Definition

All the information your company needs to manage a material is stored in a data record in the material master, sorted by various different criteria.

Use

You can enter and change most of the data in a material master record yourself. However, some information can only be updated by the system. For example, the system updates the administrative data when you process a material master record, and stock balances when goods receipts or goods issues are posted.

Structure

The data in a material master record can be divided into two categories:

This is data with an information content such as name, size, or dimension.

This is data such as MRP type and price control.

Integration

Since different departments in a company work with the same material, but each department uses different information on the material, the data in a material master record is subdivided by user department. For more information, see User Departments .