MaterialMasterViewsUltimateGuide

Inthissection,wewillcoveralltheMMviewswiththeimplicationonvitalprocessesinstandardSAPsystem.
Youwillseehoweachoftheviewsiscreated,itsobligatorydata,optionalfields,andhowitscreationreflects
thesystem.Thistutorialis7000words+.Foreasyreference,wehavecreatedaclickableindexbelow,which
willtakeyoutovarioussectionsofthetutorial

BasicViews
Basicviewsareviewswithgeneralinformationaboutourmaterial.Obligatoryfieldsyouneedtoinsertinorder
tosavechangesare
1.Materialdescription:LCDTV40"thiscanbemaintainedinvariouslanguages.
2.Baseunitofmeasure(oftenreferredtoasBaseUOM):PCSthisistheunitofmeasureinwhichmaterial
stockismanaged.ForaTVset,it'snaturaltobeapiece.Youcanalsousemeter,kilogram,oranyotherunit
youhavedefinedandissuitableformaterial.
3.Division:10Divisionforthematerial,youcouldcreatedivisions10,20,30,40forfinishedgoods,trading
goods,services,andothermaterials,soyoucancategorizetheminthisway.Wehaveselecteddivision10
forourmaterialsinceitisfinishedgoods.
4.GeneralItemcategorygroup:NORMStandarditem.Usedthroughoutthesystem,thisindicatorhasan
effectonsalesandstocktransferprocessingasitisusedinitemcategorydetermination.
5.Weightunit:Kgunitinwhichproductweightisentered.
6.Grossweight:26,988grossweightof1unitofproductinweightunit.Netweight:24,651netweightof
1unitofproductinweightunit

Basicdataoptionalfields
MaterialgroupyoucanentermaterialgrouphereProducthierarchythisfieldisusedinsalesand
distributionandismaintainedinSalesorganization1view.EAN/UPCMaterialEANcode,besidesusagein
barcoding,itisparticularlyutilizedinWarehousemanagementasauniqueidentifierformaterialandpackage
combination.Onematerialcanhaveseveralbarcodes.Oneforthebaseunitofmeasure.Everyalternativeunit
ofmeasurecanalsohaveit'sEAN,butit'snotarequirement,it'sanoption.Otherfieldsareoptional.NOTE:In
theupperpart,(markedingreen)youcanseeviewsthatarepossibletomaintainforcurrentmaterial.Youcan
navigatebyclickingontheappropriateviewname.

ClassificationView
Materialscanbeclassifiedinordertobefoundlaterbytheirclass,batchcharacteristicsetc.Let'ssaywehave
alotofTVsetswithdifferentdimensionscolorsetc.Youcancreatetwoclasses:dimensionandcolor.Lateryou
canuseittofindalltheblackTVsets,orTVsetsofacertaindimension.

ClasstypesavailableinstandardSAP
BychoosingMaterialClass001youareextendingmaterialforthisclasstype.Nowwehavetoaddaclasswe
wanttouseforourmaterial.AclasscalledGeneralcouldconsistoftwocharacteristics:ColorandDimension,
oranythingthatyoumightneedwhilecategorizingmaterialsorsearchingtheminMMmodule,orother
modules.Afterclassassignmenttothematerial,youcanmaintaincharacteristicsthatthisclasscontains.Inour
case,wehaveaclassnamedGeneralthatcontainscharacteristicsColorandDimension.Wecanpopulatethe
appropriatefields.

Assigningaclassandmaintainingvaluesforcharacteristics

Itisagoodpracticetoincludethecolorofyourproductinmaterialdescriptionaswellitisextremelyusefulto
otherusers.ForexamplewhilecreatingsalesordersinSD,forpickingandputawayprocessesinwarehouse
management,purchasingdepartment,productionplanningetc.Youcannowsaveyourchanges.

SavingClassificationview

SalesOrganizationData1
Whenyouchoosethisview,ascreenwithorganizationallevelswillappear.Here,youcanchooseforwhich
Plant,SalesorganizationandDistributionchannelyouwanttoextendyourmaterial.

AfterconfirmingOrganizationalLevels,youarepresentedascreenwhichcontainsthedataregardingsales
activities.Theonlymandatoryfieldisthedeliveryunit.Othersareoptional,buttheymightbeneededinorderto
usesomeadvancedfeatures.Forexample,ifyouwanttousedynamicroundingprofile(mustbecustomizedby
SDconsultant),youhavetomaintainfieldRoundingprofile.Let'sfindoutwhatarethemostimportantfieldsin
salesviews.Themostcrucialthingaboutsalesviewsisthattheyareopen.WhenwedothatpeoplefromSD
modulecansellourmaterialthroughthatSalesOrganization/Channel.Soessentiallyyouwouldonlyhaveto
populatetheDeliveryunitfieldandsavethedata,andimmediatelymaterialbecomesavailabletobeused.To
getabetterunderstandingofSalesorganization,thinkofitasanofficethatsellsyourproducts.Inthisoffice,
youhavepeoplethatsellproductsinyourhomecountrytheyareusingdistributionchannel01,andyoucan
havepeoplesellingabroad,exportdepartmentthatwouldbechannel02.Onthescreenbelow,youcanseeall
ofthefieldsfromSalesorganization1View.

