Work Instruction
Functional Area: Accounts Receivable / Perform Mass Change Customers
Purpose
Use this procedure to update a group of customer master records.
Trigger
Perform this procedure when you need to quickly update a high volume of customer master records.
Prerequisites
None
Menu Path
Use the following menu path to begin this transaction:
·  Select LogisticsSales and DistributionMaster DataBusiness PartnerCustomer Master Mass Maintenance to go to the Mass Maintenance: Customers screen.
Transaction Code
XD99
Helpful Hints
·  The R/O/C column in the field description tables below defines whether the field is required (R), optional (O), or conditional (C).
·  On certain screens you may have to scroll to view some data entry fields.
·  The input parameters for this transaction can be saved as a variant by entering the required data and using menu path GotoVariantsSave as Variant and entering a variant name
·  Variants are used to quickly execute a transaction based on repeatedly used input parameters.
Work Instruction
Functional Area: Accounts Receivable / Perform Mass Change Customers
Procedure
1. / Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code.
Mass Maintenance: Customers

2. / As required, complete/review the following fields:
/ Field / R/O/C / Description /
Variant Name / Conditional / User defined name assigned to a reporting variant. Reporting variants are used to modify a report's display layout.
Example:
If a variant was created, enter the variant name here to avoid re-entering input parameters.
3. / Click the tab.
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Tables tab)

4. / Highlight the required table(s).
/ The fields on the customer master record are stored in several tables in the system. Highlight the required table(s) in order to access the required field.
5. / Click the tab.
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Fields tab)

6. / Highlight the required field(s).
/ Click to search for fields within the list.
7. / Click .
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Data Records to Be Changed tab)

8. / As required, complete/review the following fields:
/ This screen is used to specify which customer master records should be updated. The fields that are presented on the screen will be dependent on the tables/fields selected for mass maintenance.
9. / Select Mass Maintenance Enter New Field Values Shift+F1.
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Customer master (dunning data) tab)

10. / As required, complete/review the following fields:
/ Field / R/O/C / Description /
New value / Required / Data value to be used in the mass update process
Example:
0001
Replace only / Optional / Used in the mass update functionality to specify the data that should be updated (replaced with a new value) according to the mass update specifications defined
Example:
0005
/ This screen is used to specify the new field value for each customer master record.
11. / Select to the left of Replace only.
/ Activate this field if the update program should replace specific values.
12. / Click .
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Data Records to Be Changed tab) (2)

13. / Click .
Mass Maintenance: Customers (Customer master (dunning data) tab)

14. / Click .
/ The customer records on this screen will be based on the customers specified in the input parameters of the program.
/ Review the proposed customer master records list. If a customer master record has been selected in error, deselect the record to avoid the update.
15. / Click .
Messages from the Update Task

16. / Click .
/ The system displays the message, "Changes have been made."
/ If the update program encounters any errors while trying to update a customer master record, the program will skip the record in question and continue to the next record. The output report listed above will list error records with a red indicator.
17. / Click until you return to the SAP Easy Access screen.
18. / You have completed this transaction.
9/20/2017
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© University of Cincinnati / 9/10
Work Instruction
Functional Area: Accounts Receivable / Perform Mass Change Customers
Result
You have updated customer master records.
Comments
None
9/20/2017
Ver: / AR_XD99_PerformMassChangeCust_0_CustDataCust.udc
© University of Cincinnati / 10/10