SAP (MM) Material Creation (MM01) Ch-1

All the information your company needs to manage a material is stored in a data record in the material master.

For every material that ABC used must create a material master record in the material master, This record is uniquely identified by a system generated material number.

The creation / change / deletion of material master in SAP system has to be carried out with reference to the material master form. This form will contain the data which is to be entered or changed. The form will provided by the requester to the master data controller.

Field Names	R/O/C	Description
Material	R	Internally generated number so needs to enter anything
Industry Sector	R	Select industry sector. Example: Power Utility
Material Type	R	Select suitable material type Example: 01 Stock & Spares
Change Number	O	Change number is the reference # of material master changes.
Copy From Material	C	Enter existing material No. Material whose data you want the system to copy as default values

Material Type Used	Mapping to Material in LTC
Stock & Spares	Cigarette Paper, Tripping Paper, Cutting Disc etc.	ZSPR
Chemical & Lubes	CWC, HL, Outer Wrapper, etc	ZCHM
Medical Supplies	Filter Rods, etc	ZMED
Tools & Equipment	Wrench, Hammer, Pliers etc	ZEQP
Stationary	Poster, Stickers, TV, Give-away etc	ZSTN

Select an option "Select ü Views"

Select the views in which information is to be updated. Refer to the "Material Master Form". Provided by the requester for the views selection.

Click ü after selecting the views.

Please enter/select relevant data in Organization level as mentioned in the material master data form.

Click ü then next screen will appear, in which further information will be updated. These screens will depend upon the views which were selected in section "Select Views".

The symbol ü of current screen are mandatory fields.

In basic data 1 views please enter the following data.

Field Name	R/O/C	Description
Material	R	You can enter material description
Base Unit of Measure	R	Select base unit of measure. Press F4 to select from the list. Example: EA (Each), KG (Kilo Gram) etc
Material Group	R	Select Material Group. In addition to material type, each material record can further be grouped using material group for LTC, a 5-digit code will be sufficient to meet the sorting and reporting requirement. Press F4 to select from the list. Example: E0MK8
Old Material No.	R	Enter material code mentioned in Legacy system. Example: Y30012593

Please enter the following data.

Field Name	R/O/C	Description
Sales Unit	O	A Unit of measure in which a material is sold.

Please enter the description/specification about the material.

Field Name	R/O/C	Description
Purchasing Group	O	Buyer or a group of buyers, who is/are responsible for certain purchasing activities. Example: P02, etc
Mfr part number	O	Specifies the number used by the manufacturer, or also by the vendor to manage a material.
Mfr	O	Specifies the manufacturer of the MPN material or the manufacturer's plant for which a manufacturer master record has been created.