Taxcategory/indicator:Forinternalsales,wewillhavetodefineafulltaxindicatorsincethetaxisappliedfor
salesinsidethecountry.Forexport,(usingdivision02forexample)wewouldsetthisto0NoTax.Itactually
dependsonthetaxpolicyofyourcountry,butmostofthecountrieshavethispracticeImentioned.Delivery
unit:inmostcasesit'sfirstalternativeunitofmeasure(box,pallet,somethingelse).Youcanseethatherewe
willdefine1PALpalletasadeliveryunit,butthatdoesn'tmeanthatwecansellonlyentirepallet.Wewillalso
beabletosellasinglepieceofthismaterial,andthesystemwillindicatetosalespersonthatthismaterialis
meanttobedeliveredas12piecesonapallet.Baseunitofmeasure:thisisgrayedoutfieldasitisalready
definedinBasicDataview1andcannotbechangedafterwards.Division:thisisthedivisionwehavejust
selectedinourorganizationallevelsscreenbeforecurrentscreen.Salesunit:Ifthefielddoesnotcontainan
entry,thesystemwillassumethattheunitofmeasureisthebaseunitofmeasure.Ifyoudon'twanttouse
piecesasadefaultsalesunitofmeasure,youcanentertheappropriateunitofmeasureinthisfield.Itwill
reflectsalesdocumentsinthisway:Salesunitisnotdefined.Salespersonentersquantityof4without
specifyingunitofmeasure.Systemwillassumethattherequiredquantityis4piecesSalesunitisdefinedas
pallet.Systemwillassumethattherequiredquantityis4palletsSalesunitnotvariable:thischeckboxisused
incaseswhenwerequirethematerialtobesoldonlyinsalesunit.IfyousetthesalesunittoPAL,andcheck
thisbox,salespersonwillonlybeabletosellthismaterialusingthePALalternativeunitofmeasure.Thisis
beingusedrarely.Unitofmeasuregroup:Usedmainlyinconjunctionwithdynamicroundingprofile,thisisan
indicatorwhichrepresentsagroupofunitsofmeasurethatcanbeusedforthismaterial.Materialgroup:
materialgroupwediscussedduringtheBasicDataview.Min.orderqty:Thisisaminimalorderquantity

acceptedforthismaterial.Min.dely.Qty:Thisisaminimaldeliveryquantityacceptedforthismaterial.
Roundingprofile:Hereyoucanchooseaspecificroundingprofileformaterial.SDconsultanthastocreate
theprofilestobeshownaspossibleentriesinthisfield.

SalesOrganizationData2
WithsameOrganizationalLevels,wecancreatethesalesorganizationdata2Viewandmaintainitsdata.
Mostlystatisticalandgroupingdataaresubjectofthisview.

ImportantSalesOrganizationData2Viewfields
Materialstatisticsgroup:Thisisanindicatorusedtospecifyifthismaterialistobeincludedinstatistical
transactioninSDmoduleMCSI.Itismostusedtosetthisindicatorto1inmostsystems.
Generalitemcategorygroup:defaultitemcategorygroupforthismaterialbasedonmaterialtypesettings.
Youcannotchangeit.
Producthierarchy:Thishierarchyisusedforreportingpurposessothatsalesmanagementcananalyze
salesdatabasedonthishierarchy.Itconsistsoftwolevels.Forexample,firstlevelofhierarchycouldbe
LCDTVs.Insidethefirsthierarchylevel,wecanfindmorethanonesecondlevel,andinourcase,wecan
haveLCDTV40",LCDTV32",LCDTV26"insideourfirstlevelwhichisLCDTV.Anotherlevelwouldbe
PlasmaTV.Inthisfirstlevel,wecanmaintainPlasmaTV22",PlasmaTC32",PlasmaTV40".Everyfirst
levelofhierarchycontainsuniquesecondlevelhierarchies.
Accountassignmentgroup:thisfieldrepresentstheaccountingrequirementsforthematerial.Often
differenttypesofmaterialsrequiredifferentaccountingrequirements(finishedgoods,tradinggoods,
servicesaren'taccountedinthesameway).ThisisapointofintegrationwithFI/COmodules.

Itemcategorygroup:it'scopiedfrom2Generalitemcat.grpfield,butthisisthecategorygroupthatis
assignedtospecificdistributionchannel.Itcanbechangedasopposedtothefieldno.2,andwiththisfield
youcanmanagehowwillthesamematerialwillbeusedinsalesindifferentchannels.Forexample,you
mightwantamaterialtohavedifferentitemcategoryinforeignsalesactivitiesthanthedefault.Itischanged
mainlyunderdirectivesfromSDteam.Producthierarchychoosingtheappropriatehierarchyfroma
predefinedlist:Youhaveprobablyalreadythoughthowproducthierarchyishardtomaintain.Youonlysee
abunchofnumbers.It'shardtoknowwhichnumbersareappropriatefoparticularmaterial.Besidesthefact
thatthisistheinformationthatsales&distributionteamshouldsupplytoyou,thereisaneasywayof
browsingthroughallofthehierarchies.Whenyoupushthebuttonthatshowsyoupossibleentriesforafield
yougettothisscreen:

Firstlevelofhierarchy
Afterselectingtheappropriatefirstlevel,youshouldclickonNextlevelbuttonjustasontheabovescreen.You
willbetakentothescreenwithpossibleentriesforsecondlevelofhierarchy.Asyoucanseeintheheaderof
thisscreen,thereisanindicationthatthissecondlevelofhierarchyisforafirstlevel00100LCDTV:

Secondlevelofhierarchy
Finalresultisasonthescreenbelow:

