Reg:Extra field in Material master record

Hi All,
Our client has come up with a requirement of adding extra field while creating material.This is to enhance the users to enter the grade details.This requirement i wnated in standard and in Basic data 1 /2 . We could do it with Z developments but rejected by our customer.Also the field fashion grade cannot be used since it is available for garments industry. so its utilization is constrined.
Is there any way to add this field in MM)! basic data 1/2 in standard
Reg
SAPmm

Hi,
You have to go for ABAP Development if you need a totally new field for Grade of the Material.
1. Create Z-Field
2. Add it in Material Master Tables by appending
3. OMT3B - For Screen Sequence "21", under "Subscreens" of "Basic Data 1" Screen, add the field.
Else you can use many other available fields for Grade Purpose for e.g. Dimensions field in Basic Data 1 and Basic Material in Basic Data 2 view.

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Hey there again, I just wanted to bring this subject back up again.
I always took it for granted the we loaded materials in batches. We would load basic data for some materials and then extend the plant data, then sales, storloc data, warehouse data. That is a total of 5 files one after the other. I never really thought of why we did this, but now that I think about it maybe we did because it only took a little bit of data to create the basic data. When you extend the plant data, you do not need to enter in the data already created from the initial basic data load. Sales data only required so much so you could skip all the unnecessary basic and plant data.
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I am trying to add field manufacture part number in material master. In field selection Manufacture part number (mara-mfrpn) field is optional. I checked the field selection group at material type level, transaction code field selection group (MM01.MM02,MM03) and Industry sector specific field selection, every where the fieild is optional but it is not coming up in material master. Please let me know if i m missing some config.
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Hi Chetan,
Use material type HERS.
Also find the following link useful.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/106f94ee-8dc2-2a10-a485-882871fa5c11?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
Also from link http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/75/ee15c655c811d189900000e8322d00/content.htm
some part is copied
Create material master records
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Hi Vinay,
We are also doing the same activity and we are arranging the material description in a manner which is almost simlar to you.
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Dear Experts,
My client, when they upload the Material Master Data, the manufacture name, they key in Material Long text field, there are millions of materials,
Now if i want to search for a particular manufacturer name - how to do search in SAP, since it is maintained as Long Text field?
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Hii,
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Can u pls help to solve this scenario.
client is having MTO type Business Process.
They have to create a material which doesnt have material master record in quotation.(So we Can have text material).
But for that material we neeed to do costing , so i have activated EK02 in QT doct type.
So costiong is possible for normal material.
But for text material error comes as like.
*_Specify at least 1 unit__Message no. BM018*_
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Thanks for your answer. We are already using Ext. Material Group. The idea is use a field that is only informative and will not have impact in the future operations. Maybe using a field with configuration values brings problems in the future.
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FYI--from sap note
the initialization of a posting period has the following effects concerning the period stocks:
The initialization of the posting period to a previous or to any posting period may lead to the loss of the information of the inventory balances of the previous periods.The book value of the current posting period is taken as the basis also for values of the previous period in this case.
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my current period is 07 2010.
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but when i do the posting, system show error "Posting only possible in periods 2010/07 and 2010/06 in company code C999"
PS: C999 is the company code that contains the plant P999
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Mode: Check and close period
Client: 000
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P999     D          ZZZZZZZZZZ     1     2010     12     2010     13     2010     16     2010
P999     K          ZZZZZZZZZZ     1     2010     12     2010     13     2010     16     2010
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Check in T.code: MMRV and see which period is open for ur Co.Code and back posting is allowed or not. If you are sure to open new period now of new posting to period 08, then
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enter
Company code C999
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Now try ur transaction.
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Use t.code: OB52 and open the 08,2010 period in Account Types A, K, D,M, S and specially Account Type u201C+u201D which stands for valid for all accounts type and save. Better consult FICO consultant for OB52 step.
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Hi Friend,
I dont think we can go with a sales order with a material without material master record.
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