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Create Semifinished Good
(HALB) Material (155.26)
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Contents
1
Purpose ................................................................................................................................... 5
2
Prerequisites............................................................................................................................ 5
3
2.1
Business Conditions ......................................................................................................... 5
2.2
Roles ................................................................................................................................ 5
Process Steps ......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1
4
5
Creating Semi-finished (HALB) Material .......................................................................... 5
3.1.1
Basic Data ................................................................................................................. 7
3.1.2
Classification ............................................................................................................. 8
3.1.3
Sales Data ................................................................................................................ 8
3.1.4
Purchasing Data ..................................................................................................... 10
3.1.5
MRP Data ............................................................................................................... 10
3.1.6
Work Scheduling Data ............................................................................................ 12
3.1.7
General/Storage Data ............................................................................................. 12
3.1.8
Warehouse Data ..................................................................................................... 13
3.1.9
Accounting Data ...................................................................................................... 13
3.1.10
Costing Data ........................................................................................................... 13
Follow-Up Processes ............................................................................................................ 14
4.1
Material Extensions ........................................................................................................ 14
4.2
Bill of Materials ............................................................................................................... 14
4.3
Routing ........................................................................................................................... 14
4.4
Sales Price Condition ..................................................................................................... 14
4.5
Product Group ................................................................................................................ 15
4.6
Product Cost Planning ................................................................................................... 15
Appendix................................................................................................................................ 15
5.1
Reversal of Process Steps ............................................................................................. 15
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Create Semi finished Good (HALB) Material
1
Purpose
With this document you create semi-finished material.
2
Prerequisites
2.1 Business Conditions
The activities described in this document are part of a bigger chain of integrated business
processes or scenarios. As a consequence, you must have fulfilled the following business
conditions before you can start the activities described in this document:
Business condition
Scenario
Create Batch Classification – optional if you want to
use batch management functionality
Create Batch Classification (155.62)
2.2 Roles
Use
The following roles must have been installed to test this scenario in the SAP NetWeaver
Business Client (NWBC). The roles in this Business Process Documentation must be assigned
to the user or users testing this scenario. You do not need these roles if you are not using the
NWBC interface, but the standard SAP GUI.
Prerequisites
The business roles have been assigned to the user who is testing this scenario.
Business role
Technical name
Process step
Employee
(Professional
User)
SAP_NBPR_EMPLOYEE-S
Assignment of this role is
necessary for basic functionality.
Purchasing
Administrator
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-K
Create Material
3
Process Steps
3.1 Creating Semi-finished (HALB) Material
Use
A new semi-finished material is needed for manufacturing / trading or service industry.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:
Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
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SAP ECC menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master 
Material  Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction code
MM01
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business Role
Business role
Purchasing Administrator
(SAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-K)
Business role Menu
Purchasing  Master Data  Material  Create Material
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Material
<Semifinished material
number>
Leave empty for
internal number
assignment or enter
your own number
Industry sector
M Mechanical Engineer
For discrete
manufacturing and
services
C Chemical Industry
For process
manufacturing
HALB
Semi finished products
Material type
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box Select:
View name
Description
User action and values
Basic Data 1,
Basic Data 2
required
Classification
Optional for
manufacturing /
trading
Sales: Sales
Org. Data 1,
Sales Org. Data
2, General/Plant
Data, Sales Text
required
Foreign Trade
Export
Comment
Do not select for
Services
Only required if you
want to use batch
management
Optional for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not select for
Services
Only required if you
want to sell the
material abroad
Purchasing,
Purchase Order
Text
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not select for
Services
MRP1, MRP2,
MRP3, MRP4
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not select for
Services
Work
Scheduling
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not select for
Services
General Plant
Data / Storage
1, Storage 2
required
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View name
