Material Master
Material Master Guide
Prepared by
Mr. Omkar P
PP-APO –IBP Consultant
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Table of Content
Master Data in SAP PP ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Material Master Brief definition & Material Types ................. Error! Bookmark not defined.,4
Material Master views in SAP PP ................................................................................................. 4
SAP Material Master with data for Finished Material ................................................................. 4,9
SAP Material Master with data for Raw Material ...............................................................................................9,13
Material Master T-codes and its descriptions ................................................................................ 13
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Master Data in SAP PP-
The term “MASTER DATA” includes the data concerning Product Structure, Production processes, and
Available capacities. Parameters contained within the master data control the planning & execution
processes to a large extent, for this reason Master Data is of Essential Importance
The most important master data in regard With Production Planning are as follows ;
Material master
Bill of Material (BOM)
Routing
Work Center
Production Version
Production version
Routing Work
center
Material
BOM
Material Master Definition
Material master is a Central Element of Basic Data within production Logistics, This basic data has
manifold relationships to other important basic data. These relationships are important to establish
accurate & efficient Production planning.
Material Types
Finished material ( FERT)- Finished Material can also be described as final product , finished material is
the product on which numerous types of manufacturing / production processes are done
Semi-finished Material (HALB) - Semi- finished products can be procured externally and manufactured
in-house. They are then processed by the company. A material master record of this material type can
contain both purchasing and work scheduling data.
Raw materials (ROH) -Raw materials are always procured externally and then processed. A material
master record of this type contains purchasing data, but not sales data since they cannot be sold.
Spare parts (ERSA)- Spare parts are used to replace defective parts. They may be kept in stock. A
material master record of this material type can contain purchasing data.
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Some other material types
Trading goods (HAWA)
Non Stock Material (NLAG)
Returnable Packaging material (LEIH)
Non Valuated material (UNBW)
Most Important Views used in SAP PP-
Basic Data 1
Basic Data 2
MRP 1 View
MRP 2 View
MRP 3 View
MRP 4 View
Work Scheduling View
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SAP MATERIAL MASTER with data for Finished Material (FERT)
T-code -MM01 (create), MM02(change), MM03(display)
MMF1( FERT only)
Path - Logistics >> Production >> Master Data >> Material >> Create(General) >> MM01
Selection of the required views
Basic data 1& 2
MRP 1 2 3 4
Work Scheduling
Select industry Sector example
– Mechanical, chemical,
pharma etc.
Select Material type
In this case it is FERT for
finished material
Click on to proceed further
Select organizational Levels
means Name of the Plant &
Storage location within plant
Where the material is to be
created
MRP profile is used to store
the MRP parameters that are
independent of Material
Master record, MRP profile is a
useful entry aid and makes it
easier to manage MRP data
T code- MMD1(create)
To make Org. Level
data default for
further material
creation
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Basic Data -1
Basic data contains the information that describes the material irrespective of organization for example weight ,
volume as well as basic unit of measure
Enter the material Description
Key that you use to group together several
materials or services with the same
attributes
While processing sales document, system
automatically suggests an item type in
the document depending on the item
category group you assign
Normal- for standard item
Basic Unit of Measure is
selected here
Example – Each, Pieces,
Kg etc.
Mention the gross
weight & net weight
here along with its unit
of measure ex. Kg ,gram
Basic Data -2
Description of material
accordance with
appropriate industry
standard ex. ISO 9001, 9002
Dangerous goods indicator
profile used to identify the
dangerous goods along with
indicators specifying the goods
characteristics
If there is any Design related
data available for the product,
it is maintained here
There is no mandatory field in Basic data 2 , though these fields can be maintained in case of specific
requirement
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MRP views enables us to define how to procure material and how to plan and control this
material within the production process
MRP -1 In MRP group Specific control
parameters can be created for
total planning, parameters like
Consumption mode, planning
horizon
MRP type to be selected which
decides how planning is to be
done
PD – for planning
ND- for no planning
R1- for time phased planning
MRP controller to be selected
who is responsible for the
planning activity
Lot sizing procedure is determined
by this case whether it is
EX – lol for lot,
FX- fix order quantity
Percentage of scrap that occurs
during the production of material
if the material is in assembly
MRP -2
Procurement type is selected whether it is In house,
external or both
Special Procurement key is use to define procurement type
more precisely ex. Direct production, subcontracting, Stock
transfer from plant to plant
Production storage location is selected here if the
material is a component then it is the issuing
location or if the material is produced then it’s a
receiving storage location
Backflush is used for automatic issuing of goods
If component is backflushed then system posts for
withdrawal after the confirmation, and the
withdrawal is posted automatically
If the material is co product or bulk product
then these indicators are maintained
Days required for the in house production is maintained
here
The time required for receiving of material for
Safety stock is maintained to satisfy Schedule margin key is maintained if Inspection and placement into storage is maintained in
the unexpected high demand, this is we require any floats goods receipt processing time
useful to avoid shortfall of material in
the coverage period
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MRP -3 Period indicator specifies how forecast
values the managed ex. In days, weeks
etc.
