Target Design

Create Field Groups

Field groups are filters used to create subsets of data in a Target field. Rules, requirement settings, criticality levels and other settings can then be applied to these subsets of data.

The default field group (*) is automatically created for all Targets. This field group designates the default action and specifies that the rule applies to the entire Target and is not dependent on a subset of data.

For example, to filter on finished goods for SAP, FILTER TABLE = MARA, FIELD FIELD = MTART and FILTER VALUE = FERT.

Once a field group has been added, assign it to an object so that it can be applied to the fields in the Targets in that object. Refer to Assign a Field Group to an Object for more information.

NOTE: The default field group (*) cannot be edited or deleted.

To create a field group in Target Design:

  1. Select Configuration > Field Groups in the Navigation pane.

  2. Click Add.

    View the field descriptions for the Field Groups page

  3. Enter a field group name in the NAME field.

    NOTE: Naming each field group after the filter value it is based on is a good practice.

  4. Enter a brief description of the filter value in the DESCRIPTION field.
  5. Enter the table that contains the filter value in the FILTER TABLE field.
  6. Enter the field that contains the filter value in the FILTER FIELD field.

  7. Enter the value to filter on in the FILTER VALUE field.

    NOTE: Enter an offset value used to run the filter updates prior to running the default field group (*) rule to an update field in the RULE PRIORITY OFFSET field. Refer to  Set Rule Priority for Fields in Field Groups for more information.

  8. Click Save.