CHAR_GET_HELPVALUES ]
  
• GetList : Read characteristic list incl. details [ BAPI_PROC_CHAR_GET_LIST ]
  

GetHelpvalues

Using this method, you read allowed values for process instruction characteristics and process message characteristics from the R/3 System.

The allowed values are determined based on the search help that hasbeen allocated to the characteristics in R/3 Customizing. The following characteristic settings are taken into account (see IMG for
Process Management, Define characteristics for process messages and Define characteristics for processinstructions):

Matchcodes defined in characteristics are not taken into account.

Notes

Prerequisites for Value Selection

The name of the check function defined in the characteristic

The ending _ND

A corresponding function module is currently available for the following check function in the standard system:

COC1_PPPI_CHAR_VALUES (Value check of process characteristics with foreign key dependencies)

Authorizations

You need the following authorization to carry out the method:

Authorization object Field Value

C_PROCCHAR Characteristic name Characteristics whose

values you want to read

Aktivit舩 B1 (Transfer allowed
values to external system)

The system checks the characteristic whose name you specify in parameter CharacteristicName.

Selection Criteria

Using parameter SelectionForHelpvalues you can pass on criteriafor the selection of allowed values. Which criteria you can use depends on the search help of the characteristic.

For information on the search help, first carry out the method using the DescriptionOnly indicator.

If you do so, the R/3 System passes on the search help parameters, that is, the criteria you can use, in parameter DescriptionForHelpvalues (provided there are any).

To read the allowed values, carry out the method without the DescriptionOnly
indicator afterwards and pass on the selection criteria.

Allowed Values Transfer

The allowed values are returned in parameters Helpvalues, ValuesForField, or FixValues.

System Messages

System messages issued during method processing are returned in parameter Return. For more information on possible system messages and their meaning, see the parameter documentation.

GetList

Using this method, you read process message characteristics and process instruction characteristics defined in the R/3 System as well as their detail data.

For example, you obtain information on the characteristics group andthe format of a characteristic. This information is stored in R/3 Customizing in the characteristics definition (see IMG for
Process Management, Define characteristics for process messages and Define characteristics for processinstructions).

Notes

Authorizations

You need the following authorization to carry out the method:

Authorization object Field Plant

C_CABN Activity 03 (Display characteristic)

Selection Criteria

In the parameters Plant, InstrCharsFlag, MessageCharsFlag, and
CharacteristicGroup, you specify the characteristics for which detailed data is to be passed on.

In parameter Language, you specify the language of the texts to be passed on.

Characteristics Data

The detailed data of the selected characteristics is returned in parameters CharacteristicData and
CharacteristicTexts.

System Messages

System messages issued during message processing are returned in parameter Return. For information on possible messages and their meaning, see the parameter documentation.