ProducthierarchyonSalesOrganizationData2View
OtherfieldsinSalesorganizationData2ViewVolumerebategroup:groupusedforrebatesettlement,can
besettomaximumrebate,lowrebate,dependsonsettingsinSDmodule,thisinformationissupposedtobe
providedbySDteam.PricingReferenceMaterial:materialmasterrecordthatshouldbeusedasareference
forpricingpurposes.Commissiongroup:youcanassignthesamecommissiongrouptomorematerialas
longasthecommissionisthesameforboth(forexample5%).Materialpricinggroup:usedtogroupthe
materialwiththesamepricingprocedures.LaterinSDconditionrecordcanbecreatedbasedonthisfield,
apartfromstandardones(producthierarchy).Youcancombinematerialpricinggroupwiththecustomer
numbertocreateacondition.Productattributes:youcanassignvariousproductattributestoamaterialand
checkifthecustomeracceptsthisproductattribute.

SalesGeneral/PlantView
Thisviewcontainsinformationaboutgeneralsalescharacteristicsofmaterial.ItismaintainedonPlantlevel.

Mandatoryfields
Availabilitycheck:veryessentialattribute,usedtodefinethestockavailabilitycheckmethod.These
methodsaredefinedbycustomizingteam,andcanincludestockonstoragelocations,canbealsosetupto
includequantitiesonprocessandproductionorders,plannedorders,quantitiesinthetransfertowardsthe
plantfromwhichsalesisbeingprocessed,etc.
Loadinggroup:extremelysignificantfieldasitisusedinshippingpointdetermination.Optionalfieldsin
SalesGeneral/PlantViewReplacementpart:definesifthismaterialisareplacementpartornot.
Materialfreightgroup:usedforgroupingmaterialsinordertobeclassifiedaccordingtofreightcodeand
class.Batchmanagement:Indicatesifmaterialismanagedinbatchesornot.Approvedbatchrecord
required:determinesifbatchapprovalmustbesubmittedbeforethebatchcanbetransferredfrom
restrictedtounrestrictedstock.Transportationgroup:awayofgroupingmaterialswithsametransportation
needs.ItisusedinSDmoduleforrouteschedulinginsalesordersanddeliveries.Example:whenyouhave
materialsthatrequiretobetransportedcarefullyastheyarefragile,andothersarenot.Setuptime,
Processtime,Basequantity:thesethreefieldsareusedtocalculatetimeconsumedforshippingthe
material,thefirstistimeinwhichyouwillsetupdevicesforshipping,secondisprocessingtimeperbase
quantity(third).MaterialGroupPackagingMaterials:thisfieldisusedforgroupingthematerialswith
similarpackagingmaterialsrequirements.Negativestocks:Ifyoucheckthisboxyouwillallownegative
stocksforthismaterialinthisplant.ThisrequiresalsoasettingbyyourMMconsultantonstoragelocation

level(incustomizing).Profitcenter:assignanadequateprofitcenterforthematerialforcontrollingmodule
purposes.Thismeansthatprofitmadefromthismaterialwillbeassignedtotheprofitcentersetinthisfield.
Forexampleifthisisafinishedproductthatmakesaprofitbysalesyoumightwanttochooseaprofitcenter
forsalesrevenues.Italsodependsonmanagementdecision.Managementmightprefertousesomeother
keyforprofitcenteraccounting.SerialnumberprofileandSerializationlevel:thesecontrolserializationof
product(ifyouhaveitactive),aprofileusedfortheserialnumber,andserializationlevelthatcouldbeby
materialnumberetc.Distributionprofile:signalswheretheincoming(procured)merchandisewillbe
distributedinourplant.

ForeignTrade/ExportView
Thisviewcontainsinformationaboutfreight,foreigntrade,exportingofmaterials.

Mandatoryfieldsinthisvieware:
1.CommodityCode/ImportCodeNumberforForeignTrade:Thisfieldcontainseitheracommoditycodeor
atariffnumber.Itisauniquestandardisedcodingvalueforacertaintypeofgoods.
2.Exportimportgroup:systemcanuseexport/importgroupstoproposeanexportprocedurefor
export/importprocessesinSAP.

3.Countryoforigin:itrepresentsthecountrywherethismaterialhasbeenproduced.Ifit'sfinishedgoods
producedinhouseyouwillenteryourcountrycodehere(inourexampleitisDEGermany).Otherfields
Allthecharacteristicsforsalesviewsaresupposedtobeprovidedbythesalesdepartment(sales,freight),
theroleofamaterialmasterspecialist/userisonlytomaintainthemaccurately.Someotherinformationyou
canbegivenbyyoursalesdepartmenttomaintaininmaterialmaster:CASnumber:thisfieldisonlyused
forpharmaceuticalproducts.PRODCOMno.usedonlyinEUcountriesforstatisticalpurposesin
production.Controlcode:Consumptiontaxcontrolcodeinforeigntrade.Regionoforigin:Besides
countryyoucandefinearegioninthecountry(forex.Bavaria,Hessenetc.)CAPproductlistno.thisis
thenumberofthematerialintheEUmarketproductsgrouplistifapplicable.CAPproductgroup:
indicatesaproductgroupfromCAPproductlist.Exemptioncertificate:indicatingifthematerialhasbeen
issuedacertificatethatstatesthatthismaterialdoesn'tneedalicenseforexport.Exemptioncert.Number:
Numberoftheexemptioncertificate.Issuingdateofexempt.cert.Issuingdateforanexemption
certificate.Militarygoods:acheckboxindicatingifthematerialismainlyusedinmilitarypurposes.

