How to extedn material into MMD?

New to SAP.
How can i extend material into MMD as while creating item proposal getting an error and to solve that i have to extend material into MMD for same sales area of the order creation.
But how can i assign or extend material to sales area as i don't see any sales area field where i can put in sales org./distribution channel
Please help.
THank you
Brian

I don understand yoour MMD.. But my understanding says that u r in need of extending a material for a sales organisation..
For that Go to MM01, Enter the same material and select all the views.. ENter.The system will ask for organisational levels. In that enter ur plant and the specific sales area to which u want to extend the material.. And enter..
The material will be extended for that SA.
karthick

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REPORT ZMAT11                                  .
TYPE-POOLS : slis.
TABLES : mkpf,
         mseg,
         t001w,
         t001l.
TYPES : BEGIN OF ty_t001w,
          werks TYPE t001w-werks,
          name1 TYPE t001w-name1,
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        BEGIN OF ty_makt,
          matnr TYPE makt-matnr,
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        END OF ty_makt,
        BEGIN OF ty_t001l,
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          lgobe TYPE t001l-lgobe,
        END OF ty_t001l.
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        zeile LIKE mseg-zeile,
        mjahr LIKE mseg-mjahr,
        bldat LIKE mkpf-bldat,
        budat LIKE mkpf-budat,
        bwart LIKE mseg-bwart,
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        erfme LIKE mseg-erfme,
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        lgort LIKE mseg-lgort,
        lgobe LIKE t001l-lgobe,
        umwrk LIKE mseg-umwrk,
        name2 LIKE t001w-name1,
        umlgo LIKE mseg-umlgo,
        lgobe1 LIKE t001l-lgobe,
        END OF it_mat.
DATA : it_t001w TYPE TABLE OF ty_t001w
                 WITH HEADER LINE,
       it_makt TYPE TABLE OF ty_makt
               WITH HEADER LINE,
       it_t001l TYPE TABLE OF ty_t001l
                WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA : ls_layout TYPE slis_layout_alv,
       it_fcat TYPE slis_t_fieldcat_alv ,
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       lh TYPE slis_t_listheader,
       ls TYPE slis_listheader,
       it_events TYPE slis_t_event ,
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DATA : l_date1(20),
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DATA : l_repid LIKE trdir-name.
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SELECT-OPTIONS : s_werks FOR mseg-werks,
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                 s_umlgo FOR mseg-umlgo,
                 s_bwart FOR mseg-bwart,
                 s_budat FOR mkpf-budat,
                 s_mjahr FOR mkpf-mjahr.
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AT SELECTION-SCREEN.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM t001w INTO t001w
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SELECT SINGLE * FROM t001w INTO t001w
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    MESSAGE e000(8i) WITH 'Enter a Valid Receiving Plant'.
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    MESSAGE e000(8i) WITH 'Enter a Valid Supplying St.Loc'.
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                          WHERE lgort IN s_umlgo.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
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START-OF-SELECTION.
ls-typ = 'H'.
ls-info = 'Material Document List'.
APPEND ls TO lh.
ls-typ = 'S'.
WRITE: sy-datum TO l_date USING EDIT MASK '__/__/____'.
CONCATENATE 'DATE :' l_date INTO l_date1 SEPARATED BY space.
ls-info = l_date1.
APPEND ls TO lh.
PERFORM field_cat.
PERFORM f001_get_data.
END-OF-SELECTION.
IF it_mat[] IS INITIAL.
    MESSAGE i000(8i) WITH 'No data Found'(m01).
    EXIT.
ENDIF.
PERFORM process_data.
PERFORM display_data.
*&      Form f001_get_data
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM f001_get_data .
SELECT amblnr azeile amjahr abwart a~matnr
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                   FROM mseg AS a
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            AND a~lgort IN s_lgort
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            AND a~umlgo IN s_umlgo
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    MESSAGE i000(8i) WITH 'No Plant Found'(m02).
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CLIENT SPECIFIED
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IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE i000(8i) WITH 'No Storage Location Found'(m03).
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      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM field_cat .
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'MBLNR'.
wa_fcat-key = 'X'.
wa_fcat-hotspot = 'X'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'MBLNR'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Material Doc'.
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CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'ZEILE'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'ZEILE'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Item No'.
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CLEAR wa_fcat.
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wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'MJAHR'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'MJAHR'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
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CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
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wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'BWART'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'BWART'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Mvmt Type'.
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CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'BLDAT'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'BLDAT'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MKPF'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Document Date'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'BUDAT'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'BUDAT'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MKPF'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Posting Date'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'MATNR'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'MATNR'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Material No'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'MAKTX'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'MAKTX'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MAKT'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Material Description'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'ERFMG'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'ERFMG'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Quantity'.
