EWM - Batch Management at material/plant

How can I manage batches at material/plant level within EWM? I am being told that EWM does not allow batch management at material/plant level. It allows batches only at material level.
Can someone please shed light?
Thanks,
Satish

Hi
It is not simple task. Make sure you don't have any stock left in the concerned plant(s) for the present and the previous month (the batch management flag is valid for all storage locations of a plant).
Archive/delete all existing batches for the concerned plant(s).
Now you should be able to unflag batch management.
regards
Srinivas

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Batch Management in different plants

Hey SAPers
I am using batch managment for certain materials. But I don't need batch management of same materials in other plant. SAP is not allowing to change the status in other plants.
Business needs to maintain materials in batches in warehouse but not in stores.
Do we have a way out for this problem.
Please respond.
Thanks.
Regards,
MAM.

dear abdul
You can manage batches in different plants for many materials. For this reason, batches must be uniquely identifiable. In the SAP System, the batch number uniquely identifies the batch. You use the batch level to specify whether the batch number for a material is unique in one plant, or in all plants.
You choose the batch level in Customizing for Batch Management under Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management
Batch Levels
Plant level
The batch number is unique in connection with the plant and material.
The batch number is only known in the plant in which it was created if the stock is transferred to another plant, the batch is unknown in the recipient plant and the system does not adopt any data. You have to recreate and specify the batch in the receiving plant; that is, the same batch number may have different specifications in several plants.
Material level:
The batch number is unique in all plants in connection with the material.
The same batch number has the same meaning for the material in all plants. One batch number cannot have different specifications in different plants. During stock transfer to another plant, the specification of the batch is known in the destination plant even if the batch is placed into storage in that plant for the first time.
Client level:
The batch number is unique in the whole client. A batch number can only be assigned once in the client. You cannot assign the same batch number for different materials.
The batch number is only unique at the chosen level.
Changing the Batch Level
In the standard SAP System, the plant level is set as the batch level. If you want to use a different level in your company, you have to change it in Customizing and carry out a conversion program.
You choose the batch level in Customizing for Batch Management under Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management.
While the conversion program is running, you can only post batches at the old level. You can only post batches at the new level after the conversion has been completed.
You cannot change back from a higher level to plant level in the standard system. However, you can change the batch level from client level back to material level.
To change the batch level from plant level to material level, the material has to be subject to batch management in all plants.
This will help you for config setting:
Logistics general - Batch Management
1.1. Specify Batch Level
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Specify batch level and activate batch status management Transaction OMCT
1.2. Batch Number - Activate Internal Number Assignment
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Number Assignment --> Activate internal batch number assignment Transaction OMCZ
1.3. Batch Creation - for Goods Movements
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Creation of new batches --> Define batch creation for goods movements Transaction
1.4. Characteristic Value Assignment -- Update Standard Characteristics
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Characteristic Value Assignment --> Update Standard Characteristics Transaction
1.5. Activate Batch Classification for Goods Movements in Inventory Management
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Characteristic Value Assignment --> Valuation for goods movements --> Activate Batch Classification for goods movements in Inventory Management Transaction OMCV
1.6. Batch Determination Condition Table(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Condition Tables --> Define production order condition tables Transaction OPLB
1.7. Batch Determination Condition Table(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Condition Tables --> Define SD condition Tables Transaction V/C7
1.8. Batch Determination Access Sequence(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Access Sequences --> Define Production Order Access Sequences Transaction OPLF
1.9. Batch Determination Access Sequence(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Access Sequences --> Define SD Access Sequences Transaction V/C2
1.10. Batch Determination Strategy Types
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define Production Order Strategy Types Transaction OPLE
1.11. Batch Determination Strategy Types
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define SD Strategy Types Transaction V/C1
1.12. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define IM Search Procedure Transaction OMCY
1.13. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define Production order Search Procedure Transaction OPLG
1.14. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define SD Search Procedure Transaction V/C3
1.15. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Allocate IM search procedure/activate check Transaction OMCG
1.16. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Assign Search procedure to production order Transaction OPL8
1.17. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation(SD)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Allocate SD Search procedure Transaction V/C5
1.18. Batch Determination Activate Automatic Batch Determination(SD)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Activate Automatic Batch Determination in SD -->For delivery item categories Transaction V/CL
1.19. Batch Determination Batch Selection Class
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define Selection Classes Transaction CL01
1.20. Batch Determination Sort Rule
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Batch Determination & Batch Check --> Define Sort Rules Transaction CU70
1.21. Batch Determination Make Settings for Batch Where-used list
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management --> Make Settings for Batch Where-used list Transaction OMBB
reward points if helpful
thanks and regards
ravikant dewangan

