Adding Material Type as a characteristic in COPA

Hi,
I would like to add Material type (like FERT, HALB and so on) as a characteristic in COPA.
Is there a standard characteristic of this kind delivered by SAP??
If I have to create it myself - which table and field is it? Where would the system take this info from? Material master??
Thx for help,
Best wishes,
Karol

Hi Karol,
You have to create a characterstic Material type and derive teh value of this charasterstic from table lookup uisng MARA table and field MTART.
Hope this will help you..
Best Regards
Ashish Jain

Similar Messages

Modifying selection screen for adding material type in report ME2L / ME2N

Dear Friends ,
I want to add Material type as another selection criteria for the report ME2L.
How can i manage it using customising or ABAP enhancements ?
I do fine various enhancement point in its coding but not getting exact clue for managing this .
Thanks in advance.

Hello....
The program for the t-code ME2L is RM06EL00
In this we have the following portion
Parameter und Select-Options *
After this we have a couple of Select-options and parameters
followed by includes
INCLUDE fm06lcs1.
INCLUDE fm06lcs3.
INCLUDE fm06lcs4.
INCLUDE fm06lcs2.
You can write the select-options/parameters in any of these includes
Fot this..click on the spiral icon-> go to any include
click on "EDIT"(from the top menu) -> "Enhancement operations" -> "show implicit Ehhancement options" -> click on "RM06EL00"(report name)
A different coloured line appears at the bottom of the include.
Place your cursor on this line ..Right click -> "Ehhancement Implementation" -> Create ...give names according to customer name space and write your code here ...then activate it.....
Please also note that this selection must be filtered somewhere..so search the code for the tables that may contain this field and see if an "ENHANCEMENT-SECTION" or point/spot is available
Pls check , revert and reward if helpful
Regards
Byju

Adding Material type in selection of report ME2L / ME2m

Dear Friends ,
I want to add Material type as another selection criteria for the report ME2L.
How can i manage it using customising or ABAP enhancements ?
I do fine various enhancement point in its coding but not getting exact clue for managing this .
Thanks in advance.

Hi
U can create the Material type in SCOPE LIST, using the scope list u can get a report with Material type in PO"s.
In SPRO u try to create the Material type in scope list.After creating that i m not sure about were to assign that , if u assign properly u get ur requirement.
If anymore clarification let me know..?
If useful reward me ..
Thanks
sap-m

Adding Project Type as a characteristic in CJE1 Report Painter

How do I add the Characteristic/Field "Project Type" to CJE1 Report Painter so the field can be used in reporting?
thank you,
Todd

Hi,
I could not understand "Project Type" exactly, maybe Project Profile or.,.. but you can enhance any charcteristics with using customer enhancement: KAP10001. please check SAP note 454509. Hope this helps.
best regards, Takashi

Transfering material type to COPA

Hi everyone:
I need to transfer the material type as a characteristic to COPA (MTART field) but this field is not contained in the billing document that is transferred from SD, I only see it in table MARA, Is there a way to send this information to COPA as a part of the billing data?
Thanks in advance
Susanna

Hi,
You can create the charecteristic Material Type from KEA5. Double click on any charecteristic and click on Create button. You will be asked for Table name. Enter the table MARA and select the Field MTART and save.
Now you can add this charecteristic from Operating Concern Generation Manu. KEA0 is the T Code. Click on Change Button.
You will be carried to charecteristic tab page. Now add the char. which you have created. Add and save it
Now generate the operating concern again
Regards
Jigar

Pro's and Con's to using Copies of Standard Material Types

Hi
We are looking for the pro's and con's of using copies of standard SAP material types for my company. We are a consumer goods company and looking to see if there are drawbacks and benefits when it comes time to upgrade SAP. Also what industry standards are out there for when we change / add views to standard SAP material types.
Regards,
Josh

there are no real pros and cons - just philosophy
We're using the SAP given material types, even adjusted to our needs, already for many years from 3.1 to 6.3 release and had never any issue with hotpackages or ith release changes.
We are using as well many own material types created by copy of SAP material types.
the only issues I know are, that the users need some time to understand which type to use if the description appears twice.
(Remember, it is a personal setting if keys are shown in dropdown lists, and I know many user who do not display the keys)

Stock transfer of different material type

Sir,
finish material of one plant is raw material for other plant. i've to use intercompany stock transfer. How should i cope up with material types? How accounting and excise register entries will effect?

