Application Area – MM,SD,PP
Overview
Material type is the key that assigns the material to a group of materials such as raw materials, operating supplies or trading goods. The material type has an important role in controlling some material related functions. Below image shows which functions can be controlled by material type.
- Number Range
- Procurement type determines whether the material is pruchased or manufactured in-house.
- User departments defines which views will be displayed in material master.
- Field selection defines whether the fields in material master is hidden or input.
- Account determination determines the account to be posted when material moves in and out of the plant.
Configuration Detail
This configuration setting enables to define a new material type.
1. Follow the menu path: IMG – Logistics General – Material Master – Basic Settings – Material Types – Define Attributes of Material Types. T-code: OMS2
2. Copy the standard material type into custom namespace. Choose predefined material typeROH and choose copy button.
3. Enter the new material type name and description. In this example, we use K001.
4. Maintain detail material type information.
a) General Data
Field Reference – determines for each field selection group if the field selection group is set to Hide, Display, Required entry, or Optional entry.
SRef. Material Type – determines what screens are displayed depending on the material type when you maintain material master records.
X-plant matl status – The cross-plant material status restricts the usability of the material for all plants, that is, it defines whether a warning or error message is displayed if you include the material in a particular function.
External no. assignment w/o check – this indicator tells the system not to check the material number entered on the screen against the number range
b) User departments
Determine which views will be displayed in material master. It will only display the views that are selected.
c) Internal/External Purchase Orders
Determine whether the materials are purchased or produced.
d) Valuation
Indicates the price control used to valuate the stock of a material. You have the following options: Standard price, Moving average price.
e) Quantity/Value Updating
Determine how the material quantity/value is updated. Choose by valuation area indicates that that movements in quantity/value are updated in certain valuation areas, but not in others.
5. Save the new created material type.
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