SalesTextView
Youcandefineasalesitemtextforthismaterialforvariouslanguagestobeusedinthesalesdocuments.This
couldbesomegeneralexplanationaboutthematerial,orexplanationmaintainedondistributionchannellevel.
Ifyoumaintainthistextitwillshowupontheitemlevelinallsalesdocuments,andalsointheprintingversionof
salesdocuments.

MRPView1
MRPviewsaremaintainedmostlyforproductionpurposes.ThisinformationissuppliedbytheappropriateMRP
controllororsomeoneelsefromproductionplanningteam.TheonlymandatoryfieldinMRP1ViewisPlanning
type.Wewillcoverthemostimportantfieldsusedinaproductiveenvironmentinmoredetail.

Purchasinggroup:thisfieldisusedtoindicatewhichpurchasinggroupisthedefaultforpurchasingthis
material.Wehaven'tmaintainedityetasthisisafinishedproductofourcompany,wedon'tneedittobe
purchasedatanytime.Wewillsetupthisfieldforanothermaterialthatneedstobepurchased.
ABCindicator:Thisisanindicatorshowingtheimportanceofthematerialintermsofstockavailability.Most
ofthecompaniesuseseveralABCvalues,butmostcommonare:Athemostimportantmaterials,they
needtobeavailableforsalesineverymomentcustomerrequestsit,Blessimportantmaterialsthatare
oftensupposedtobeavailablebutthelackofthismaterialcanhappenandisallowed,CLeastimportant
materials.Therecanalsobefewmorecategories,Nnew,materialnotyettestedonthemarket,sowe
don'tactuallyknowifit'sgoingtobeA,BorCyet.Smaterialthatisproducedonlyoncustomerrequest,
andDsameasSwiththedifferencethatithasacertainquantityonstockjustincasesomeoneneedsit
ASAP,inproductionplanningitiscalledamaterialsafetystock.
MRPtype:therearevarioustypesofMRPthatcanbeutilized.Inthiscase,ourMRPcontrollersignalledthat
itshouldbePDdefaultMRPformostoftheSAPinstallations.
MRPcontroller:MRPcontrollerresponsibleforproductionofthismaterial,hemanagesallthedatainthese
MRPviews,alongwiththeMRPresultsitself,productionplanningforthismaterialetc.Itisusualthatthe
MRPcontrollerprovidesthedataforMRPviews,oreveninsomeorganizationalstructuresMRPcontrollers
aremaintainingtheseviewsontheirown.

Lotsize:definestheprocedureusedbythesysteminordertocalculatetheprocurementorproduction
quantityofthematerial.OtherfieldsinthisviewMRPgroup:thissettingisusedtogroupmaterialswith
sameMRPcontrolparameterswhichare,forexample,thestrategygroup,theconsumptionmode,etc.Ifthis
fieldisnotmaintained,thesystemwillusematerialgroupfromBasicData1whenperformingtheMRP.
PlantSpecificMaterialStatus:Ifset,thisindicatestheusabilityofmaterialinspecialfunctions,for
example,materialcanbeusedfortestingorisgoingtobediscontinued,sotheMRPdoesn'ttakeitinto
accountwhenitruns.Thissettingcouldrestricttheuseofmaterialinaparticularfunction.ReorderPoint:
indicatesatwhichstocklevelMRPshouldcreateaneworder(eitherprocurementorproductionorder).
Planningcycle:cycleofplanning,itisdefinedincustomizingandassignedtoamaterial,itcanrepresenta
dayonwhichtheplanningisperformed.MinimumandMaximumlotsize,Fixedlotsize:usedtoindicate
theboundariesforlotsize,orafixedquantitytobeused.Orderingcosts:fixedcostperorderincompany
codecurrency,usedtocalculatetheoptimallotsize.RoundingProfileandUnitofMeasureGroup:like
thefieldsinsalesviews,thesearethesamefieldsyoucanpopulatewithroundingtypetopurchasingor
production(ifapplicable).Roundingvalue:itisusedinprocurementforroundingtheprocurementquantity
toavalueofmultipleofthenumberenteredhere.

MRPView2
MRPview2containsdataaboutProcurement,Scheduling,andNetrequirementscalculation.

Procurementtype:hereyoucanchooseifyourmaterialhasinternalproduction(ourcase),external
procurement,orbothtypesofprocurementsarepossible.Italsomightn'thaveprocurementatall.
Productionstoragelocation:hereyouwillmaintainthestoragelocationthatiscopiedthroughoutthe
productiondocuments.Ifthisisaproductioncomponentthismarksthelocationfromwhichthegoodsissue
isposted,orifit'sproducedmaterialitannotatesalocationtowhichthematerialreceiptisposted.
GoodsReceiptProcessingTimeinDays:youcansetupthisvaluethatrepresentsneededtimeindays
forgoodstobeinspectedandplacedintoappropriatestoragelocation.
Schedulemarginkey:thisrepresentsakeyusedfordeterminationofthefloatsrequiredforschedulingan
order.ItisdefinedincustomizingandissuppliedbyyourMRPcontrollororPPadministrator.Otherfieldsin
thisviewSpecialprocurement:usedtooverridetheprocurementtype.Batchentry:indicateswhenthe
batchdeterminationshouldbeexecuted.Defaultsupplyarea:ifyoudefineitthiswillbeaproposedsupply
areaforthematerial,it'smostlyusedforKANBANtypeofmaterials.Backflush:determinesifbackflush
indicatoristobesetintheproductionorder.Storagelocationforexternalprocurement:storagelocation
tobeproposedinthepurchaserequisition.Stockdeterminationgroup:thisindicatoralongwiththestock
determinationrulecreateakeyforthestockdeterminationstrategyCoproduct:ifchecked,indicatesthat
thismaterialcanalsobeusedasacoproduct.Bulkmaterial:thisidentifiesabillofmaterialsitemasabulk
material.ThisisimportantasrequirementsofbulkmaterialsarenotrelevantfortheMRP.Safetystock:
quantityinbaseUOMtouseasasafetystock.Minimumsafetystock:Safetystockinneverallowedto
dropbelowthisvalue.