Dear shailesh jagtap
Hi how r u??
Actually The first and foremeost thing that you should remember is that Finished goods should always have Sales View and not Purchase view,Secondly Raw material should never have Sales View.
And Semi finish can have Purchase as well as Sales view.
So if u got stuck in the situation wherein u have to purchase the material and also sell
in that case use material type as HALB
Whereas in some cases if at all it is required then in that case u can set the Purchase view to finish goods or u can set sales view for ROH(Raw amterial)
in logistic general-Material master -AMterial types just for ROH or FERT select the views u require
REgds
shailesh

Restricting issue of goods to cost center with respect to material type

Dear Users,
I have a requirement like we want to restrict issue of goods to cost center with respect to material type i.e., we want to issue goods to cost center only through reservation and that too only for specific material types. Is there any standard solution for this, please provide your suggestions.
Thanks,
Manoj

Hi Ajay,
Thanks for valuable input.
I also thought in the same line , but user has the following concern on this:
Assessment Cycle: As per Users, it cannot be used because this will allocate based on allocation basis. But they need, the values that was posted at the time of transaction and as per materials. So it wont be accurate through Assessment cycle,
OKB9: They have different Cost center for different valuation area for the same GL Account.
Hence through OKB9 also, we cannot post directly to COPA.
That's the reason the above option were not adopted.
My other concern to this is:
In CKM3, we have two lines under consumption, one for Normal sales PGI and other is Cost Center.
After doing revaluation of consumption in CKMLCP, we see one line under Cost Center :Revaluation of Consumption Figure"
My question, where can I see that figure whether in any table or in Cost Center report??
If that is also available we can try to match those values and post to COPA.
Let me know your thought on this.
Thanks and regards
Kami

Material Type without Costing View(non valuated) in Billing Document

We currently have a situation where we have Displays ( non valuated- no costing view material type) being added to regular Sales Orders
In our model, we are also updating product cost on materials when the 1) they were subs or finished goods and 2) via certain billing types.
Unfortunately, the other non valuated display material type is being called when the billing is occuring and is causing an error . See KE4j and KE4c in CO-PA config as a reference
My question- is there a way to further exclude a material type from being costed in PA when it is included in the billing
Thank you
Jeffrey Webber

Costing value zero can happen due to multiple reasons. Here are some of the things to be considered.
Did you check master data of material C to see if there are any costs for material C?
What are the valuation strategy for material valuation set up in the valuation variant? Is there any strategy that included price from purchase info record?
Is info record set up for material C in the new system that you are testing?
Did you check activity quantities in routing and activity rates set up in cost center for the period you are running standard costs?
Did you check the formula in the work center costing tab?
Thanks,
Ram

Change material Type - 'MMA'

I am trying to Change Material Type using T-code - 'MMAM'.But Message is coming PO already exist.
Problem is tat we have already created GIN for the PO & Reversed the GIN also,but still PO is not getting release to Change any data.It is giving error,that GIN already exist.
I want to Change the MAterial Type.How can i do that.??
Viru.

Please note that both the new material type and the old material type must have the
same characteristics eg. quantity based material management is one of
the characteristic. The R/3 Online Help provides a very good explanation
on all the pre-requisites before you can change a material type.
(Logistics Gen>Logistics Basic Data > LO Managing Material Master Data >
Material Master Record > Material Type > Change Material Type)
Please check if you have set the deletion flag for any PO's as
these need to be physically deleted for MMAM to work. You will also
need to check if there are ANY open items for this order. The purchase
orders need to be ARCHIVED. You should complete the invoice receipt for
this position BEFORE you set the deletion flag in the purchase order.
Also, if the material is already in stock, or if reservations or
purchasing documents exist for it, the following conditions must also be
met:
>The stock values of the material of the new material type must be
updated in the same G/L account as the stock values of the material of
the old material type.
>Quantities and values of the material of the new material type must be
updated in exactly the same way in all plants as quantities and values
of the material of the old material type.
>If there is a transfer requirement for the material and if quantities
of the material exist, the new material type must also allow the
material data to be maintained from the Warehouse Management view.

Restricting PM user by material type

Hi everyone,
I want to restrict access to PM users and limit to only allow them maintenance to material type - assemblies (IBAU - Maintenance Assembly). We are using a customized material type (ZBAU - same name used for Auth group) which references the standard IBAU material type.
I have created an authorisation group for this and it is maintained in T134. Authorisations in both objects M_MATE_WGR & M_MATE_MAR are restricted to ZBAU (which is my Auth group) in the authorisation group field (BEGRU), and the other objects which bring in the Auth group field are also restricted to ZBAU. However when I test this my test user can still maintain other material besides ZBAU.
Please advise.
Thanks a lot.