Unmark batch management at Material Master Record.

Hi all:
Is it possible to unflag the batch management mark from a material (with an existent batch) and use it again?
The material is already marked for batch management use. An initial stock (with batch) was made.
Then a necessity to unflag (batch management) the material; arised.
Stock was deleted and batch marked for deletion at Plant and batch stock level.
The system doesn't permit to unmark the batch management because it says that "Batches already exist".
Thanks for any help.

Hi
It is not simple task. Make sure you don't have any stock left in the concerned plant(s) for the present and the previous month (the batch management flag is valid for all storage locations of a plant).
Archive/delete all existing batches for the concerned plant(s).
Now you should be able to unflag batch management.
regards
Srinivas

Specification for batch managed procured material

Hi all
I have created bom for non batch manage material.
I have added batch managed procured material in bom, I have done classification of batch managed procured material in BOM .
I have created production order for header material of bom manually and done MRP after that. It has created PR for that material.
But in PR. iam not able to see specification from classification data (BOM ) for procured item.
Is there is any config iam missing?

Closing thread in MM forum and opening it in PP.

Batch Management - Changing Material level to Plant level

Hi friends,
We are configuring batch management for ECC 6.0 with CRM 5 .
I can see the batch level in my system as Material level. But we would like to convert batch level in to Plant level. when i try to convert the batch level i am getting error "This type of conversion is not implemented".
There is no batch record exists in the stock.
Please clarify why can't able to change to plant level from material level.
Thanks

YOu need to use the OSS note 41715
This will explain what exactly you need to do.
Please go through the above OSS note.

Documentary Batches with Batch Management at Material Level

Hi,
We have configured batch managment at the material level, and turned on for our materials. This applies to all plants that a material is extended to. Problem is that some plants don't have capability to (or do not need to) trace individual batches. So a "Generic" batch number approach is usually used in those few plants - but this of course still requires that the "Generic" batch number be supplied in all transactions. Some of those plants have just a more limited requirement of batch traceability (e.g. just at receipt or despatch, but not anything else like physical inventory).
The functions of Documentary Batches seem most appealing. However, according to documentation, and in our tests, it seems that the batch management setting will always suppress the documentary batch functions in a plant, even if we only want generic batches.
Does anyone know how to allow documentary batches for certain plants to override the "Batch at Material level" setting? P.S. We are not able anymore to re-configure the batch to material-plant level.
FYI - I have searched Forums, Wiki, Support portal, SAP Help and Release Documentation.
Cheers,
Jeff

hello Gurus,
Can any body Download OSS note 41715 for me from Marketplace as i dont have access so please.
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How to Setup Batch Management Level (Material vs Client)

