Note
With the exception of the internal comment, the information contained in this info object is relevant to the material master for industry and to the article master for retail. Retail customers are requested to substitute article for material , and site for plant .
In a material master record, you can store the following different kinds of text at client level, meaning that they are also valid at all lower organizational levels (such as plant and storage location). You can enter each of these texts in as many languages as you like, though only one text is allowed per language.
Basic data text
You can use this text as you like, for example, to store additional, general information on the material.
Inspection text
You can use this text to stipulate rules on the procedure to be followed for inspecting a material, or any special points to be observed.
Internal comment
You can use this text as you like, for example, to store any specific points to be taken into consideration with regard to the material.
Note
These data screens do not support batch input. If you want to transfer data using a batch input program of your own, define your own screen sequence in Customizing for the Material Master in Define Structure of Data Screens for Each Screen Sequence and replace the subscreens as follows:
Industry
Replace 2031 by 2032 (basic data text)
Replace 2071 by 2072 (inspection text)
Replace 2051 by 2052 (internal comment)
Retail
Replace 2261 by 2262 (basic data text)
Replace 2071 by 2072 (inspection text)
Apart from the data screen for each of the above texts, the following subscreens have been created for each text. You can include these subscreens on a data screen in the material master. Each subscreen indicates the number of languages in which the relevant text has been created and contains a pushbutton to access maintenance of that text. Except for the Basic data texts subscreen in the Basic Data view in the standard material master for industry, these subscreens remain hidden until you assign them to a data screen. You do this in Customizing for the Material Master in Define Structure of Data Screens for Each Screen Sequence .
Industry
Subscreen SAPLMGD1 2033 (Basic data texts)
Subscreen SAPLMGD1 2073 (Inspection texts)
Subscreen SAPLMGD1 2053 (Internal comments)
Retail
Subscreen SAPLMGD2 2263 (Basic data texts)
Subscreen SAPLMGD2 2073 (Inspection texts)
Maintaining Basic Data Texts, Inspection Texts, and Internal Comments
Access the material master record in Create or Change mode and choose
You have the following options:
Creating a new text
If a text of the text type has not yet been maintained, the system creates a blank text in the logon language. If you want to create a text in another language, choose Create text and specify the language in the dialog box that appears. Then enter your text as required. For more word-processing functions, choose Editor to enter your text in SAPscript . For information on how to use SAPscript, see the SAP library documentation BC Word-Processing in the SAPscript Editor .
If you have already created a text and want to use it to create a text in another language, choose Create text and specify the language in which you want to create the text, and the language of the text you want to use as a reference. You can then overwrite the reference text in the new language.
Changing an existing text
Select the language of the text you want to change, and change the text as required.
Deleting an existing text
Select the language of the text you want to delete, and delete the text by choosing Delete text .
Choose the next function you want to perform, or save your data.