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Business Process Procedure
Creation of Material MasterROH, HALB, HAWA, and
FERT
Project: CDO Foodsphere Inc.
Prepared By: Michael Mendoza Mella
Strictly Confidential
Business Process Procedure
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Contents
Create Raw (ROH) Material .............................................................................................................. 5
Basic Data ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Classification ................................................................................................................................. 7
Sales Data ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Purchasing Data ............................................................................................................................ 8
MRP Data ...................................................................................................................................... 8
General/Storage Data ................................................................................................................... 9
Warehouse Data ......................................................................................................................... 10
Accounting Data .......................................................................................................................... 10
Costing Data ................................................................................................................................ 10
Create Semi-finished (HALB) Material ............................................................................................ 11
Basic Data ................................................................................................................................... 12
Classification ............................................................................................................................... 13
Sales Data ................................................................................................................................... 13
Purchasing Data .......................................................................................................................... 14
MRP Data .................................................................................................................................... 15
Work Scheduling Data ................................................................................................................. 17
General/Storage Data ................................................................................................................. 17
Warehouse Data ......................................................................................................................... 18
Accounting Data .......................................................................................................................... 18
Costing Data ................................................................................................................................ 18
Create Semi-finished (HAWA) Material .......................................................................................... 19
Basic Data ................................................................................................................................... 20
Classification ............................................................................................................................... 21
Sales Data ................................................................................................................................... 22
Purchasing Data .......................................................................................................................... 23
MRP Data .................................................................................................................................... 23
General Plant Data /Storage Data .............................................................................................. 24
Warehouse Data ......................................................................................................................... 25
Accounting Data .......................................................................................................................... 25
Create Finished Good (FERT) Material (configurable) ................................................................... 25
Basic Data ................................................................................................................................... 27
Classification Data ....................................................................................................................... 28
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Sales Data ................................................................................................................................... 28
MRP Data .................................................................................................................................... 29
Work Scheduling Data ................................................................................................................. 29
General/Storage Data ................................................................................................................. 30
Warehouse Data ......................................................................................................................... 30
Accounting Data .......................................................................................................................... 30
Costing Data ................................................................................................................................ 31
Reversal of Process Steps .............................................................................................................. 31
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Create Raw (ROH) Material
Use
A new raw material is needed.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC Menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master 
Material  Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction code
MM01
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field
name
Description
User action and
values
Comment
Material
<raw material
number>
Leave empty for internal number
assignment or enter your own number
Industry
sector
F Manufacturing
Food
Choose from dropdown list.
Material
type
ROH
Raw materials
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box Select:
Field name
User action and values
Basic Data 1, Basic Data 2
required
Classification
Required
Sales: Sales Org. Data 1, Sales
Org. Data 2, General/Plant
required
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Comment
only required if you want to use
batch management
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Field name
User action and values
Comment
Data, Sales Text
Purchasing, Purchase Order
Text
required
MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4
required
General Plant Data / Storage 1,
Storage 2
required
Warehouse management
optional
Accounting 1 and 2
required
Costing 1 and 2
required
4. Choose Enter.
5. On the Organizational Levels dialog box, enter the following values:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Plant
Choose from dropdown list.
Stor. location
Choose from dropdown list.
Sales Org.
Choose from dropdown list.
Distr.Channel
Choose from dropdown list.
Warehouse No.
Choose from dropdown list.
6. Choose Enter:
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant.
To view the material lists, run the transaction MM60 or use the menu path Logistics 
Materials Management  Material Master  Other  Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Description
<enter description>
Base Unit of Measure
<enter Base Unit of measure>
Comment
Material Grp
Old material number
<enter the legacy material
number if known>
Division
GenItemCatGroup
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Gross weight
<enter gross weight>
Weight unit
<enter weight unit>
Net weight
<enter net weight>
2. Choose Enter.
3. On the Basic data 2 tab, choose Enter.
Classification
(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
Class
2. Choose the Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose Goto next screen (F8).
Only assign one class depending how you want control the material master record.
Sales Data
1. On the Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Delivering plant
Comment
enter the primary plant for
outbound deliveries
Tax classification
2. On the Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Acct assignment grp
Item category group
3. On the Sales: General/plant tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Availability check
for Indiv.requirements
Trans. Grp
choose the appropriate
transportation group
LoadingGrp
choose the appropriate loading
group
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Profit Center
select profit center from baseline
scope
4. On the Sales text tab, enter text that should appear on sales documents for this material.
5. Choose the Purchasing tab.
Purchasing Data
1. On the Purchasing tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Purchasing group
<enter purchasing group>
Similar to MRP controller
Source List
<select if you want to use
source list>
Select if source list is a must
2. On the purchase order text screen, enter text that should appear on purchasing documents for
this material.
