Material master for Rods and Plates.

Question

Hi all!
   I need to know the answer for two critical questions in SAP-MM. I have asked this question some time before but have'nt got any replies. Here again i throw the same.
1. How to maintain material master for Rods of various diameter and length. One thing is sure that ordering unit is 'Kgs' and Basic unit of measure is 'mm'. I have a typical example for this. Say 1kgs=30mm. I am purchasing 1000 kgs (i.e.30000mm). In GRN i can receive the material as a whole stock say 30000mm.
       But eventhough the total length of the stock is 30000mm where can i maintain the breakage.i.e. for example say,
   1000mm - 10 Nos. 2000mm - 5 Nos. 2500mm - 4 Nos.
some of our friends are saying that we can map this via batch. But even batch is not possible. There is a reason. Say if length is the batch number and basic unit of measure is Nos, then how can you give the conversion between Nos & Kgs in additional data. For example how can i say 1000 kgs = 1 nos or 2 nos. This will be ridiculous then. I can give every dia available into different material codes. Thats not a problem. But how to receive rods in different length. I need the length & numbers combination. Also while issuing the materal after cutting numbers should reduce accordingly.
2. How to maintain the material master for Plates of various thickness. I think we can use Kgs as ordering unit and Sq.mm as basic unit of measure. How can we map the material issues to production for these kind of materials. We are issuing the material after cutting in 2-D only of various sizes in same material. No 3 domentional cutting is done. I need  the lenght & width to be changed accordingly after issuing. 
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Raj.

Answer 1

Hi all!
I need to know the answer for two critical questions in SAP-MM. I have asked this question some time before but havenu2019t got any replies. Here again I throw the same.
1. How to maintain material master for Rods of various diameter and length. One thing is sure that ordering unit is 'Kgs' and Basic unit of measure is 'mm'. I have a typical example for this. Say 1kgs=30mm. I am purchasing 1000 kgs (i.e.30000mm). In GRN i can receive the material as a whole stock say 30000mm.
But even though the total length of the stock is 30000mm where can i maintain the breakage.i.e. for example say,
1000mm - 10 Nos. 2000mm - 5 Nos. 2500mm - 4 Nos.
Dear
ANS:
First create different material code specific to length so identity of material at store will be their.(with specification at purchasing text tab)
Now as ur sure with ordering unit keep as kg. (this is at info record level)
Base UOM will be as MM (material master)
So now about issue part keep conversion factor as u require and make some standard according ur client .
some of our friends are saying that we can map this via batch. But even batch is not possible. There is a reason. Say if length is the batch number and basic unit of measure is Nos, then how can you give the conversion between Nos & Kgs in additional data. For example how can i say 1000 kgs = 1 nos or 2 nos. This will be ridiculous then. I can give every dia available into different material codes. Thats not a problem. But how to receive rods in different length. I need the length & numbers combination. Also while issuing the materal after cutting numbers should reduce accordingly.
2. How to maintain the material master for Plates of various thickness. I think we can use Kgs as ordering unit and Sq.mm as basic unit of measure. How can we map the material issues to production for these kind of materials. We are issuing the material after cutting in 2-D only of various sizes in same material. No 3 domentional cutting is done. I need the lenght & width to be changed accordingly after issuing.
ANS:
Dear for this make material master as name with ur spacification and UOM as kg after cutting or processing according to Wight  u can make issue note in the system.
Name as plate x*y sqr mm
So ordering as kg
Issue as kg