Hi,
There could be two reasons for that
1) if the access is coming from some other role in the user master.
2) The Authorization group field doent retrict access to material which are not attached to any specific authorization grp.
as per you note u attached ZBAU to grp ZBAU but make sure the other material tpye which you want the users to not have access to be added to a differenet authorization group. if they are not a part of any auth group they will be able to acess all those material types..
Hope this helps
Manohar

Filtering R/3 Material Groups and Material Types

Hi,
I am trying to filter the Material groups and material types during master data upload from R/3 to SRM 4.0
I am tried doing the following:
1. In Txn R2AR2, i set up the request for DNL_CUST_PROD1 for MARA-MATKL(Material Group) & MARA-MTART(Material Type)and then run the Txn R3AR4 with DNL_CUST_PROD1. The replication was successful, but it pulled in all the R/3 backend material groups and material types.
Now i deleted the replicated material types and Material groups in SRM using SRM Std reports and this too was successful.
2. Now i tried another method - In Txn R3AC3, i selected the Object DNL_CUST_PROD1 and i added table MARA and set up the filter requirements for MARA-MTART(Material Types) and MARA-MATKL(Material Groups), i synchronized the filters and then when i selected the object DNL_CUST_PROD1 in Txn R3AS for initial upload, even this is pulling in all the material types and material groups from R/3 without filtering
Can anyone please let me know the exact procedure to filter out the R/3 Material types and material groups during initial upload of this data into SRM 4.0
Thanks

Hi,
Before starting the INitial load for MATERIAL,for filetr settings ,Go in tcode R3AC1.
There select the Object name as MATERIAL and click on the "filter settings" tab.
There in OBJECT FILTER SETTINGS
Enter the relevant filter criteria:
e.g. If you wnat to filter on Material type(MARA-MTART):
The input will be as follows:
Table /Structure :MARA
Field :MTART
OP :EQ Equality (= Low)
Low: "Material type name"
Incl/EXcl: Inclusive defined
And then click on the button "FILTER SYNC".
The filter settings are complete for the Material download.
HTH,
BR,
Disha.
Pls reward points for helpful answers.

PR Release with Material Type Characteristics

Dear Experts,
Any of you used material type as PR release class craracteristics?
I have one query regarding this-
1. My business requires material type wise relesae strategy, means raw material and spares will have separate release strategy
2. We have included material type in Class cracteristics.
My query is if user creates a PR with out material code, that PR will not have any material type. But I want this to follow the release strategy. How to achieve this goal?
Anybody worked with this scenario?
Full points will be awarded for suitable solutions.
Regards,
Santoah

Hi,
Instead of material type, you can use material groups for release strategy. Even, if a user creates a requisition without material code, he will still have to enter a material group. This will serve ur purpose.
However, if there are many material groups and you prefer going with material type, then you will have to enhance the communication structure CEBAN, with Material type field, to be able to create a release characteristic for material type.
Hope this helps. Reward, if useful.
regards,
VS

How config release strategy by materia type.

Hello... Help me...
I want to PO Release by material type(MTART), but in CEKKO, there is no MTART.
So I use user-exit EXIT_SAPLEBND_002-ZXM06U22.
But I didn't config PO release by material type.
I set characteristic-additional data Table name : CEKKO, Field name : LBLIF.
What is wrong this user-exit program? (If material type = ZROH' --> PO Release)
DATA IS_BEKPO TYPE BEKPO.
move-corresponding i_cekko to e_cekko.
LOOP AT IT_BEKPO INTO IS_BEKPO.
    IF IS_BEKPO-MTART = 'ZROH'.
       MOVE IS_BEKPO-MTART TO E_CEKKO-LBLIF.
    ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
Edited by: maro Kim on Oct 29, 2010 11:52 AM

Hi,
For PO's, only header level release is possible. There is no item level release possible.
Material type is item level data. That's why using material type, you can't configer release strategy for the PO's.
Regards
KRK

Adding material column in FS10n layout

Hi all,
Can anyone guide us in adding the material field into FS10n report.
The filed is not appearing as part of the layout
Thanks in advance

Thank you,
but i have noticed that once we give the GL,company code,year we get the result.
in the result if we click it takes us to the documents involved .
Here i have seen material and material type in another SAP setup.
So i think it should be customizable as aspecial field from a table say bseg or bkpf.

Adding Material Type as a characteristic in COPA

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for