MRPView3
MRPview3containsseveralvaluablefieldsmostlyusedbyplanningfunctions.

Periodindicator:indicatesifmaterialistobeplanned/forecastmonthly,weekly,yearly,dailyetc.Thisisin
mostcasessettomonthly.
Strategygroup:usedforgroupingtheplanningstrategies,forexample,thiscanbesettoMaketoOrder,
MaketoStocketc.Thereareanumberofoptions,andthismustbedefinedbytheproductionplanning
management.Inmostcases,materialtypesand/ormaterialABCclassificationinfluencesthedecisionwhich
strategygroupmaterialshouldbeassigned.
Consumptionmode:thiscontrolshowsystemwillconsumerequirements.Inbackwardmodesales,orders,
dependentrequirementsormaterialreservationsconsumeplannedindependentrequirementsthatlie
beforetherequirementsdatewhileinforwardmodetheyconsumeplannedindependentrequirementsthat
lieaftertherequirementsdate.
Forwardconsumptionperiod:numberofdayusedasaconsumptionthresholdinforwardconsumption
mode.Canbesetfrom1to999daysbutusuallynotlongerthanseveraldays.Weareusing0sinceweare
utilizingbackwardconsumptionmodeforthismaterial.
Backwardconsumptionperiod:Sameaspreviousexceptitisusedforbackwardconsumptionmode.
MixedMRP:definesifmaterialisavailableforsubassemblyplanningandgrossrequirementsplanning.
OtherfieldsinMRP3ViewPlanningmaterial:Onlyforusewithplanningstrategy"planningwithplanning
material".

MRP4View
ThisistheonlyMRPviewthatismaintainedonPlant/Storagelocationorganizationallevel.Itdoesn'tcontain
asmuchvaluablefieldsasprevious,buttherearethreehandyindicatorsthatcanbeusedtooptimize
processesinsomemodules.

Selectionmethod:ifyouareusingBOMs(BillOfMaterials)foryourproduction,youcouldgovernwiththe
selectionofalternativeBOMswiththisfield.Youcansetselectiontypebyorderquantity,productionversion,
explosiondate.
Discontinuedindicator:youcanselecttheindicatorfordiscontinuedpartasperrequirements.
SLocMRPindicator:thisisthemostpowerfulindicatoronthisview.Ittellsusifourstoragelocation(that
weusedinorganizationallevelsscreeninthisexample0001Lager0001)isrelevantforMRP.Thatis
highlysignificantasitcanreflectnotonlyMRPbutalsoATP(availabletopromise)quantities.Forexample,if
weusethedefaultvalue(emptyfield),itmeansthatourstoragelocationistakenintoaccountinourMRP
runs.ItisalsotakenintoaccountinATPsosalesdepartmentcanseethestockonthislocationavailablefor
salesactivities.Ontheotherhand,ifyouchooseindicator1StoragelocationstockexcludedfromMRP,
thisstockwillnotbetakenintoaccountfortheMRPrun,aswellasitwon'tbeavailabletopromise(ATP)to
thecustomer,soitcouldn'tbesold.Ifyouchooseindicator2Managestoragelocationseparately,itmeans
thatyouwanttomanagethislocationsstockseparatelyfromplantstock(usefulinsomerarecases).The

mostobviousexampleforusageofthisfunctionisrejectsstoragelocation.WhenourLCDTV40"comesout
oftheproductionlineitcanbefullyfunctional,oritmighthaveaflaw.Ifitisreadyforsaleswewilltransferit
toour0001locationandsalesdepartmentwillseethatquantityavailabletobesold.Let'ssayweproduced
3000TVsets.Outofthatquantitythereis10TVsetswithsomeproblemsandourqualitycontroldepartment
choosesthatthosecannotbesold,sothesearesenttoourlocation0003forrejects.InMRP4view,we
havetomaintaintheindicator1forourrejectslocation0003aswedon'twantsalesdepartmenttoseethe
stockasavailable.Weonlywanttheother2900piecesavailablethatareonthe0001location,forwhichwe
maintainemptyfieldforthisindicator(includeinMRP/ATP).

WorkSchedulingView
Thisviewisusedbytheproductiontocontroltheschedulingofproductionandprocessorders.Aproduction
scheduledetermineshowcapacityrequirementsarecalculatedforallthematerialsduringaschedulingrun.
Here,youcanalsoactivatebatchmanagementifmaterialistobehandledinbatches(certainquantitiesof
materialwithslightlydifferentcharacteristics).Batchmanagementcanbeactivatedinseveralotherviews.

Productionscheduleprofile:definehowtheprocesswillflowinPPorPPPI,someadditionalcontrols
aboutautomaticgoodsreceiptetc.CustomizedbyyourPPconsultant.
Underdeliverytolerance:defineallowedpercentageofquantitytobeunderdelivered.
Overdeliverytolerance:allowedpercentageforquantityexcedingforproductionorprocessorder.For
overdelivering,youcanchecktheunlimitedboxinthatcaseweareallowingunlimitedoverdelivery.

