Hi Derek,
Apart from the solution mentioned above, this you can also achieve using 'Constraints'. Suppose I have a characteristic color that is being used for various materials. You can define and assign Constraints in configuration profile which is material-specific.
Please proceed as follows:
1. Create dependency net CU21.
2. Create restrictions inside.
3. The restriction code can be something like:
Here my class CLTEST1 has a characteristic CHARTEST1 which cannot have values 'RED' or 'GREEN'
4. Assign this dependency net in the configuration profile (CU41/ CU42) in Extras -> Object Dependencies.
5. Check the same in CU50.
System will throw the error:
If you proceed:
Please read more about constraints here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/92/58c2f8417011d189ec0000e81ddfac/frameset.htm
Do come back in case of queries.
The error message for selecting disallowed characteristic values is
Message no. C1821:
Best Regards,
Rajen
Message was edited by: Rajen Madan