3. Choose the MRP1 tab (ENTER does not work when the cursor is in a text field).
MRP Data
1. On the MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field
User action and values
MRP type
MRP controller
Comment
Choose from dropdown list.
<enter MRP controller>
Similar to purchasing group
Lot size
2. On the MRP2 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Procurement type
F
Special procurement
Comment
Scenario specific
Prod. Stor. Location
<enter shop floor storage
location>
plant-specific
Storage loc. for EP
<enter storage location for
raw materials storage>
plant-specific
Plnd delivery time
<enter total procurement
time from source (vendor
or other plant)>
SchedMargin Key
Choose from dropdown list.
Stock Determination
group
Choose from dropdown list.
Bulk Material
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control this material as
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Field name
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User action and values
Comment
bulk material>
3. Choose the MRP3 tab, and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Strategy Group
4. Choose the MRP4 tab, and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Selection method
Individual/coll.
Determines how dependent
requirements are controlled
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. The
fields are on client level and not on plant level.
3. 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 date search
strategy
Enter the total
shelf life
Only required if material is
subject to batch management
with the expiration date search
strategy
Total shelf life
Storage
Condition
4.
Choose Enter.
5. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
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Warehouse Data
1. Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter.
Accounting Data
1. On the Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Price unit
<enter quantity basis for standard price (see
special instructions below)>
Comment
Price control
Standard
price
Valuation
Class
2. Choose the Accounting 2 tab, and choose Enter.
The "Price Unit" is the quantity basis for the standard price. For example, if the standard
price is 50 PhP per 1000 units, enter 1000 in the Price Unit field and 50 in the Standard
Price field.
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
With Qty Structure
select the checkbox
Material origin
select the checkbox
SpecProcurem
Costing
<optional (see special instructions
above)>
Comment
2. On Costing 2 tab, choose Enter.
3. A Last data screen reached dialog box displays.
4. Choose Yes to save.
Result
The raw material is created.
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Create Semi-finished (HALB) Material
Use
A new semi-finished material is needed for manufacturing / trading or service industry.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC Menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master  Material 
Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction
code
MM01
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Material
<Semifinished material
number>
Leave empty for internal number
assignment or enter your own
number
Industry sector
F Manufacturing - Food
Material type
HALB
Semi finished products
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box Select:
View name
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
Optional for
manufacturing /
trading
Purchasing, Purchase
Order Text
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not
select for
Services
Only required if you want to use
batch management
Do not
select for
Services
Only required if you want to sell
the material abroad
Do not
select for
Services
MRP1, MRP2, MRP3,
MRP4
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Do not
select for
Services
Work Scheduling
Select for
manufacturing /
Do not
select for
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View name
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User action and values
trading
General Plant Data /
Storage 1, Storage 2
required
Warehouse
management
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Accounting 1 and 2
required
Costing 1 and 2
Select for
manufacturing /
trading
Comment
Services
Do not
select for
Services
Do not
select for
Services
4. Choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Plant
Choose from dropdown list.
Stor. location
Choose from dropdown list.
Sales Org.
Choose from dropdown list.
Distr.Channel
Choose from dropdown list.
Warehouse No.
Choose from dropdown list.
Do not use in services.
5. Choose Enter:
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant.
To view the material lists run the transaction MM60 or the menu path Logistics 
Materials Management  Material Master  Other  Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Description
<enter description>
Base Unit of Measure
<enter Base Unit of measure>
Material Grp
Old material number
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Comment
Choose a discrete unit of
measure to avoid problems in
the following steps.
Choose appropriate material
group.
<enter the legacy material
number if known>
not mandatory
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Prod. hierarchy
<see special instructions>
Lab/Office
<enter key of design office, lab,
or lab worker responsible>
Division
Not used for services.
enter appropriate division
GenItemCatGroup
Gross weight
<enter gross weight>
Weight unit
<enter weight unit>
Net weight
<enter net weight>
2. Choose Enter.
3. On the Basic data 2 tab, choose Enter.
For product hierarchy, use the drop-down selection tool. At each level, click once on the
appropriate level, then choose Next Level. When you reach the appropriate end,
choose the Choose button.
