You can use the overview page to view and enter change request data. You can choose between two overview pages in MDG-M: the process-oriented view and the hierarchical view. The application configurations for these pages are BS_MAT_OVP_06 (process-oriented) and BS_MAT_OVP_06H (hierarchical). You can find these application configurations in the Web Dynpro application MDG_BS_MAT_OVP. These pages represent the entire MM data model. If you reduce the governance scope, the fields removed from the data model become read-only on the UI and should be removed if they are not required for reference purposes.

You can access the same information in both pages but the process-orientated view displays all material data whereas the hierarchical view compartmentalizes the data so that you see the high-level data initially and can drill down for further detail.

The process-oriented overview page is set as the default Create Material UI where you are more likely to need to access all data at once. The hierarchical page is set as the default Change Material UI since changes are usually made to specific parts of the material record. To change the assignment of an overview page see the configuration section.