Hi Experts,
I had a question about the level at which I should be setting up Batch Management. The requirements that we have are:
- We want uniqueness in the batch being created.
- We have split valuation active at the Batch Level.
Hence, we have nailed down to the following 2 options: 1. Client level or 2. Material level. (I know that I will not be using Plant level because we do a lot of STO's and we do not want to lose the characteristics in the Batch at the plant level. So the plant level is out of scope.)
Client Level: Although the client level gives us the uniqueness and supports most of our requirements, my fear with going at the client level is that it is too rigid and MAY cause problems in the future. Is that true? What would be issues/ concerns that you have faced when you have had Batch Management activated at the client level.
Material Level: If I setup the system at this level, I would like to be able to create a Batch number for a material across the entire client only once. E.g. MAT1 can have BATCH 123 only once across the whole client. MAT 2 can have BATCH 123 but the Material# and the Batch # uniqueness should be maintained thoroughly.
I would like to try out this level but my problem is I am unable to understand and setup this level completely. I have gone through some pretty good discussion on this topic but still am unable to understand it thoroughly. The link to this discussion is (http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=80407). If you refer to this link, it says u2013 Client/ Material Level. What does client/material level mean? Can you please help me understand it. Also, if I setup Batch management at this level, I would like the system to auto-generate numbers for me exactly as I have mentioned above. Is there a way to do so? I was trying to setup the BATCH_MAT number range object with the batch level at Material level but the system seems to always default to the BATCH_CLT level and give us numbers. Is there a way to fix the system to check the BATCH_MAT number range object and give the batch numbering per my requirements. What happens if I use the Material Level Batch management with BATCH_CLT number range object?
Your help is highly appreciated.
Edited by: TV_SINR on Jul 16, 2010 8:52 PM

Check following customizing:
Logistics General --> Batch Management --> Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management
If you want to change the batch level, you have to start conversion to activate the change.
Note that you cannot reset conversion from plant level to a higher level, read the documentation for customizing of
"Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management".
If you want to work with same batches for different materials, you should use "Batch unique at material level".
Logistics General --> Batch Management --> Batch Number Assignment
Here you can define how the system should create batch numbers.
Best Regards, Dirk

How to deactivate batch management at material master?

Dear Sir/Madam,
At the configuration,I have set "Batch Management" to be activated in plant level. I have a problem which some of the plants do not use batch management.I understand that if you tick "Batch Management" field in material master, batch management is activated for the material in that plant.
1. How do prevent user to tick "Batch Management" field in the material master which appears in the following views (depending on the material types):?
- Sales: General/Plant
- Purchasing
- Plant data/Stor.1
- Work Scheduling
2. Is there any alternate way to prevent user to activate "Batch Management" in that material of their own plant despite it is activated at plant level in the configuration?
Please advise.
Thanks.
Rgds,
Esther Chong

batch status management is just what its name says, you manage your batches with status (unreastricted use, restricted use).
But his comes only into place after you have activated batch managment, it is not causing batch managment, it is only working with batch managment.
Removing batch managment is almost impossible, you have to archive all batches first, to be able to archive the batches, you have to archive the production orders...creation of a new material is in most cases easier and quicker.
Wit batch managment at plant level each plant can independently decide if a material is batch managed or not.
if you want to restrict the entry of the batch management flag, then you have to customize your material master field selection at plant level.

How to Remeove Batch Management in Material Master

hi!
I want to remove the 'Batch management* for a material
Made stock as 0 and reversed all its relating documents.
but its display error as
*The batch management requirement cannot *
be changed for the following reasons:
Batches already exist.
how to remove the Batch management
Regards,
Kv

Hi
The error tells that some documents are stii pending in previous /current posting period.
Pl.find that through Mb 51 ( Input only plant).
Reverse these document also and proceed

Batch Managment at Plant

Hi, good day
If somebody know about, how can I do to make the choice Batch management at MM01 is only at the Plant and not in general.
That is, a material is with Batch management in a Plant and another Plant the same material without Batch management.
If anyone has an idea about this, please anything would be helpful

Hi,
Yes, it is possible only for whole plant not for a particular material in a plant. if it is active at a plant level then system will ask for batch.
Batch Management can be activated in three levels. They are
1. Client Level
2. Plant Level
3. Material Level
At plant level, the batch number is unique in conjunction
with the respective material and the plant.
At Material level, the batches are unique at material level, that is, the batch is independent of any plant. The same batch
number can also be assigned to another material.
At client level, the batch number is unique in the whole client. It indicates that batches are managed uniquely for
exactly one material, that is, independently of the plant, the same batch can exist only once for all materials.
Example
a) Plant 1000 item code A Batch 1
b) Plant 2000 item code A Batch 1
IMG --> Logistics General --> Batch Management --> Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management
Hope Help U !!!
Regards,
Pardeep Malik

Batch management level change to plant level

Hi,
Currently,i am using batch managment at material level.I have created material and has its stocks.
I need to convert it to plant level..How can i convert it to plant level?
Thanks
Srini