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
Choose from dropdown list.
Class
Choose from dropdown list.
2. Choose the Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose Goto next screen (F8).
Only assign one class depending how you want control the material master record.
Sales Data
1. On the Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Delivering plant
enter the primary plant for outbound
deliveries
Tax classification
for taxable
2. On the Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
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Field name
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User action and
values
Comment
Material statistics group
Choose from dropdown list.
Acct assignment grp
Choose from dropdown list.
Item category group
Choose from dropdown list.
3. On the Sales: General/plant tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Availability check
Choose from dropdown list.
Trans. Grp
choose the appropriate
transportation group
LoadingGrp
choose the appropriate loading
group
Profit Center
For profit center, use the dropdown
selection tool.
SerialNoProfiles
Use for Services
4. On 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
User action and
values
Comment
Comm./ import code
Country of Origin
Region of Origin
Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries
(export)
i. Choose the Purchasing tab.
Purchasing Data
1. On the Purchasing tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Purchasing group
<enter purchasing
group>
enter your purchasing group
number
2. On the purchase order text screen, enter text that should appear on purchasing documents for
this material.
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3. Choose the MRP1 tab
MRP Data
1. On the MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
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
User action and values
Comment
Procurement type
E or X
scenario-specific
Special procurement
<blank> for primary
plant
plant-specific / scenario-specific
40 when material is
transferred from another
plant
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
Choose from dropdown list.
Stock determination
group
scenario-specific
Planned Delivery Time
<enter planned
delivery time>
scenario-specific
3. On the MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Strategy group
40 or 10
choose appropriate strategy group
depending on your business
conditions
Consumption mode
see special instructions
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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 manufactuing
>
scenario-specific
REM profile
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

Procurement type () E

Phantom assembly () 50
For Consumption mode, there are four possible entries:
1. Backwards only
2. Backwards/Forwards
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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).
Work Scheduling Data
1. On the Work scheduling tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Production scheduler
scenario-specific
Production Scheduling
Profile
scenario-specific
Underdelivery tolerance
scenario-specific
Overdelivery tolerance
scenario-specific
Lot-size independent
Inhouse production time
number of days for inhouse
production
Serial no. profile
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. 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 date search
strategy
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Field name
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Description
User action and
values
Comment
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.
Warehouse Data
1. Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter. All required data are defaulted into the
warehouse view.
Accounting Data
1. On the Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Price unit
Price control
Standard price/Moving
Price
Valuation Class
Choose from dropdown list.
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.
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.
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Field name
User action and values
Comment
Material origin
select the checkbox
With Qty Structure
select the checkbox
SpecProcurem
Costing
<optional (see special instructions
above)>
Variance key
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.
Create Semi-finished (HAWA) Material
Use
A new trading material is needed.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC Menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master  Material 
Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction
code
MM01
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field
name
Description
User action and
values
Comment
Material
<Trading good material
number>
Leave empty for internal number
assignment or enter your own
number
Industry
sector
F Manufacturing Food
S Services
Material
type
HAWA
Trading goods
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box Select:
View name
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values
Comment
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View name
User action and
values
Basic Data 1, Basic Data 2
required
Classification
optional
Comment
only required if you want to
use batch management
Is not used for services.
Sales: Sales Org. Data 1,
Sales Org. Data 2,
General/Plant Data, Sales Text
required
Foreign Trade Export
optional
only required if you want to
sell the material abroad
Purchasing, Purchase Order
Text
required
Is not used for services.
MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4
required
General Plant Data / Storage
1, Storage 2
required
Warehouse management
required
Accounting 1 and 2
required
Is not used for services.
4. Choose Enter.
Field name
Plant
User action and
values
Comment
<your production plant>
Stor. location
Sales Org.
Sales Organization domestic
Sales Organization export
Distr.Channel
<your distribution channel>
Warehouse No.
<your warehouse number>
Is not used for services.
5. Choose Enter:
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant.
To view the material lists run the transaction MM60 or the menu path Logistics 
Materials Management  Material Master  Other  Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
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Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Description
<enter description>
Base Unit of Measure
<enter Base Unit of
measure>
Material Grp
e.g. EA for each
Choose appropriate material
group
Old material number
<enter the legacy
material number if
known>
not mandatory
Prod. hierarchy
<Choose as required>
Is not used for services.
