Since different departments in a company work with the same material, but each department uses different information on the material, the data in a material master record is subdivided by user department. This is illustrated in the following graphic representation:

The industry material master contains the following user departments:

The following fields appear in each user department:

• Material description

• Base unit of measure

This information is mandatory and identical for all departments. Consult with the other users to decide what you are going to enter here.