Hi,
Please check the OSS Note 41715 - Resetting batch level from material to plant level.
Hope it helps you.
Kuber

Material master - batch management not consistence with mara-xchpf

Dear Experts:
We have a problem that the user created a new material and only created Basic Data/Accounting/Costing View, inside these views there is no "check field" about "Batch management" but in table both of MARA / MARC the field XCHPF has value 'X' (checked).
in our system, there are 2 material no. has the same situation.
My question is why and how the field "batch management" has been checked and how can we remove it if there is no stocks, no open Doc and no any other transaction??
Thanks a lot.
SAP ECC 6.0

Hi Jürgen L.
Thanks again.
The problem is that we can't change the field "batch management", the material no. we have DOES NOT have Batch No., NO stock, the only docments we have are one PR and one PO, and all of them has the status deleted.
And I had tried to created a new material no. in our QAS, what we did to this new material no. is:
1. Use MM01 to created "Basic data 1" view refer to a "batch management" Material no. - Only Basic data 1 view and click save, nothing else.
2. Use MM01 again to create "General Plant data/Storage 1" view, but the field "Batch Management" is checked and unchangeable, I think this is not reasonable, and I dont know is there any other way I can change "batch management".
thanks.
Last update :
The issue is resolved:
2. Use MM01 again to create "General Plant data/Storage 1" view ,( the field "Batch Management" is checked and unchangeable), save material no.
3. Use MM02 to change "Batch management", now the field "batch management" is changeable.
Thanks you all
Edited by: KMateo on Apr 22, 2010 9:49 AM
Edited by: KMateo on Apr 26, 2010 5:59 AM

Batch management active and inactive for same material

Hello,
We are planning to use one single material that should be managed for some SD flows and not managed for other SD flows (all depending of the sales doc type).
I know that the batch management is checked on the material level. Therefore we will need a development.
Any ideas of how we should handle this topic ?

Hi pat,
U want to de-activate batch management for one particular material or for total plant (2nd)?
If u want to activate batch management for second plant but still do not want to activate for a particular material, u can do thesettings in material master

Set batch management for reasons of cost management item cannot be deleted

Discovery was made that a material should have had batch management MARC-XCHPF selected. Within that time sales orders were created as well as sales order stock. 411E movements were done to get rid of the sales order stock, and it can not be seen in MMBE. MD04 is also clear. New attempt to add batch management in the plant displayed errors - SD Documents exist (orders or deliveries) that have not yet been
processed or that have been processed only in part.
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   206365     000020
Attempt to remove item 20 from sales order and receive error
Message no. V1128
For reasons of cost management, item 000020 cannot be deleted.
Diagnosis
You tried to delete a sales document item for which cost management is carried out. Cost management can exist at item level for
   - make-to-order production
   - make-to-order stock
   - service contract item
Procedure
Enter a reason for rejection at item level.
I found a similar problem on the forum but not really a solution other than throwing in the towel and making new materials.

Hi
What I understand from your thread is:
You have chekced batchmanagement in
material master & after working some time you want to remove that tick mark.
First of all one should understand that for what ever reason batch management is ON, you can not reverse it .
Either activation or deactivation of batchmanagement is irreversible.
Oflat SAP had come with a note telling that how to proceed with reversal batch management.
I have gone through that note .Finally SAP wants to take consultancy with some fees to make reversal.
It is all pain ful job.
If you can do it abandom thta material & create new material.
This is the solution I can give.
Hope it is celar to you.
Regards
YMREDDY

Batch determination at material level.

Hello SAPians,
I have a question about the batch management at material level.
i have maintained batch determination policy at material level in system conversions also get done... now my problem is here ,i want to reassing it to plant level.. please help me in this becoz system is not supporting me as it showing the error that this implementation is not yet done in system...
even i tick the batch determination in MM03 purchase view it is not allowing me ... and one more i did this in development server but it is assigned to all means dev, qlity as well to production servers...
which field i forgot to maintain please clarify me..
Waiting for the response.
Regards,
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EWM - Batch Management at material/plant

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