material for manufacturer part number (MM-PUR)

Purchasing (MM-PUR)

A material master record containing the manufacturer part number (MPN) and the manufacturer number, which is assigned to one of your firm's own materials.

Stocks are managed under your firm's own material number. Materials for manufacturer parts have the material type HERS.

The firm's own material contains a profile with various parameters defining (among other things):

• Whether the MPN material must be entered in the purchase order
• Whether purchasing info records are created for the firm's own material or for the MPN materials
• Whether the purchase order text for the firm's own material or for the MPN material is used