Division
GenItemCatGroup
Gross weight
required
Weight unit
required
Net weight
required
EAN/UPC
required
EAN Category
HE
2. Choose Enter.
3. On the second Basic Data screen, choose Enter.
For product hierarchy, use the drop-down selection tool. At each level, click once on the
appropriate level, then choose Next Level. When you reach the appropriate end,
choose the Choose button.
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
Choose from dropdown list.
Class
Choose from dropdown list.
2. Choose the Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose Goto next screen (F8).
Only assign one class depending how you want control the material master record.
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Sales Data
1. Go to Sales  Sales org.  screen 1, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Delivering plant
enter the primary plant for
outbound deliveries
Tax classification
for taxable
2. Go to Sales  Sales org.  screen 2, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Material statistics
group
Choose from dropdown list.
Acct assignment grp
Service Provider
Item category group
Standard, (Use for Services)
Stock ord 3rd party
Bought-In
3. Go to Sales  Sales org.  general/plant screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Availability check
Choose from dropdown list.
Trans. Grp
Choose from dropdown list.
LoadingGrp
Choose from dropdown list.
Profit Center
select profit center from baseline
scope.
For profit center, use the drop-down selection tool.
4. Go to the Sales text screen.
5. Enter text that should appear on sales documents for this material.
6. Choose the Foreign Trade Export tab.
7. On the Foreign Trade export tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Comm./ import code
Country of Origin
Region of Origin
Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries
(export)
8. Choose the Purchasing tab
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Purchasing Data
1. On the initial purchasing screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Purchasing group
<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.
MRP Data
1. On the initial MRP1 screen, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
MRP type
PD
MRP
VB
Reorder Point Planning (used for
services)
Reorder Point
<enter a reorder
point in days>
Required if MRP type is VB
MRP controller
<enter MRP controller>
Enter your MRP controller number
(plant-specific) - Similar to
purchasing group
Use for Services
EX
Lot size
Fixed Lot size
FX
Use for Services
<Enter a fixed lot
size>
Use for Services
2. On the MRP2 screen, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
Description
User action and values
Comment
Procurement
Type
F
Use for Services
Special
procurement
<blank> for primary plant
plant-specific /
scenario-specific
Storage loc. for
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transferred from another plant
<enter storage location for raw
materials storage>
Is not used for
services.
plant-specific
Is not used for
services.
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SchedMargin Key
000
Is not used for
services.
Planned Delivery
Time
<enter planned
delivery time in days>
Use for Services
3. On the MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose enter.
Field name
Description
Strategy group
User action and values
Comment
40
choose appropriate
strategy group depending
on your business
conditions
Is not used for services.
<enter
replenishment lead
time in days>
Total
replenishment
lead time
Is not used for services.
4. Select the MRP4 screen and choose enter.
General Plant Data /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. The
fields are on client level and not on plant level.
Batch
Management
3.
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 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 / 20
Use value 10 for services.
Choose Enter.
4. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
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Warehouse Data
Select the initial Warehouse mgmt screen, and choose enter.
Accounting Data
1. On the initial Accounting screen, 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
V
Standard
price
<enter standard cost of material>
Moving
price
<enter initial cost of material>
Comment
Use for
services.
Valuation
Class
2. Select the second Accounting screen, 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. When you reach the last screen, a dialog box displays.
4. Choose Yes to save.
Result
The material data are entered and the material is saved.
Create Finished Good (FERT) Material (configurable)
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC Menu
Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master 
Material  Create (General)  Immediately
Transaction code
MM01
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2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Material
<Finished good
material number>
Leave empty for internal number
assignment or enter your own
number
Industry sector
F Manufacturing Food
C Chemical
Industry
For discrete manufacturing
FERT
Finished Products
Material type
For process manufacturing
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box Select:
View name
User action and
values
Basic Data 1, Basic Data
2
required
Classification
required
Sales: Sales Org. Data 1,
Sales Org. Data 2,
General/Plant Data, Sales
Text
required
Foreign Trade Export
required
MRP1, MRP2, MRP3,
MRP4
required
Work Scheduling
required
General Plant Data /
Storage 1, Storage 2
required
Warehouse management
required
Accounting 1 and 2
required
Costing 1 and 2
required
Comment
only required if you want to use
batch management
4. Choose Enter.
Field name
Plant
User action and
values
Comment
<your production plant>
Stor. location
Sales Org.
