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Use

When you create a material master record, you are required to classify the material according to industry sector and material type.

Like material types, industry sectors have control functions in the SAP system. For example, it is a factor determining the screen sequence and field selection in a material master record. Once you have assigned an industry sector to a material, you cannot change the industry sector again afterwards.

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Features

The standard system contains the following industry sectors. The ID used to identify the industry sector internally appears in parentheses.

  • Plant engineering and construction (A)

  • Chemical industry (C)

  • Mechanical engineering (M)

  • Pharmaceuticals (P)

The other sectors are for retail.

Activities

Your system administrator can define other industry sectors in Customizing for the Material Master , by choosing   Field Selection   Define Industry Sectors and Industry-Sector-Specific Field Selection.