Screen Sequence and Field Selection 

Use

When processing a material master record, you work through its screens in a set sequence. This is the screen sequence. Certain fields on these screens are needed for some processes, but not for others. This is the field selection.

Prerequisites

The screen sequence and field selection in a material master record are determined, for example, by the following factors:

If, for example, your company does not use the Warehouse Management component, the warehouse management screens do not appear.

If, for example, your company belongs to the chemical industry, the fields that appear on the screens will not be the same as for a mechanical engineering company.

If, for example, the material is a raw material, the sales screens are not displayed in the standard R/3 System because raw materials are not sold.

If, for example, you enter data at plant level only, storage-location-specific fields are hidden.

Features

When accessing a material master record, the following dialog boxes appear:

Here, you select the user department screens that you want for the material master record.

Here, you specify the organizational levels such as plant, storage location, and so on.

The system then displays the first data screen.

This sequence is illustrated in the following graphic representation:

The data screens in a material master record can be divided into the following types:

These are the screens of the individual user departments such as Basic Data, MRP, and so on. They also include the Purchase Order Text and Sales Text data screens, and also the stock screens.

These are data screens that can be accessed from any view in a material master record by choosing Additional data in the standard material master (with tab pages). Examples include units of measure, material descriptions, and consumption.

These are screens that can be accessed either as an additional screen or by pushbutton.

A standard processing sequence is defined for the main screens. It is followed provided that all requirements such as material type, user department authorization, view selection, and so on, are met. To go from one main screen to the next, choose Enter.

The standard screen sequence is illustrated in the following graphic representation:

Activities

You can access any screen direct as long as the following conditions are met: