Item Master Data issue

Hi Experts,
How to set Manager Inventory by Warehouse status on whole Item Master Data at once?
Regards,
Ravi Jha
Edited by: Ravi_Jha_SDN on Jul 22, 2010 8:52 AM

Hello Ravi...
I would strongly urge you to never update any SAP B1 table with the SQL.  For several reasons:
1.  SAP B1 is a strongly integrated data structure and you might think you are updating the correct field and all will be fine, but there are so many foreign keys in SAP B1 it is unbelievable (you can see this in the bolded names in the Query Generator).  For folks having worked with SAP B1 for some time, they will tell you not all foreign keys are bolded and that can cause a bit of a problem.  If you update a field and it is used somewhere else, the results can be total havoc.
2.  It is SAP policy (due to the above) that, if an SAP B1 table is updated via SQL, it is almost certain they will not help you in case you have a problem requiring a fix through SAP.  Even if you try to apply the fix yourself and it goes wrong, you will certainly be in dire straits.  Your only recourse is to go back to a previous backup or to do a complete reinstall (and the effort then becomes an enormous manual or Data Transfer Workbench - DTW - effort).
3.  It is not hard for SAP to determine how you have updated your tables.  I once appeared in court as a forensic expert to settle a dispute between two parties on some changed information in invoicing.  I received some help from some SAP folks I know.  After sitting in the witness stand for 15 minutes and explaining in layman's terms what I was about to do, the defense called a recess and pleaded guilty to the charges.  If I can be that efffective in determining how something was changed, guess how quickly SAP can do it!
4.  You will at some time come across the need to do a DTW in the normal buisness life of your system.  Learn DTW with small fixes like this "Manage Inventory by Warehouse" so you can get comfortable with it.  As Manish points out, folks here will help you.  I have seen folks being helped over and over again in this and other forums.  I know from personal experience DTW can be a bit difficult, but I am glad I took the time to learn.  Also, I have heard in Version 8.8 it is much better.
5.  You might be under pressure to get that quick fix and/or update in, but in my experience, once you explain why it is taking a bit longer to the powers that be, the business folks will 99% of the time understand that the best course of action is to take some time and use the SAP DTW or Administration > Data Import/Export function to get fields updated.  (NOTE:  some companies advertise they have an add-on or tool that can update the fields within SAP policy, but be very careful with this and check their claim completely with partners and SAP - this claim is a lot of times not true).
I do not want to rain on anyone's parade here - it is your choice.  And this is only my own personal opinion, but I just want to make sure you understand what the consequences might be pertaining to your decision.  That is my intention - nothing more and nothing less...
Regards,
Zal

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