Producd ID - While creating SC - it take 40 Char

Question

Hello Expert,
I have replicated products from R/3. In COMMPR01 it shows 18 digits, and while creating SC and Placing order, it says materil dosent maintained in plant or marked for deletion flag - whith this error material shows as 40 Char.
If i go to table COMM_PRODUCT in display mode it shows 40 CHAR with leading zeros and when double click on that and see it shows 18 Char only.
I have done config for Define output format and storage format for product IDs as 18 Char and leading zeros ticked.
Please give soltuion to this.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Akash,
Please maintain the entry as follows teh it should work.
You need to create a new entry for the local system in the customization settings (spro-> Supplier Relationship management -> SRM Server ->
Technical Basic settings -> Define Backend systems). This entry is im-
portant for the conversion exit to convert the material numbers to the
correct format in the backend.
The entry should be maintained in customizing as follows:
Local system : <local logical system name>
Description :
RFC Destination: <local logical system name>
Sys. type : Local B2B system
RFC :
Local : X
FI Valid : real-time backend validation of FI data
The remaining fields can be left blank. Please make sure that the Local
If useful points please.
Thanks
Ravi
check box is checked for the new entry.