wa_fcat-do_sum = 'X'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'ERFME'.
wa_fcat-ref_fieldname = 'ERFME'.
wa_fcat-ref_tabname = 'MSEG'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Uom'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'WERKS'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Supplying Plant'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'NAME1'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'S.Plnt Desc.'.
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CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'LGORT'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Supplying St.Loc'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'LGOBE'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Su.St.Loc Desc.'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'UMWRK'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Receiving Plant'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'NAME2'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'R.Plnt Desc.'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'UMLGO'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Receiving St.Loc'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
wa_fcat-col_pos = w_var.
wa_fcat-tabname = 'IT_MAT'.
wa_fcat-fieldname = 'LGOBE1'.
wa_fcat-seltext_m = 'Re.St.Loc Desc.'.
APPEND wa_fcat TO it_fcat.
CLEAR wa_fcat.
ADD 1 TO w_var.
ENDFORM.                    " field_cat
*&      Form process_data
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM process_data .
LOOP AT it_mat.
    ztabix = sy-tabix.
    READ TABLE it_makt WITH KEY matnr = it_mat-matnr.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      it_mat-maktx = it_makt-maktx.
    ENDIF.
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      it_mat-erfmg = - ( it_mat-erfmg ).
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    READ TABLE it_t001w WITH KEY werks = it_mat-werks.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      it_mat-name1 = it_t001w-name1.
    ENDIF.
    READ TABLE it_t001w WITH KEY werks = it_mat-umwrk.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      it_mat-name2 = it_t001w-name1.
    ENDIF.
    READ TABLE it_t001l WITH KEY lgort = it_mat-lgort.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      it_mat-lgobe = it_t001l-lgobe.
    ENDIF.
    READ TABLE it_t001l WITH KEY lgort = it_mat-umlgo.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      it_mat-lgobe1 = it_t001l-lgobe.
    ENDIF.
    MODIFY it_mat INDEX ztabix .
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.                    " process_data
*&      Form display_data
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM display_data .
CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY'
   EXPORTING
          I_INTERFACE_CHECK                 = ' '
          I_BYPASSING_BUFFER                = ' '
          I_BUFFER_ACTIVE                   = ' '
           i_callback_program                = l_repid
          I_CALLBACK_PF_STATUS_SET          = ' '
           i_callback_user_command           = 'LINE'
           i_callback_top_of_page            = 'TOP'
          I_CALLBACK_HTML_TOP_OF_PAGE       = ' '
          I_CALLBACK_HTML_END_OF_LIST       = ' '
          I_STRUCTURE_NAME                  =
          I_BACKGROUND_ID                   = ' '
          I_GRID_TITLE                      =
          I_GRID_SETTINGS                   =
          IS_LAYOUT                         =
           it_fieldcat                       = it_fcat
          IT_EXCLUDING                      =
          IT_SPECIAL_GROUPS                 =
          IT_SORT                           =
          IT_FILTER                         =
          IS_SEL_HIDE                       =
          I_DEFAULT                         = 'X'
          I_SAVE                            = ' '
          IS_VARIANT                        =
          it_events                         =
          IT_EVENT_EXIT                     =
          IS_PRINT                          =
          IS_REPREP_ID                      =
          I_SCREEN_START_COLUMN             = 0
          I_SCREEN_START_LINE               = 0
          I_SCREEN_END_COLUMN               = 0
          I_SCREEN_END_LINE                 = 0
          IT_ALV_GRAPHICS                   =
          IT_HYPERLINK                      =
          IT_ADD_FIELDCAT                   =
          IT_EXCEPT_QINFO                   =
          I_HTML_HEIGHT_TOP                 =
          I_HTML_HEIGHT_END                 =
        IMPORTING
          E_EXIT_CAUSED_BY_CALLER           =
          ES_EXIT_CAUSED_BY_USER            =
          TABLES
            t_outtab                          = it_mat
        EXCEPTIONS
          PROGRAM_ERROR                     = 1
          OTHERS                            = 2
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
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      text
FORM top.
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      it_list_commentary       = lh
I_LOGO                   =
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Dear,
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Especially if you use color correction to remove any exising color casts from the clips in question. If you have a definite color cast in your original clip, you may find it necessary to color correct that cast out, then add the Color Smoothing, and then do your "primary" or "balancing" color correction by adding that filter a second time in the list to get things to look right. Confused yet? Don't be - if you have a good calibrated video monitor, then you can really trust your eyes a lot more than you might think. The point is, if you present the "Color Smoothing" filter with reasonably good color when it looks at the DV clip, then it will do a good job of "enhancing" your color after you render with a 4:2:2 codec.
Oh yeah, make sure your rendering quality level in the "Video Processing" tab of the sequence "Settings" is set to the best you have. FCP 4.5 and FCP 5.x differ slightly in how they word this setting, but the intent is the same.
So that's how I "improve" the color of a DV clip by taking it into a sequence with a 4:2:2 color space. I hope I explained it clearly enough.
