Function module for Article creation (transaction MM41)

Question

Hello,
I have been trying to create an article which is normally done using transaction MM41.
I am trying to use BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA to do this, but since article creation is different  from regular material creation, there are fields that are not available, for example article category (MARA-ATTYP).
Another problem encountered with the BAPI is that the industry section is a required input.  For MM41 it is not a required field.
Therefore, is there an available function module aside from the BAPI mentioned above that can perform article creation?
If the BAPI above is sufficient, how can I properly populate the necessary fields?
Additional information:  requirement is developed in 4.6c.
provide the code I've been working on if asked.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hello Harsh
To extend the article to another distribution channel you need to populate the salesdata/salesdatax structures of the BAPI.  For example:
  CLEAR wa_salesdata.
  wa_salesdata-material            = material.
  wa_salesdata-sales_org           = salesorg.
  wa_salesdata-distr_chan          = dstchan.
  wa_salesdata-item_cat            = itemcat.
  wa_salesdata-matl_stats          = '1'.
  APPEND wa_salesdata TO i_salesdata.
  CLEAR wa_salesdatax.
  wa_salesdata-material            = material.
  wa_salesdata-sales_org           = salesorg.
  wa_salesdata-distr_chan          = dstchan.
  wa_salesdatax-item_cat            = 'X'.
  wa_salesdatax-matl_stats          = 'X'.
  APPEND wa_salesdatax TO i_salesdatax.
I believe the important data you need to have are material, sales org, and distribution channel.
Hope this helps.