Create a default product lifecycle state

This procedure shows how to create a default product lifecycle state as well as how to associate the default state with released products.

Create a default lifecycle state

1. Go to Product information management > Setup > Product lifecycle state.
2. Click New.
3. In the State field, type a value.
4. Select Yes in the Default when released to legal entity field.
5. In the Description field, type a value.
6. Select No in the Is active for planning field.

Note

If a new released product should not be included in Master planning, select No. If it should be included in Master planning, leave the control at its default value Yes.

Create a new released product

1. Close the page.
2. Go to Product information management > Products > Released products.
3. Click New.
4. In the Product number field, type a value.
5. In the Product name field, type a value.
6. In the Search name field, type a value.
7. In the Item model group field, enter or select a value.
8. In the Item group field, enter or select a value.
9. In the Storage dimension group field, enter or select a value.
10. In the Tracking dimension group field, enter or select a value.
11. Click OK.

Note

The default product lifecycle state is a global definition.

Change the product to an active state

1. In the Product lifecycle state field, enter or select a value.

Note

Assume that you have set up an active state, you can now select the active state to allow the product to be used in Master planning and BOM-level calculation. Obviously, this only makes sense if all the product details that are required for consistent planning are specified.