Objective: Creating Z material type to meet business requirement. Main Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Copy the most proximate material type to create your own material type to meet the business need. Create Field selection key by copying standard key Modify field status Create Number range group for material type(number range are created in each Instance individually and they are not transported and always create the number range group in same sequence in all instance) Step 1: Access transaction code OMS2.

STEP: After clicking on copy button keep on pressing enter to acknowledge the warning message which will be coming. I have skipped that screenshot.

External No range assignment: IF you un mark the checkbox then system will accept the material number only from the range defined in customization and in case you keep this marked then you may enter any number for material . Price Control: Whichever value you maintain here will be defaulted on material creation and you can see this value in accounting view. External Purchase order: In case the business tells you that no purchase order or external purchasing document is allowed for this kind of material then make the value 0. Views: DeSelect the views which are not required for this material type in MM01 or in MM11.

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Quantity Updating: this radio button plays a vital role in material type. In case you want to make the material consumable and you dont even want the quantity to be updated on posting GR then you can select the In no valuation area button. Practical impact: At the time creation of purchase order you get a error message that the account assignment is mandatory then the cause of that is the above shown radio button is not marked with By valuation area and which makes it a consumable material type. Account category reference: its a link between the material type and valuation class. Material type ZALBAccount category refer.--> valuation class (Z001,Z002,Z003). Step: By performing the above steps we have created the material type. Now we will create a Field selection key for ZALB by copying standard field selection key HALB.

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Now press enter to get the below screen and click on save

STEP: Suppose we have to make a particular field such as Old material number as required or hide in material master for our Z material type. Access tcode MM03

First find the technical name of the field by using any existing material in MM03

Access Tcode OMSR In this step we are finding the field selection group associated with the field BISMT

STEP: Now we will use the field selection group 11 which is assigned with MARABISMT In this step we will make the field as mandatory Caution: please take care that you do this for your z field reference key only

STEP: Assign field reference key ZALB to your material type ZALB

STEP: Create Number range group for your material type Access Transaction code MMNR Caution: Its very essential to make sure that the number range groups are always created in same sequence in all SAP instance means Dev, Quality and PRD otherwise it will scramble the number ranges later on.

STEP: click on group and then on Insert

STEP: After clicking on insert you will see the below shown pop up window

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STEP: Mention the description of number range group

Press Enter and save

STEP: In this step you have to assign your material type with your number range group.

and now click on 2. After assignment it looks like this

STEP: Now let us understand the valuation class and Material type linkage. Access Transaction code OMSK

STEP: Define Account category Reference Key click on account category refer to reach on this screen.

STEP: Give name of the refer key and description

Save. STEP: Create valuation class Acess Tcode OMSK and click on valuation class

STEP: Click on new entry to create the valuation class

Enter and save. STEP: Assign Material type with the Account reference key, Tcode OMSK

STEP: mention the account reference key in front of material type

Here I have considered ZAW2 as the material type and mentioned account category reference Z001

STEP: Test the material type if it works or not Access Transaction code MM01 and create a material using the Material type define by you.