Field changes exemplified
The following example shows a typical situation which will trigger field changes. Use the table in Field change sequence in
Work Orders
to find out which data will overwrite previously specified data in your own situation. The example given may help to identify other common situations in which field changes occur.
 | It would be impossible to list all potential interdependencies between fields and the resulting changes in field data, as innumerable variables are involved. These examples only serve to increase your awareness of potential interdependencies between fields. |
In Field definer , a business object setting has been made for requests. This setting prescribes that the property, space, department, and cost center that are linked to a Requestor (table position 80) should be automatically copied to the corresponding request.
 | For more information on making business object settings, refer to Field definer . |
Field definer : the Order settings dialog box > Requestor information tab, where settings can be made to copy requestor data to various order types...
In the Order settings dialog box, you can specify per order type whether requestor data should automatically be included in the new order.
As soon as a requestor is specified for a new request in the Work Orders TSI, the property and space linked to this requestor are automatically copied to the request. If you subsequently modify the requestor in an existing request, any data which was previously specified in the Property, Space, Department and Cost center fields will be overwritten.
According to the table on the field change sequences, default data linked to Workspaces (table position 90) will overwrite the property and space data that have previously been taken over from the Requestor (table position 80). So, as soon as a workspace is specified, the property and space of the requestor could be overwritten.
For example:
A requestor Alice Jones is not linked to any workspace yet. A workspace is specified for requestor Alice Jones. This workspace is linked to Office 310. Consequently, space 310 is automatically entered in the Space field. In this case, the workspace wp1 is specified for requestor Alice Jones. This workspace is linked to Office 310.