Filtering Items According to Effectivity 
Use
You can process items with a change number. A change number defines effectivity according to one of the following:
- Valid-from date
- Parameter effectivity (effectivity type)
On the item overview the changes with all effectivity types are displayed. With the effectivity filter, you can hide certain items.
Procedure
You can see the BOM in the item overview.
- Click
Effectivity.
You see the Effectivity filter dialog box.
- Enter the effectivity conditions.
You can determine the effectivity conditions on three tab pages:
- Effectivity types
Here you can set the selection indicator for the effectivity types. The system only displays the items that have been maintained with the selected effectivity types.
- Effectivity parameters
Here you can enter effectivity parameter values for the selected effectivity types in order to further restrict the selection. The system only displays the items that fulfil these values.
- Release status
Here you can set the selection indicator for the release status. The system only displays items whose release key is set for the selected release status.

By clicking
you can restore the standard settings with which all items are displayed.
- Click
.
Result
On the item overview, only items that are effective for the effectivity conditions you entered are displayed.