Defining a Characteristic for a Division

Prerequisites

To define a characteristic for a division, you should have:

  • Characteristic types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Division)

Procedure

To define a characteristic for a division:

  1. Search for the division for which you want to define a characteristic.
  2. Click the Characteristics tab in the Division screen.

    The Characteristics tab appears. It contains the following field:

    Field Name Field Description
    Division Indicates the division.
    Note: The Search (The Search Icon) icon appears corresponding to the Division field. On clicking the Search icon, the Division Search window appears where you can search for a division.

    In addition, it contains the following fields in a grid:

    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Effective Date Used to specify the date from when the characteristic is effective for the division. Yes (Conditional)
    Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the division.
    Characteristic Type Used to indicate the characteristic type.
    Note: The list includes only those characteristic types where the characteristic entity is set to Division.
    		 Yes (Conditional)
    Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the division.
    Characteristic Value Used to specify the value for the characteristic type.
    Note:

    The Search (The Search Icon) icon appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field. On clicking the Search icon, the Characteristic Value Search window appears.

    On specifying the value for a predefined characteristic type, the description of the characteristic value appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field.
    		 Yes (Conditional)
    Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the division.
  3. Enter the required details in the Characteristics tab.
  4. If you want to define more than one characteristic for the division, click the Add (The Add Icon) icon and then repeat step 3.
    Note: However, if you want to remove a characteristic from the division, click the Delete (The Delete Icon) icon corresponding to the characteristic.
  5. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.
    The characteristic is defined for the division.

Related Topics

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How to search for a division Searching for a Division
Characteristics tab Division - Characteristics
Division screen Division
How to define a division Defining a Division