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Prerequisites

Consider your choice of material type carefully as it is not always possible to change it.

When Creating Materials of the Same Material Type

In the Material Master menu, choose   Material   Create (special)   <   material type   >. The initial screen appears for creating a material master record of the material type chosen.

Note Note

Creating materials in this way has the following advantages:

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  • You do not have to enter the material type in the Material type field.

  • Users can be authorized to create materials of specific material types.

The relevant authorization object is S_TCODE.

When Creating Materials of Different Material Types

  1. In the Material Master menu, choose   Material   Create (general)   Immediately   or Schedule .

  2. The initial screen appears for creating a material.

  3. In the Material type field, enter the material type as required.

You can then continue to create the material master record.