Sales Organization domestic
Sales Organization export
Distr.Channel
<your distribution channel>
Warehouse No.
<your warehouse number>
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5. Choose Enter:
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant.
To view the material lists run the transaction MM60 or the menu path Logistics 
Materials Management  Material Master  Other  Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and
values
Description
<enter description>
Base Unit of Measure
<enter Base Unit of
measure>
Material Grp
Comment
Choose appropriate material group
Old material number
<enter the legacy
material number if
known>
Prod. hierarchy
<see special
instructions>
Division
<enter appropriate
division or leave blank>
Lab/Office
<enter key of design
office, lab, or lab worker
responsible>
GenItemCatGroup
Gross weight
<enter gross weight>
Weight unit
<enter weight unit>
Net weight
<enter net weight>
EAN/UPC
required
EAN Category
HE
Special instruction for product hierarchy: For product hierarchy, use the dropdown
selection tool. At each level, click once on the appropriate level, then select the Next
Level. When you reach the appropriate end, choose the Choose button. The Prod
hierarchy is fully maintained for this material master
2. Choose Enter.
On the Basic data 2 tab enter following data and choose Enter afterwards.
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Field name
User action and values
Material is configurable
Switch on
Comment
Classification Data
(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
User action and values
Comment
Class Type
Choose from dropdown list.
Class
Choose from dropdown list.
You can switch to another class type by pressing the button Other class type or in
NWBC via the menu path More / Extras / Change Class Type.
2. Choose the Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose Goto next screen (F8).
Sales Data
1. On the Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Delivering plant
<enter the primary plant for
outbound deliveries>
Tax classification
for taxable
2. On the Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Matl statistics grp
Choose from dropdown list.
Acct assignment grp
Choose from dropdown list.
Item category group
Choose from dropdown list.
3. On the Sales: General/plant tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Availability check
for Indiv.requirements
Trans. Grp
Choose from dropdown list.
LoadingGrp
Choose from dropdown list.
Profit Center
select profit center from baseline
scope
For profit center, use the drop-down selection tool.
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4. Go to the Sales text screen.
5. Enter text that should appear on sales documents for this material.
6. Choose the Foreign Trade Export tab.
7. On the Foreign Trade export tab, enter the following values and choose Enter:
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Comm./ import code
Country of Origin
Region of Origin
Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries
(export)
8. Choose the MRP1 tab.
MRP Data
1. On the MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
MRP type
PD
MRP controller
<enter MRP controller>
Lot size
EX
Comment
scenario-specific
2. On the MRP2 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Procurement Type
E
Production storage
location
<enter shop floor storage
location>
SchedMargin Key
Comment
plant-specific
Choose from dropdown list.
3. On the MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Strategy group
Comment
Choose from dropdown list.
4. On the MRP4 tab, make the following entries and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
Comment
Individual/coll
Work Scheduling Data
1. Choose the Work scheduling tab, enter the following values and choose Enter.
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User action and values
Comment
Production scheduler
Choose from dropdown list.
Prod.Sched.profile
Choose from dropdown list.
2. Choose Enter.
General/Storage Data
1. Choose the Plant data/stor.1 tab.
2. If your material is batch managed with shelf-life management enter following data:
Field
name
Description
User action
and values
Comment
Period Ind.
For SLED
Period indicator for
shelf life expiration
date
D (days)
Only required if material is subject
to batch management with shelf-life
management
3. Choose Enter.
4. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
Warehouse Data
Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter.
Accounting Data
1. On the Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and
values
Comment
Price unit
Price control
Standard price
Valuation Class
2. Select the second Accounting screen, 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.
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Costing Data
1. On the Costing 1 tab, make the following entries and choose Enter.
Field name
User action and values
With Qty Structure
Select checkbox
Material origin
Select checkbox
Comment
Variance key
SpecProcurem
Costing
optional (see special instructions
above)
2. On Costing 2 tab, choose Enter.
3. A Last data screen reached dialog box displays.
4. Choose Yes to save.
If a finished material is procured in another plant, the cost can be copied from that plant
by using the "Special Procurement Costing" field in this plant. Make sure to select the
entry that represents the producing plant.
Reversal of Process Steps
Material Master – Flag for Deletion
Transaction code ( SAP GUI)
MM06
Reversal:
Flag for Deletion
Transaction code ( SAP GUI)
MM06
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
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