MM Study:Material Master Learning

As you know, we always touch material in SAP system. So at first I will take some time to be familiar with the material master.

The material master is used by all components in the SAP Logistic System. The integration of all material data in a single database object eliminates redundant data storage. The following functions could be contained in the master data:

-Purchasing (Purchase orders)

-Inventory (Goods movements)

-SD (Sales order processing)

-Production Planning (MRP, Scheduling)

-FI (Invoice posting)

 

The Material Master screen sequence

1. Material---(industry)(material type)(reference)

2. views-----(basic data)(Sales)(Purchasing)……

3. Organizational levels---(Plant)(Storage location)

4. Data screens

When create a material, you must specify the industry sector, and the material type.

Material type determines the views that can be created when specified.

The main material types:

ROH---Raw materials

This reflects any raw material which is procured externally and then be processed. It can not be sold to customers and is consumed within our plant(s) exclusively.

HALB---Semi finished

Products that can be procured externally as well as manufactured in-house. The material on stock is valuated by using standard price control.

FERT---Finished products

Finished products are produced in-house by the company itself. Since they cannot be ordered by Purchasing, a material master record of this material type does not contain purchasing data.

FHMI---Production

Production resources/tools are procured externally and used in the manufacture of products. A material master record of this material type can contain purchasing data, but no sales data. Example: apparatus, equipment, measuring, and testing devices

HIBE---Operating supplies

Procured externally and required for the manufacture of other products. A material master record of this material type can contain purchasing data but no sales data. Example: grease, electric power

ERSA---Spare parts

Spare parts are procured externally and required for the maintenance of manufacturing machines

KMAT---Configurable materials

Configurable Material used mainly in service when exact data is not available

HAWA---Trading goods

This material is always procured externally and then sold. This material type can be stocked as customer specific stock or normal stock.

NLAG---Non-stock

This material will always be consumed immediately. Therefore, no stock for this material type. This is used for consumable materials such as office supplies.

DIEN---Service material

This material is used for services that are sold to customer. For example in consulting business, services offer to customer will be created using this material type.

UNBW---Non-valuated

This material is to be used for items, which never have value. An example is catalogue.