BTW - Nattress suggests using PhotoJPEG 75% over DVCPRO50 for content that comes from an analog capture. He says that an unintended but positive consequence of the "lossy" compression in the PhotoJPEG codec is to remove some of the latent analog noise from the video during final rendering and encoding. I had my doubts about this at first since the specs would suggest that DVCPRO50 is the best way to go. But after trying it out I must say that Graeme is dead-on with this. A lot of the minor video noise in the luminence and chroma that comes in with the analog video is removed pretty cleanly when you look at your final rendered digital video. So once again we learn that Graeme Nattress is "The Man."
The truly scary thing is that among his peers in the community of this forum, Nattress is only one of several similar intellects. This forum is a gold mine for all of us FCP users. Nattress, Shane, Sheffield, and all the rest who I am probably making mad because I forgot to mention them -- wow! We couldn't afford to take classes from all these guys, and here they give it all for free. I hope everyone appreciates the value of the resource we have in this forum. I certainly do. Belated and future thanks to all you gurus out there.
Anyway, back to your analog capture issues. Here's some tips from my own experience. When doing my initial capture from analog via the A-to-D converter...
1) I always find I need to boost the saturation levels a bit. Use a vectorscope to keep track of this, but my analog source material always seems to come in 20 to 25% light in the chroma value. Boosting the saturation setting a little bit in the convertor fixes this.
2) I know I'll get some arguments about this one. In my ADVC-300 I have a "Sharpening" setting, with "0" being no enhancement, "-100" being totally blurred, and "+100" being totally sharpened. I find that adding a significant amount of "sharpening" to my capture settings really improves the quality of the analog input without leaving a lot of visible and unpleasant artifacts in the picture. So I always add between +15 and +35 of sharpening. Usually +25 works best so that's where I start.
Now, understand that I find this completely counter-intuitive after my years of experience with digital image editors and scanning software like "Photoshop" and "Scantastic," and the generally complete uselessness of the vanilla "sharpen" tools for sophisticated image enhancement. But for some reason, with these tools in this environment, "sharpening" works wonders.
The way it looks to me when I compare the "before" and "after" by switching the inputs on my video monitor is that the "after" picture looks like someone properly backlit the scene. The entire effect is to give that look of 3D depth to the picture that still photographers call "snap," and that I was taught to try to achieve by the guys who taught me TV lighting. When used in a subtle and appropriate fashion, the effect of this "sharpening" filter is stunning. But this is a matter of personal taste. To my eye the sharpened picture looks better, but you may disagree. Like I said, it's a matter of taste.
I must add that I am unable to duplicate these results by adding FCP's sharpening filter to an already digitized clip. This says to me that either you need to sharpen before digitizing, or the sharpening algorithm in my Canopus ADVC-300 is way better than the FCP filter. I don't know which it is, but I really don't need to know, practically speaking. It's practical results we are after here, so I can live with the mystery.
3) Always go back to the earliest generation of analog source tapes you can find. If this means re-editing the program, then be prepared to do it if max quality is your goal.
In 3/4-inch U-matic format (and especially with 1/2-inch S-VHS or lesser formats) the difference in picture quality between a third-generation dub and a second-generation edit master is immense. Look at the degradation of edge definition and the increase in noise between the generations. It's huge. It's even more striking if you compare the first-generation master tapes with a distribution dub or duplication master.
Conversely, don't even waste your time if you have a fourth-gen or later distribution dub. If you are dealing with a late generation tape source, then none of our digital and computer editing or enhancement wizardry will matter a hoot. Garbage in equals garbage out. So if you really care about quality, be prepared to go back to the earliest generation tape you can find, even if that means re-editing the program from the first-gen shooting masters.
OK, that's all I have for you right now. Please post any additional questions or any comments you have on my missives and I'll be glad to get into this further - at least until you suck me dry of usable info.
Let me leave you with this. It's funny how viewers don't seem to mind poor video quality when watching a late-gen dub on a VHS player. But when you offer them a DVD, they expect to see feature film or broadcast TV quality, and if they don't see something close they won't watch the program with the same degree of receptivity.
In my experience, picture quality really matters in its effect on the communication process, and that's why we should all take it seriously. Worrying about quality is not a purely technical exercise important only to technicians. Poor audio and poor video quality will negatively impact the communication process. That's why we care about quality.
After all, it's our business - the COMMUNICATION business. That's the perspective I try to maintain in my work.
Good Luck in your endeavor. Please let me know how it works out. My e-mail address is in my posted profile.

Integrating hdv-sd50p material into a hdv1080i50 project

Hi,
I am cutting a commercial shot in hdv25p on the jvc gy-hd101e camera. I am cutting the project in dvcpro hd 1080i50 (1440x1080) with a mind for eventually blowing it up to 1920x1080 to meet local cinematic standards.
We have shot a small portion of the material in the hdv-sd50p codec so that we can have a 'real slow motion' sequence in our ad. I need to integrate the hdv-sd50p material into the same sequence with the rest of the material. Should I use compressor for this, motion, or can I do it somehow within final cut pro?
I know this is very specific, but I hope someone can provide some insights...
Thanks very much!
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you should be able to just put it in the same sequence with out a problem. now the thing is that you will see a diffrent in the video you could use comprsser, but what i would do is blow that 1440x1080 up and see what it looks like. because that would tell you how much you are going to compress it.
i am notif this helps but maybe you have an idea of what to do. i have never used motion yet so i can't say weather it will work better.

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