Creating Material Master Data (SAP Library - ALE/EDI Business Processes)

Creating Material Master Data

Once you have made all the settings required to distribute materials, you can create a material and then distribute it.

Log on again to the sending system and follow these steps:

Choose Logistics ® Materials management ® Material master from the material master maintenance.
Choose Material ® Create (general) ® Immediately.

Enter the material, industry sector and material type.

Caution

Make sure that the industry sector and material type you enter are known in the receiving system. Otherwise, errors will occur when you post the material in the receiving system.

Example

Material: Material001

Industry sector: mechanical engineering

Material type: finished product

Choose Select view and then Basic data.
Enter the basic data of your material.

Caution

To avoid any errors occurring during data transfer, make sure that the receiving system will understand the information you have entered.

Example

Material short text: Material for ALE: First steps

Base unit of measure: ST

Save the material.

Go to next step: Sending Material Master Data