Setuptime:timeneededtosetupandteardownworkcenterresources(lotsizeindependent).
Processingtime:processingtimeforthebasequantity.
Basequantity:usedforprocessingandinhouseproductiontime.Inourcase,processingtimeisthetime
neededtoprocess48piecesofourmaterial.

PlantdataStorage1View
Warehouseadministrationteamshouldsupplythedataformaintenanceofthisview.Thesearemostlystorage
datavalidontheplantlevel.Let'sgothroughalltheessentialfieldsforthisview.

Unitofissue:thisistheunitinwhichmaterialisissuedfromanystoragelocationwithintheplant(exceptfor
thewarehousemanagedlocationswhichhaveasettingthatoverridesthisfieldvalue).
Temperatureconditions:temperature(andatmospheric)conditionsinwhichthematerialmustbestored.
Storageconditions:storageconditionsrequiredbymaterial.
Containerrequirements:type,andconditionsinthecontainerinwhichthematerialisshipped.
Max.storageperiod:maximumperiodoftimeforwhichamaterialcanbestored.
Minimumremainingshelflife:minimumremainingtimeforthematerialtobeallowedtobestored(incase
theremainingtimeisshorterthanminimumsystemwilldenygoodsreceipt).
PeriodindicatorforSLED:usedasaunitoftimeforMinimumremainingshelllife.IfthisfieldcontainsD,
thanminimumremainingshelflifeismaintainedindays.IndicatorMisformonthsetc.

PlantdataStorage2View

ThesefieldsarerepeatingfromBasicview1(Weight/Volumesection),andSalesGeneral(GeneralPlant
parameterssection),wehaddescribedthemwhenwecoveredthoseviews.

WarehouseManagement1View
ThisviewismaintainableonPlant/Warehousenumberorganizationallevel.Warehousenumberisthetop
hierarchylevelinwarehousemanagementinSAP.Youcanseepositions1&2inthepicturebelowrepresenting
PlantandWarehouseNumberforwhichweareextendingthematerial.Informationformaintainingthisview
shouldbesuppliedbywarehousemanagementadministrationteam.

Plant:organizationallevel
Warehousenumber:organizationallevel
WMunit:unitthatisusedthroughoutthewarehousemanagement.EverydocumentinWMusesthisunitof
measure,nomatterwhatistheoriginaldocumentUOM.Forexample,ifyoucreatedeliveryfor12piecesof
LCDTV40"andwehavedefinedinwarehousemanagementviewthatWMunitisPAL,intransferorders
(WMdocumentforstockmanagement)1PALwillbeshowninsteadof12PCSastheoriginaldocument
(delivery)itemwascreated.
Unitofissue:itisalreadycoveredinPlantDataStorage1View.
ProposedUoMformaterial:thisindicatordetermineswhichunitofmeasureshouldbeusedinwarehouse
managementinconjunctionwithWMunit.ThisindicatorcanbesettouseUnitofIssue(definedherein
materialmaster),Orderunit(unitinwhichtheoriginaldocumentwascreatedsalesorder,delivery,
reservationetc.),WMunitofmeasure,baseunitofmeasure,andsomeadditionalconditionalpossibilities
(forexample,ifnootherunitisspecifiedusebaseunitofmeasure).
Stockremovalstrategy:tobeused,astockremovalstrategysuitableforthismaterialhastobedefinedin
customizing.Forexample,strategyforourmaterialcouldbe:firsttrytoremovestockfromhighrackstorage,
andifthereisnostocktheretrypickingfromthebulkstoragearea.Usedwhenwehavetopicksome
quantityforcustomer(delivery)orreservation.
Stockplacementstrategy:sameasabovewithoppositedirection,whenwewanttoplaceourstockfrom
productiontoourwarehouse,wewantthesystemtosearchdifferentstoragetypes(areas)forplacementin
thewarehouse.Wewantthesystemtosearchintherightorderforthismaterialsowecansetupthe
appropriatestrategy.
Storagesectionindicator:whenusingindicatorsforstockremovalandplacement,wemightencountera
problemthatinthesamestoragetype,wecouldhavestoragebinsthataresmallerthanusualandour

materialcannotbeplacedthere.Thatiswherewecanusestoragesectionindicator,toinstructthesystem
nottoplaceourmaterialinstoragebinsofcertainsection(smallerbins).
Bulkstorageindicator:thisisusedtoindicateaspecialcaseforusingupabulkstoragetypecapacity.*
Otherfieldsincludesomespecialindicators,likespecialmovementindicator,twosteppicking,allowing
addingtoexistingstockinthestoragebinalreadycontainingthismaterial.
ThesesettingsareverycomplexandrequiremoreindepthknowledgeofWarehouseManagement.

WarehouseManagement2View
Thisviewismaintainableononemorelevelthanthepreviousview.Herearelocatedpalletizationdata
(quantitiesofmaterialandtypesofpalletsused)inthefirstsectionwhichisn'tmaintainedonstoragetypelevel
butlikepreviousviewonwarehousenumberlevel.Lowersectionofthescreenshowsseveralfieldsthatare
storagetyperelatedsettings.