Suitable Strategy group is selected according to the
type of industry scenario whether it is MTS or MTO
Here in this case 10- Make to stock is used
Mixed MRP indicator is used if specific strategy
groups are used example
11- gross planning
70- planning at sub assembly level
74-sub assembly planning without final assembly
Consumption mode controls the direction on the
time axis for the way system consumes the
requirements
It is used in case of consumption based strategy
Example -40-planning with final assembly
Forward & backward Consumption period is
maintained according to consumption mode
Time required for product to be completely
available again is maintained here
It defines how system checks the availability if
It is important for system to for availability check
material and generates the requirements for the
requirements
Ex- individual requirement, daily requirements
MRP-4
Individual or collective requirements is selected
depending upon whether dependent requirements to
be planned individually or in group
Production version is maintained here
To authorize this material for repetitive mfg., this
indicator is activated
REM profile is maintained here which determines how
system deals with activities like Backflush, movement
types used for goods issue and goods receipt etc.
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WORK SCHEDULING
Work scheduling view enables us to enter the data which is relevant to production execution
Apart from basic unit of measure , alternate unit of
issue and production unit can be maintained here
Plant specific material status is used to restrict the
usability of material for plant concern
Valid from is the date from which plant specific material
status is active
Production storage location is selected here if the
material is a component then it is the issuing
location or if the material is produced then it’s a
receiving storage location
If its maintained in MRP2 view then it is directly
fetched from there
Production version can be maintained from this
field as well as from the MRP 4 view
This indicator is activated to allow the material to
be produced in batches
This indicator is used to define This indicator defines whether
whether material is subject to the material is a critical part
quality inspection lot after the
good receipt posting or not
SAP MATERIAL MASTER with data for Raw Material (ROH)
T-code -MM01 (create), MM02(change), MM03(display)
MMR1( ROH only)
Path - Logistics >> Production >> Master Data >> Material >> Create(General) >> MM01
Selection of the required
views
Basic data 1& 2
MRP 1 2 3 4
Work Scheduling
Purchasing view is must for Raw
materials because we have to
purchase that raw material from
external sources.
Select industry Sector example
– Mechanical, chemical,
pharma etc.
Select Material type
In this case it is ROH for RAW
material
click here for next
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Select organizational Levels means Name of the
Plant & Storage location for ROH within plant
Where the material is to be created
MRP profile is used to store the MRP
parameters that are independent of Material
Master record, MRP profile is a useful entry aid
and makes it easier to manage MRP data
T code- MMD1(create)
To make Org. Level data default for
further material creation
Basic Data -1
Enter the material Description
Key that you use to group together several
materials or services with the same attributes
While processing sales document, system
automatically suggests an item type in the document
depending on the item category group you assign
Normal- for standard item
Basic Unit of Measure is selected here
Example – Each, Pieces, Kg etc.
Mention the gross weight & net weight here
along with its unit of measure ex. Kg ,gram
Basic Data -2
Description of material
accordance with
appropriate industry
standard ex. ISO 9001, 9002
If there is any Design related
data available for the product,
it is maintained here
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PURCHASING
Material group is maintained here
which is used to group together
materials with similar attributes
Purchasing group is maintained
here which is responsible for
purchasing activities
This indicator is used to allow
material to be procured in batches
Enter purchasing value as it gives
information about remaining days,
shipping instructions for the purchasing
material
No of days required after receiving Post to inspection stock indicator is used to
material for inspection and placement post the good receipt to inspection stock
into storage is maintained here If material is critical then critical part indicator
is activated
MRP-1
Purchasing group is maintained here
which is responsible for purchasing
activities
If it is already maintained in
Purchasing group then it is fetched
here
Planning type ND is selected as the
materials is externally procured and
planning is not required
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MRP-2
Procurement type F is selected as the
material is externally procured
Backflush is set to always backflush
No of days required to obtain the
material if it is procured externally
Good receipt processing time is
maintained here
Scheduled margin Key is maintained here
if any floats are required
Safety stock is maintained to satisfy the unexpected
high demand, this is useful to avoid shortfall of material
in the coverage period
MRP-3
Availability check is set to daily requirement
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MRP-4
Component scrap is maintained as this material is
ROH and used as a component
Individual Requirement is selected as the
dependent requirements are to be planned
individually
Material Master T-codes and its descriptions
• MM01 – To create a new material i.e. ROH, HALB, FERT, VERP.
• MM02 – To make any changes in a material we have created.
• MM03 – To Display the Material
• MMF1- To create Finished Material
• MMR1- To Create Raw Material
• MMB1- To Create Semi finished material
• MM06- To Apply Deletion flag to material
• MM11 - To create Schedule material
• MM19- Display Material at Key Date
• MM60 - To view the List of all the materials created in a Plant.
• MMBE - To see the Stock Overview
• MMSC - To Enter Storage Locations
• MM50 - Extended Material View
• MMD1- To create MRP profile
• MM17 – Mass maintenance of materials
• MMPV- Close period
• MMRV- Allow Posting to Previous Period
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