Changing Item Data on a Detail Screen 
How to change item data on a detail screen:
Select the items you want to change from the item overview.
If you want to change all existing items in one step, click 
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Click 
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The Change material BOM initial screen appears. Item: All data.
If you want to display the master record of an item, choose Environment
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<object type>.
Change the item data on individual tab pages.
If you want to change data on several tab pages note that certain tab pages are only maintained for certain item types. For example that tab page Variable-size item is only available for variable-sized items.
Consider the following points for the individual tab pages:
Basic data tab page
- You enter the quantity of variable-size items on a separate screen (Variable-size item data detail screen).
- For stock items and non-stock items with a material master record, you can maintain alternative units to the base unit of measure.
In BOMs, only the base unit of measure and the unit of issue are used. See
Item data relevant to material items.
If you do not enter a unit for an item with a material master record, the system enters a unit from the material master record. If a unit of issue is entered on the storage detail screen of the material master, the system copies this unit to the BOM. Otherwise, the system copies the base unit of measure to the BOM.
- For document items, text items, and non-stock items without a material master record, the system enters the default unit of measure PC (piece).
- You cannot maintain scrap data for document items, test items, and intra materials.
Status/Long Text tab page
- For costing relevant items, the Indicator: Bulk material is not planned (also if the indicator is planned as an optional entry in the definition of the BOM usage).
- If you process an item for which the possible item statuses support processing of data for plant maintenance, you can only maintain plant maintenance data if the Item relevant to plant maintenance status indicator is set.
- If you want to enter a longer item text, you can maintain a long text by choosing Extras. In this case, the system copies the first 80 characters of the item text to the long text.
Variable-sized item tab page
- This tab page is only available for variable-sized items.
- When you change variable-size item data, the variable-size item quantity must be recalculated. The quantity is not recalculated until you delete the existing quantity.
- The size unit and variable-size item unit are interdependent. You must be able to convert the size unit to the variable-size item unit.
The dimension of a variable-size item unit is the same as the dimension of the result of the variable-size item formula.
If these units are not of the same dimension, you must maintain conversion factors in the material master record.
Purchasing data tab page
- This tab page is only available for non-stock items.
- If you change the G/L account in the Cost element field, the system determines the valuation area from the plant you entered on the initial screen. The valuation area can comprise one plant or all the plants in a company code. The G/L account must be valid in the area determined.
Document assignment tab page
- This tab page is only available for material items.
See also:
Document Assignment