EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0
June 2011
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(Delta) Materials
Management (810)
Building Block Configuration Guide
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SAP Best Practices
(Delta) Materials Management (810): Configuration Guide
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Contents
1
Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 5
2
Preparation ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
2.1.1
3
4
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................. 5
Building Blocks........................................................................................................... 5
Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.1
Define Product Hierarchy ............................................................................................... 5
3.2
Create Purchasing Groups............................................................................................. 6
3.3
Define Additional Material Types ................................................................................... 6
3.4
Define Attributes of Material Types - Quantity/Value Updating ..................................... 9
3.5
Define Transportation Groups ...................................................................................... 10
3.6
General Setting for Print Indicator ................................................................................ 11
3.7
Maintain Storage Location for Storage Management .................................................. 11
3.8
Define Valuation Classes ............................................................................................. 12
3.9
Define Storage Conditions ........................................................................................... 13
Master Data ............................................................................................................................ 14
4.1
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Create Material Master, All Views ................................................................................ 14
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(Delta) Materials Management: Configuration
Guide
1 Purpose
This configuration guide provides the information you need to set up the configuration of this
building block manually.
2 Preparation
2.1 Prerequisites
2.1.1
Building Blocks
Before you start installing this building block, you must install prerequisite building blocks. For
more information, see the Building Block Prerequisites Matrix for Chemicals, located on the DVD
under Technical Information  Content Library.
3 Configuration
3.1 Define Product Hierarchy
Use
The purpose of this activity is to create one or several product hierarchy..
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Logistics – General  Material Master  Settings for Key Fields 
Data Relevant to Sales and Distribution  Define Product Hierarchies
Transaction
Code
V/76
2. Choose Maintenance: Prod Hierarchy and choose Choose (F2).
3. On the Change View “Materials: Product Hierarchies”: Overview screen choose New Entries
and make the following entries:
Product Hierarchy
Level-No.
Description
00001Q0001
2
Chemicals: Granulates
00001Q000100001
3
Chemicals: Granulates, colorless
00001Q000100002
3
Chemicals: Granulates, blue
00001Q0002
2
Chemicals: Paints
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00001Q000200001
3
Chemicals: Paints, blue
00001Q000200001
3
Chemicals: Paints, green
00001Q000300001
3
Chemicals: Paints, red
00001Q000400001
3
Chemicals: Paints, white
00001Q0003
2
Chemicals: Catalysts (used)
3. Save your settings.
Result
The product hierarchy has been maintained.
3.2 Create Purchasing Groups
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define purchasing groups.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Materials Management  Purchasing  Create Purchasing Groups
Transaction Code
SPRO
2. Choose New Entries and make the following entries:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Purchasing Group
YQ1
Description p. group
Raw materials
Tel. no. purch. group
06227/471102
Purchasing Group
YQ2
Description p. group
Packaging material
Tel. no. purch. group
06227/471102
Comment
3. Save your settings.
Result
The purchasing groups have been defined.
3.3 Define Additional Material Types
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define the material types.
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Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Logistics – General  Material Master  Basic Settings  Material
Types  Define Attributes of Material Types
Transaction
Code
OMS2
2. On the Change View “Material types”: Overview screen, select the standard material type
HALB and choose Copy As (F6).
3. Make the following entries:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQBM
Description
Bulk material
Ref. Material type
HALB
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
4. Save your entries.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 with the following values:
Material Type ROH, material type YQBP:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQBP
Description
By-Products (BP_CH)
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
Material Type ROH, material type YQNM:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQNM
Description
Nonvaluated mat. (BP_CH)
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
Material type ROH, material type YQFP:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQFP
Description
EN: Finished products
Field reference
FERT
Sref: material type
ROH
Notes
Material type ROH, material type YQCP:
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Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQCP
Description
Co-Products
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
Material type FERT, material type YQSM:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQSM
Description
Sample Materials (BP_CH)
Ref. Material type
FERT
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
Material type ROH, material type YQAI:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQAI
Description
Active Ingredients
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
Comment
Material type ROH, material type YQPM:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQPM
Description
Pipeline mat.
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
Status description
Choose Quality Management
Comment
Material type HALB, material type YQRM:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material type
YQRM
Description
Raw materials
Ref. Material type
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
External purchase orders
2
Internal purchase orders
2
Comment
Material type HALB, material type YQST:
Field name
Material type
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Description
User action and values
Notes
YQST
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Field name
Description
User action and values
Notes
Description
EN: Storage tank materials
Field reference
ROH
Sref: material type
ROH
External purchase orders
2
Internal purchase orders
2
Result
The material type YQBM, YQBP, YQNM, YQCP, YQSM, YQPM, YQRM ,YQFP, YQST and YQAI
have been created.