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Description
User action and values
Warehouse
management
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Accounting 1
and 2
required
Costing 1 and 2
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Comment
Do not select for
Services
Do not select for
Services
4. Choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Plant
1000
<your production
plant>
Stor. Location
<leave empty>
Sales Org.
1000
or
Sales Organization
domestic
1100
Sales Organization
export
Distr.Channel
10
<your distribution
channel>
Warehouse No.
100
<your warehouse
number>
Do not use in services.
5. Choose Enter:
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant. See Material
Extension (155.63) – for extending materials to other plants.
To view the material lists run the transaction MM60 or the menu path Logistics 
Materials Management  Material Master  Other  Materials List.
6. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI)
Or
Choose Exit (Shift+F3) and confirm the Business client message with Yes to return to SAP
Home (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).
3.1.1 Basic Data
1. On the Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Description
<enter description>
Base Unit of
Measure
<enter Base Unit of
measure>
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Comment
Remark: Choose a
discrete unit of
measure to avoid
problems in the
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Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
following steps.
Material - Group
<YB*>
Choose appropriate
material group
starting with <YB>
Old material
number
<enter the legacy
material number if
known>
not mandatory
Prod. hierarchy
<see special
instructions>
Not used for
services.
Lab/Office
<enter key of design
office, lab, or lab
worker responsible>
relevant for scenario
146 (MTS Process
Industry)
Division
10
enter appropriate
division
GenItemCatGroup
NORM
Gross weight
<enter gross weight>
Weight unit
<enter weight unit>
Net weight
<enter net weight>
2. On the Basic data 2 tab, choose Enter.
For product hierarchy, use the drop-down selection tool. At each level, click once
the appropriate level, and then click [Next Level]. When you reach the appropriate
end, choose the Choose button.
3.1.2 Classification
(Only required for materials subject to batch management)
1. On the Classification view tab, on the Classification screen, enter the following values and
choose Enter:
Field name
Values FIFO
Values Expiration Date
Class Type
023
023
Class
<enter class created for FIFO>
<enter class created for Exp. Date)
YB_BATCH
YB_EXP_DATE_001
2. Choose Next screen (F8).
Only assign one class depending how you want control the material master record.
3.1.3 Sales Data
1. On the Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
Delivering
plant
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Description
User action and values
Comment
1000
enter the primary
plant for outbound
deliveries
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Field name
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Description
Tax
classification
User action and values
Comment
1
for taxable
2. On the Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Material
statistics
group
1
Acct
assignment
grp
02
Y1
Service Provider
Item
category
group
NORM
Standard, Services
YBNA
Stock ord 3rd party
3. On the Sales: General/plant tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Availability
check
02
for Indiv.requirements
Trans. Grp
0001
choose the
appropriate
transportation group
LoadingGrp
0002
choose the
appropriate loading
group
Profit Center
YB<*>
select profit center
from baseline scope,
for example, for
controlling area 1000
For profit center, use
the drop-down
selection tool.
YB<*>
SerialNoProfiles
Use for Services
4. Choose the Sales text tab, enter text that should appear on sales documents for this
material.
5. Choose the Foreign Trade Export tab.
6. On the Foreign Trade export tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field
name
Description
User action and values
Comm./
import
code
<XXXXXXXX> for example,
22030010
Country of
Origin
AE
Region of
Origin
<select from F4 help, if
needed>
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Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries
(export)
7. Choose the Purchasing tab.
3.1.4 Purchasing Data
1. On the Purchasing tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
Description
Purchasing
group
User action and values
Comment
<enter purchasing group>
enter your purchasing
group number Similar to MRP
controller
2. On the purchase order text screen, enter text that should appear on purchasing documents
for this material.
3. Choose the MRP1 tab
3.1.5 MRP Data
1. On the MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
MRP type
PD
MRP
MRP
controller
<enter MRP controller>
Enter your MRP
controller number
(plant-specific) Similar to purchasing
group
Lot size
EX
2. On the MRP2 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Procurement
type
E or X
scenario-specific
Special
procurement
<blank> for primary plant (1000),
plant-specific /
scenario-specific
40 when material is transferred from
another plant (1100)
see also special instructions below
Prod. Stor.
Location
<enter shop floor storage
location>
plant-specific
Storage loc.
for EP
<enter storage location for
raw materials storage>
plant-specific
In-house
production
<enter total production
time for when material is
produced on site>
scenario-specific
SchedMargin
Key
001
Stock
determination
group
0001
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<enter planned delivery
time>
Planned
Delivery Time
scenario-specific
3. On the MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Strategy
group
40 or 10
choose appropriate
strategy group
depending on your
business conditions
Consumption
mode
see special instructions below
Bwd
consumption
per
enter number of days into past MRP
will consume forecast requirements
scenario-specific
Fwd
consumption
per
enter number of days into future MRP
will consume forecast requirements
scenario-specific
4. On the MRP4 tab, enter the following values and choose enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Individual/coll.
<blank>, 1, 2
Determines how
dependent
requirements are
controlled
Repetitive
manufacturing
<select if you want to use this
material for repetitive manufacturing
>
scenario-specific
REM profile
Y002
scenario-specific.
Only assign profile if
you have selected
the flag Repetitive
manufacturing
5. Choose Enter.
In this section you can find additional information how to maintain the special
procurement key and how to maintain the consumption mode.
External materials:

