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Procedure documentation Maintaining the Material Master Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

In this example the SAP R/3 systems belong to a Business System Group (BSG). The BSG typically represents a namespace for the master data. Materials with the same name therefore need to be identical in both the sales and supplying systems. Plants should only exist in one system.

Use ALE distribution for master data. To do this, in Customizing for Basis choose Application Link Enabling (ALE) ® Modeling and Implementing Business Processes ® Master Data Distribution. For further information, see Structure linkTransfer and Distribution of Master Data.

In the sales system, the material must be managed in a plant that you use to enter the sales order item.

Procedure

In the sales system on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Material Master ® Material ® Create (General) ® Immediately.

Example: Material QIR001 in plant 0011 and sales area 0011, 01, 01

Field

Value

Material type

HAWA

General item category group

NORM (standard item)

Item category group

NORM (standard item)

For further information, see the section Configuring Automatic Purchase Requisitions in the Sales System.

Base unit of measure

PC

Gross weight

10

Net weight

9

Weight unit of measure

KG

Supplying plant

0011

Availability check

Checking group 02 (individual requirement)

For further information, see the section Configuring the ATP Check in the Sales and Supplying Systems.

Trans. group

0001

Loading group

0001

Sales text

Material for cross-system third-party business

MRP characteristic

PD (MRP)

MRP planner

001

MRP lot size

EX (exact lot size)

Procurement type

X (both procurement types)

Strategy group

A1

For further information, see the section Configuring the ATP Check in the Sales and Supplying Systems.

Create the same material in the supplying system for plant 2200 and sales area 2200, 02, 02.

Create purchasing info record

For each material you must create a purchasing info record as a vendor for the supplying system in the sales system, and maintain the material number for the vendor in the supplying system. This is necessary so that the purchase order is created correctly and can be processed using ALE (see Configuring an Automatic Purchase Order in the Sales System).

In the sales system on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Master Data ® Info Record ® Create.

Example: Information Record

Field

Value

Vendor

QIR_201

Material

QIR001

Purchasing organization

0011

Plant

0011

Vend. mat. (material number at the vendor)

QIR001

Tax code (tax code)

V1

Net price

$5.50

See Structure linkPurchasing Info Record for more information.

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