Material Master Technical Configuration
The Material master database contains all
material specific data for material resource management; it is central source
of information about the specific material, Hence to create the material in SAP
you must do the technical configuration of Material master
In Material Master Configuration, we have to
do the following Configurations
LOGISTIC GENERAL SECTION
We
have to
1)
Configure
Material Master
In this section we
have to
·
define the structure of the
data screens , ,
·
remove sunscreens that you
do not require from a particular data screen,
·
Define the order in which the main screens
and/or additional screens appear
Configure Material
Master can be configured using the navigation path => IMG => Logistics – General => Material Master =>Configuring the Material Master
2)
Field Selection
In this section, you carry out the following
activities:
i)
Define whether a field is hidden or displayed, or
whether an entry is mandatory or optional in material master maintenance by
assigning the field to a field
selection group
ii)
Create and maintain field references
iii)
Define industry sectors and industry-sector-specific field selection
iv)
Define plant-specific field selection and screen
selection
Field
Selection can be configured using the navigation path => IMG => Logistics – General => Material Master =>Field Selection
3)
Define
the material output numbering format
In this section we Define how to set the Output Format
of Material Numbers; We can define Material Output Format as per following:
·
Input and output length of material numbers
·
Template for displaying or printing material numbers
·
Form in which material numbers are stored
·
Output with or without leading zeros
Material output
numbering format can be configured using the navigation path => IMG => Logistics – General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Define the material output
numbering format
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
4)
Maintain
the company codes in Material Management
Company Codes in
material management can be configured using the navigation path => =>
IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Basic Settings => Maintain the company codes
in Material Management
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
5)
Create
the Material Type
Creating
Material type means grouping together of
materials with the same basic attributes such as raw materials, semi finished
products, or finished products; in Other word a material type is group of
materials with similar attributes. The material type allows the management of
different material in a uniform manner
Material
type can be configured using the navigation path =>
IMG => Logistics –
General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Material Types => Define Attributes of Material Types
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
6)
Define
the Numbering range for Material Type
In
this step, you define the type of number assignment and the number range
intervals for material master records. When creating a material master record,
you must assign it a unique number.
Numbering for material type can be configured using the
navigation path => IMG => Logistics –
General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Material
Types => Define Number Ranges for
Material Types.
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
7) Define Attributes of System
Messages
System messages related to materials can be configured
using the navigation path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define Attributes of System Messages
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
8)
Define
Material Groups
In this we do grouping of materials and services
according to their characteristics.
Examples:
a.
Ladies' wear
b.
Office supplies
c.
Beverages
d.
Maintenance work
With material groups you group materials with the same
attributes or purpose.
You can use material groups to:
Limit the scope of analyses
Systematically search for material master records via match
codes.
Material
groups can be configured using the navigation path => IMG => Logistics – General => Material Master => Setting for Key Field => Define
Material Group
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
9)
Maintain External Material
Groups
In this step you can assign a material to an external
material group, or to a material group that was created using
externally-defined (non-SAP) structures.
Example
You can, for example, specify the CCG material group
or the Nielsen material group here.
External material can be configured using the navigation
path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define External Material Group
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
10)
Define Material Statuses
In this step, you define the material status as well
as the characteristics of the individual material statuses.
The material status determines how a material is
handled in different applications and in business operations (for example,
purchasing, materials planning, usage in bills of material, and so on).
For each material, you can set a material status in
the corresponding material master record. If a material has a material status,
the system will issue either a warning or an error message (depending on which
status you have chosen) if the material is used
Material
statuses can be configured using the navigation path => IMG => Logistics – General => Material Master => Setting for Key Field => Define
Material Statuses
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
11) Define Storage Conditions
In this step we maintain storage conditions at which
material should be stores, certain material such as chemical and metals need to
be stored in low temp to avoid the chemical reactions Examples of a storage
conditions may be Cold room, Outside only, or Hot Box. It is a Client-wide
field and is valid for all plants. The storage location can be configured using
the navigation path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define Storage Conditions
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
12) Define Temperature Conditions
In this step we maintain the Temperature info at which
material should be stores, certain material such as chemical and metals need to
be stored in low temp to avoid the chemical reactions. It is a Client-wide
field and is valid for all plants. The temperature Conditions filed can be
configured using the navigation path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define Temperature Conditions
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
13) Define Container requirements
In this filed we maintain the info about the container a
material should be stored and shipped in. It is a Client-wide field and is valid
for all plants .Container requirements can be configured using the navigation
path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material
Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define Container requirements
For How
to tutorial info Click Here
14) Define Units of Measure Groups
In this step, you group together existing units of
measure. You can store units of measure groups in a material master record.If
you specify a units of measure group on the units of measure screen when
maintaining material master records, all the units in this group will be copied
to the material using the conversion factor assigned. The conversion factors
relate to the material's base unit of measure.
Unit
of measure can be configured using the navigation path => IMG =>
Logistics – General => Material Master => Setting for Key Field =>
Define Units of Measure Groups
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SECTION
1.1. Define Shipping
Instructions
In this step, you specify:
a.
Which packaging and shipping instructions apply to deliveries
of ordered goods
b.
Whether the instructions are to be included in the PO
document printout
c.
Which criteria apply in assessing the degree of the
vendor's compliance with the instructions
Shipping Instructions can be configured using the
navigation path => IMG =>
Materials Management => Purchasing => Material Master => Define
Shipping Instructions
For How to
tutorial info Click Here
2. 2.. Define
Purchasing Value Keys
The Purchasing value key is
nothing but the entry of reminder time to contact vendor for material
fallow-up. The Purchasing value key is configured to allow the entry of
purchasing values of tolerance limits, reminder days, Which are the days
elapsed before the vendor is contacted regarding the outstanding Purchase
Order, or similar information using one entry
Purchase value key can be configured using the
navigation path => IMG =>
Materials Management => Purchasing => Material Master => Define
Purchasing value key
For How
to tutorial info Click Here
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