3.4 Define Attributes of Material Types - Quantity/Value
Updating
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define attributes of material types’ quantity/value updating.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction
code
OMS2
IMG menu
Logistics – General  Material Master  Basic Settings  Material
Types  Define Attributes of Material Types
2. On the Change View Material types: Overview screen, select the material type YQAI and
double-click Quantity/value updating, and make the following entries:
Val. Area
Matl type
Qty updating
Value updating
1000
YQAI
X
X
1000
YQBM
X
X
1000
YQBP
X
X
1000
YQCP
X
X
1000
YQFP
X
X
1000
YQNM
X
1000
YQPM
1000
YQRM
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Pipe. mand.
X
X
X
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Val. Area
Matl type
Qty updating
Value updating
1000
YQSM
X
X
1000
YQST
X
X
1100
YQAI
X
X
1100
YQBM
X
X
1100
YQBP
X
X
1100
YQCP
X
X
1100
YQFP
X
X
1100
YQNM
1100
YQPM
1100
YQRM
X
X
1100
YQSM
X
X
1100
YQST
X
X
Pipe. mand.
X
3. Save your settings.
Result
The attributes of material types’ quantity/value updating have been defined.
3.5 Define Transportation Groups
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define transportation groups.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Logistics Execution  Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions
 Routes  Route Determination  Define Transportation Groups
Transaction
Code
SPRO
2. On the Change View “Delivery Scheduling: Transport Groups”: Overview screen, choose
New Entries (F5) and make the following entries:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Transp. grp
YQ01
Description
packed goods
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Comment
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Field name
Description
User action and values
Transp. grp
YQTT
Description
Tank Trailer
Comment
3. Save your settings and go back.
Result
The transportation groups have been defined.
3.6 General Setting for Print Indicator
Use
The purpose of this activity is to assign the version print indicator 3 (collective slip) to the goods
movement MIGO_GI.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Materials Management  Inventory Management and Physical Inventory
 Print Control  General Settings
Transaction
Code
OMBR
2. On the General Printer Setting screen, choose Print Version.
3.
On the Change View “Version Print Indicator”: Overview screen, select the transaction
MIGO_GI and make the following entries:
Field name
Description
Tcode
P
Printing
User action and values
Comment
MIGO_GI
select the line
3
4. Save your settings.
Result
The version print indicator 3 is assigned to MIGO_GI.
3.7 Maintain Storage Location for Storage Management
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Enterprise Structure  Definition  Materials Management  Maintain
storage location
Transaction
Code
SPRO
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2. On the Determine Work Area: Entry dialog box maintain 1000 and choose Enter.
3. On the Change View “Storage locations”: Overview screen, choose New Entries and make
the following entries:
Plant
SLoc
Description
1000
10Q1
Std. warehouse
1000
10Q2
Raw materials
1000
10Q3
Storage Tank
1000
10Q4
Production whse.
1000
10Q5
Finished goods
1000
10Q6
Pipeline mat
1000
10Q7
Shop Floor (WIPB
1100
11Q4
CH: Production whse.
1100
11Q5
CH: Finished goods
4. Save your entries.
3.8 Define Valuation Classes
Use
In this step, you define which valuation classes are allowed for a material type. If a user creates a
material, he must enter the material's valuation class in the accounting data. The ERP system
uses your default settings to check whether the valuation class is allowed for the material type.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Materials Management  Valuation and Account Assignment  Account
Determination  Account Determination without Wizard  Define
Valuation Classes
Transaction
Code
OMSK
2. On the Account Category Reference/Valuation Classes screen, choose the Valuation Class
button.
3. On the Change View "Valuation Classes": Overview screen, choose the New Entries button.
4. Make the following entries:
Valuation Class
Account Category Reference
Description
YQ35
0008
Semifinished (Sub con)
YQ40
0004
Packaging & emp (Sub con)
YQ06
0006
Services (Freight cost)
YQ50
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5. Save your entries.
3.9 Define Storage Conditions
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define the storage conditions for your materials. .
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction
code
SPRO
IMG menu
Logistics - General  Material Master  Settings for Key Fields 
Define Storage Conditions
2. On the Change View Storage Conditions: Overview screen, choose New Entries and make
the following entries:
SC
Description
Y9
CH Storage condition
YQ
CH Storage condition
Result
The storage conditions were defined.
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4 Master Data
The following activities describe the master data required for this Building Block. The steps do not
describe the transactions in detail but list the relevant transaction and the corresponding master
data file. For more details on using the individual transactions refer to the Online Help in the
system.
4.1 Create Material Master, All Views
Use
The purpose of this activity is to create relevant material master data. The material master
contains information on all the materials that a company procures or produces, stores, and sells.
It is the company's central source for retrieving material-specific data. This information is stored in
individual material master records.
Prerequisites
The creation of the material master data is dependent from customizing settings. Make sure that
the configuration from building block Q10 is all activated.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP Menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master  Material 
Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction
Code
MM01
2. Refer to the following file for details of the master data required:
SMB99_MM01_ALL_VIEWS_O016_J01_810.TXT
Result
All material master data relevant for SAP Best Practices for Chemicals are created in the system.
Keep in mind that the classification view is additionally created within building block Q02.
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