Procurement type () X

External procurement () 20
Subcontract materials:

Procurement type () F

Special procurement () 30
Stock transfer materials:

Procurement type () F

Special procurement () 40 or appropriate entry for plant transfer
Phantom assembly
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
Procurement type () E

Phantom assembly () 50
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For Consumption mode, there are four possible entries:
1. Backwards only
2. Backwards/Forwards
3. Forwards only
4. Forwards/Backwards
Based on the entry chosen, fill in Bwd consumption per. and Fwd
consumption per. appropriately (leaving blank if necessary).
3.1.6 Work Scheduling Data
1. On the Work scheduling tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Production
scheduler
Optional
scenario-specific
Production
Scheduling
Profile
Optional
Underdelivery
tolerance
optional
scenario-specific
Overdelivery
tolerance
optional
scenario-specific
Lot-size
independent
Inhouse
production
time
<Any value>
number of days for
inhouse production
Serial no.
profile
YBP1
YB<X>
scenario-specific
YB<XXXX>
3.1.7 General/Storage Data
1. Choose the Plant data/stor.1 tab. If your material is subject to batch management, choose
Organizational levels. (If your material is not subject to batch management, you can skip to
step 4).
2. On the Organizational levels screen delete any value in input field Plant and press Enter.
Please note that the fields are on client level and not on plant level.
3. Enter the following values: Enter the following values:
Field name
Description
Batch
Management
User action and values
Comment
Set indicator
Only set if your
material is subject to
batch management
Period Ind.
For SLED
Period
indicator for
shelf life
expiration
date
D (days)
Only required if
material is subject to
batch management
with the expiration
date search strategy
Min. Rem.
Shelf Life
Minimum
remaining
shelf life
Enter the minimum remaining
shelf life
Only required if
material is subject to
batch management
with the expiration
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Field name
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Description
User action and values
Comment
date search strategy
Total shelf
life
Enter the total shelf life
Only required if
material is subject to
batch management
with the expiration
date search strategy
Storage
Condition
10 or 20
Use value 10 for
services.
4. Choose Enter.
5. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
3.1.8 Warehouse Data
Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter. All required data are defaulted into the
warehouse view.
3.1.9 Accounting Data
1. On the Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Price unit
<enter quantity basis for
standard price (see special
instructions below)>
Price control
S
Standard
price
<enter standard cost of
material>
Valuation
Class
7900
Comment
2. Choose the Accounting 2 tab, and choose Enter.
Values for price unit, valuation class and price control default into the view. You may
change price unit and price control if required for your data.
3.1.10
Costing Data
Prerequisites
For the SpecProcurem Costing field, if the standard cost should be copied from the same
material in a different plant, and no value was entered in the Special Procurement field on
MRP2, and then enter the appropriate value here.
1. On the Costing 1 tab, make the following entries and choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Material origin
select the checkbox
With Qty
Structure
select the checkbox
SpecProcurem
Costing
<optional (see special
instructions above)>
Variance key
000001
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2. On Costing 2 tab, choose Enter.
3. A Last data screen reached dialog box displays.
4. Choose Yes to save.
Result
The semi-finished material is created.
4
Follow-Up Processes
4.1 Material Extensions
Use
This activity will maintain any kind of material extension (for example, for plant and storage
location)
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the Maintain Material Extension (155.63) scenario.
4.2 Bill of Materials
Use
This activity will create a bill of materials and assign the raw material to the BOM
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the Create Bill of Material (155.37) scenario.
4.3 Routing
Use
This activity will create routings.
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the– Create Routings (155.39) scenario.
4.4 Sales Price Condition
Use
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This activity will create a sales price condition.
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the Create Sales Price Condition (155.19) scenario.
4.5 Product Group
Use
This activity will create product groups.
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the Create Product Group (155.24) scenario.
4.6 Product Cost Planning
Use
This activity will create a product cost planning for an individual product.
Procedure
To execute this activity, run the Create Standard Cost for Individual Material
(155.08) scenario.
5 Appendix
5.1 Reversal of Process Steps
In the following section, you can find the most common reversal steps, which you can take to
reverse some of the activities described in this document.
Material Master – Flag for Deletion
Transaction code (SAP GUI)
MM06
Business role
Engineering Specialist
Business role menu
Engineering  Master Data  Material Master  Flag
Material for Deletion
Comment
In transaction MM06 choose: Material  flag for deletion
Material master deletion requires data archiving (not part of
the process scenarios), starting with flagging the material for
deletion
1. On the screen make the following entries and choose Enter.
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Field name
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Description
User action and values
Comment
Material
Material number
Material to be
deleted
plant
Plant number
Relating plant
Stor. location
Storage location
Relating storage
location, if needed
Sales Org.
Sales org unit
If needed
Distr. Channel
Distr. Channel
If needed
Warehouse
no.
Warehouse Number
If needed
Storage Type
Storage Type
2. The Flag for Deletion: Data Screen appears. Select the material number s for deletion as
listed.
3. Choose Save.
Result
The material is selected for deletion.
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