Storagetype:thestoragetypeforwhichweareextending/maintainingourmaterial.Inthiscase,wewant
ourLCDTVtobestoredatshelfstorage(wehavealreadyselectedthisstrategyinWM1View).
Palletizationdata:thisisinformationabouthowourmaterialispackedontodifferentstorageunittypes.For
example,ourmaterialispacked12piecesonEuropallet1mhigh(definedasE1inoursystem).
Storagebin:ifwewantedtostoreourmaterialinapredefinedstoragebinwewouldmaintainthisfield.In
thiscase,wewantasystemtoproposeabinforourmaterialeverytimeweareexecutingputaway.
Maximumbinquantity:thisisusuallyanumberthatismaintainedinpalletizationdata,inourcase12PCS.
Usedincheckwhileplacingthestock,systemwillnotallowmorethan12PCStobestoredinonebin.
WarehouseManagement2Viewinmaterialmaster

Minimumbinquantity:thisshouldbemaintainedonlyifreplenishmentisactiveforthestoragetype(mostly
usedinfixedbinstoragetypes).Inourcase,ifstoragebinstockfallsbelow1(nomoreTVsinthestorage
bin)systemwouldrequestreplenishmenttobemade,tofillthestoragebinwithanotherpallet.Thisisavery
complextopicandrequiresmoreindepthknowledgeofwarehousemanagementsysteminSAP.
Pickingarea:likestoragesectionsaregroupingbinstogetherinputawayprocess,pickingareasgroup
storagebinsforpickingprocess.
Controlquantity:forcertainstrategies(min/maxquantity)utilizedonstoragetypelevel,thisisthequantity
thatsignalsthesystemthatiftherequestedquantityforpickingishigherthandefinedinthisfield,system
shouldskipthisstoragetypeandmoveontothenextinourstockremovalstrategy.Thisisusedincases
wherewewanttopicksmallquantitiesofmaterialfromonetypeofstorage,andlargequantitiesfrom
anotherstoragetype.
Replenishmentquantity:whensystemdeterminesthatreplenishmentofourbinisneededitwillreplenish
withquantityinthisfield.Wehavedefinedthatwewantreplenishmentwhenstockfallstozero,andwewant
ittobereplenishedbyentirepallet12pieces.

QualitymanagementView
ThisviewisusedformaterialsettingsforqualityinspectionprocessesinQualityManagementmodule.
Administratorsofthatmoduleareresponsibleforprovidingtheinformationformaintenanceofthisview.
Inspectionsetup:thisindicatesifatleastoneinspectiontypehasbeensetup.Inthesetupitself,youcan
choosetheinspectiontypeyouwanttouseforthismaterial.SetuptypeshavetobepredefinedbyyouQM
consultant.StepA:ClicktheInspectionsetupbuttonStepB:choosetheappropriateinspectiontype
predefinedbyQMteamStepC:confirmchanges.

ChoosingtheinspectiontypeonasubscreenofQualityManagementview
Posttoinspectionstock:specifyifthematerialissubjecttoqualityinspection.Ifthisischecked,an
inspectionlotwillbecreatedfortheinspectiontypeassigned.
Materialauthorizationgroup:youcandefineauthorizationsforQMusersbasedontheauthorization
group,forexampleifyouwantsomematerialsinspectedbysomeusers,andothermaterialsbyotherusers.
Inspectioninterval(indays):intervalbetweenrecurringinspectionsforthesamebatch.
QMinProcurementactive:activatingQualitymanagementformaterialintheprocurementprocess.
QMcontrolkey:usedtodefineconditionsinqualityinspectioninprocurement.Youcansetadeliveryblock,
invoiceblockandothertypesofblocksuntilmaterialinspectionisdone.Possibleentriesarepredefinedin
customizingbytheconsultant.
Certificatetype:qualitycertificatetype(possibleentriesarepredefinedincustomizingbyQMconsultant).
TargetQMsystem:RequiredQMsystembyvendor.WespecifyifvendorneedstohaveISO9001orother
typesofQMsystemsimplementedandcertified.

Accounting1View
Dataenteredinthisviewdeterminesthewaythataccountingwillbeprocessedforthismaterial.Datais
suppliedbyyourFI/COteam,andbackgroundcustomizingbyyourFI/COconsultant.

Valuationclass:dependingonyoursystemsettings,butvaluationclassisinmosttimesinfluencedby
materialtype,soyouwillhaveavaluationclassforfinishedgoods,andanotherfortradinggoods.Inour
casevaluationclass,7920isSAPdefaultclassforfinishedgoods.ForHALB,thisclassis7900bydefault,
andforROHwecanuse3000.
ValuationClassforsalesorderstock:youcanassignavaluationclassforsalesorderstocktooverride
thedefaultvaluationclassdefinedinfield1ValuationClass.Notrecommended.
Pricecontrol:thisindicatedwhichtypeofinternalpricewillbeusedforthematerial.ItcanbesettoS
standardcost,orVmovingaverageprice(variableprice).Inmostcases,SisusedforfinishedgoodswhileV
isusedfortradinggoods,butthesettingsdependonyourSD/FI/COteamspreference.
Movingprice:youcanpopulatethisfieldifpricecontrolissettoV.
Standardprice:youcanpopulatethisfieldifpricecontrolissettoS.Yourcontrollingteamcanuse
transactionsforgeneratingthesepricesbasedontheinformationcontainedinproductionorders,purchase
orders,sothatthesepricesdon'thavetobeenteredmanuallyforeachmaterial.Wecanalsomaintain
ValuationCategoryfield,whichdetermineswhetherstocksofthematerialarevaluatedtogetheror
separately.

Accounting2View
Thisviewisn'tusedveryofteninproductionenvironment,themostcommonsettingforthisviewisleavingall
thefieldsempty.Basically,itconsistsofspecialtaxinformationinaccountingwhichishardlyeverrelevant.
Determinationofthelowestvalueofthematerial,materialdevaluationthroughit'sstatus(moving,slowmoving)

etc.Ifthisviewisbeingusedbyyourfinancialaccountingdepartment,thedepartmentshouldprovideyouthe
informationformaintainingthisview.

Costing1View
Costingviewisusedtodeterminetheproductcost.Itcantakevariousinputs,butforproductionthemost
importantisthecostinglotsize.Thatmeansthatanoptimallotsizeusedforproductcostestimatecanbeset
here.Productcanbeproducedina100pieceslotorina3700pieceslotthereforethecostingforthosetwo
situationsaredifferent.Thatisbecausetherearesomefixedexpenses(timeforsettingupappropriatetool,
mechanicswork.Inthefirstcase,ourproductcostmightbeashighas126USD/pcswhileintheothercase,it
couldbe111USD,whichisremarkablydifferent,soproductionhastotrytoplantheiractivitiesandstocklevels
ofallmaterialsinaplantinawaythatourproductionlotsizedoesn'tvarytoomuchandbeasclosetoour
optimallotaspossible.

DoNotCost:nocostingisestimated.Neithermaterialcostnorsalesordercostiscreated,justas
procurementalternativescan'tbecreatedaswell.Ifyouwantcostingatall,leavethefieldblank.
Withquantitystructure:indicatesifwewanttousequantitystructuredataforcostestimating(lotsizeand
otherquantityinformation).
Materialorigin:thisindicatesifmaterialnumbershouldbeassignedtocostelementiteminCOmodule.
Variancekey:determineshowcostvarianceiscalculated.
Costinglotsize:itisonlyusefulifcheckbox"WithQtystructure"ischecked.Itdeterminesthelotquantity
usedforacostestimatecalculation.

Costing2View
Infigure1Valuationdata,wecanseefieldsalreadycoveredinpreviousviews(Accounting1view).Other
thanthattherearefieldstomaintainplannedprices(StandardcostestimatewillbecopiedtoPlannedpriceif
standardcostestimateischeckedandcreated).

PurchasingView
Inpurchasingview,wecanfindseveralfieldsalreadypresentatpreviouslycoveredviewslikeFreightgroup,
plantspecialmaterialstatusetc.WealsohavefewnewfieldsavailableonlyfromPurchasingview.

Purchasinggroup:youcandefinevariouspurchasinggroupslikerawmaterialpurchasing,tradinggoods
purchasing,servicepurchasingetc.Thisvaluewillbethedefaultvalueforalltheitemsenteredinpurchasing
documents.
Orderunit:defaultunitusedfororderingthismaterial.Wehaveusedpalletasdefaultsoifweentera
quantityof10itmeanswearerequesting10palletsofthematerial(120piecesinthiscase).Youcansee
thePurchasingvaluessectioninthisview.TheonlyfieldyouhavetopopulateisthePurchasingvalue
keywhichismaintainedincustomizingconsistingofallthevaluesyoucanseeinthissection(underdelivery
tolerance,overdeliverytolerance).Whenyoudefinethekeyincustomizing,thevaluesfromthekeyare
transferredtoallthefieldsinthissection.

ForeignTradeImportView
Exactlythesameviewasaforeigntradeexportview.

PurchaseordertextView
Exactlythesameviewasasalesordertextview.

Additionaldata
Besidesmaterialmasterviews,wehaveanotherlevelofmaintenanceinMM01transaction.Itisalsowithno
referencetoorganizationallevels.FromanyViewinmaterialmasteryoucanchoosebuttonAdditionaldata:

Buttonforswitchingtoadditionaldatamaintenance
Onceselected,youcanseethatwecanreturntoMMViewsbyclickingonMainDatabutton.

Productdescriptionsforvariouslanguagesinadditionaldata
Firsttabinadditionaldataisaboutmaterialdescription.Yousawthatwehavealreadymaintainedmaterial
descriptiononBasicView1,butwehaveonlydefinedadescriptionforthedefaultlanguage(logonlanguagefor
userinthissession).Inadditionaldata,wecandefinedescriptionsforanyotherlanguageneeded.For
example,IhavecreateddescriptionforFrenchlanguage.Inourcase,materialdescriptionisthesameforboth
languages(inothercasesyoumightneedtotranslatethedescription).Thisisimportantbecauseifyouhavea
customerfromFranceandtheyareacceptingonlyfrenchproductname,youhavetodefineithere,andset
communicationlanguageforthatcustomertoFrench(thisisdoneinSDmoduleandisapointwhere
integrationbetweenMMandSDisutilized).Maintenanceofalternativeunitsofmeasureisutilizedinthe
secondtab.Youcanseethatthereisarecordfor1PCS,whichequalsto1PCS,andthisisarecordforour
baseUOM.Theotheroneis1PALequals12PCSitmeansthatourcompanypackagesLDCTVsets40"in
theamountof12piecesonapallet.YoucanaddasmanyalternativeUOMsasyoulike,aswellasdeletethem
byusingtheDeleteLinebutton.Here,youcanalsomaintainallEANcodesforallunitsofmeasure.InSD
module,youcancreatesalesordersbyanyunitofmeasuremaintainedinmaterialmaster.Sopracticallyit's
thesamecreatingsalesorderfor12pieces,or1pallet.

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