Regarding material extension

Question

Hi Friends,
Can any one explain about below scenario:
I have created materials (12000 materials)  with one sales area. But now i want to extended that materias with another sales area. At a time 12000 materials, how we can extended. please tell me the process.
Thanks and Regards

Answer 1

hi,
I am sending steps invloved in LSMW for customer, u can try for material master with help of ur MM person
LSMW data migration for sales order VA01 / XD01 customer
LSMW using session method for data migration as follows
E.g. for XD01 (create customer)
initially there will be 20 steps but after processing 1 step it will reduced to 14 for session method.
1. T-Code: LSMW.
2. ENTER PROJECT NAME
Sub project name
Object name.
Execute.
3. MAINTAIN OBJECT ATTRIBUTES.
Execute
Select Batch Input recording
go to->recording overview    create
    Recording name.
    Enter transaction code.
    Start recording
    do recording as per your Requirement.
    Save à Back.
    Enter recording name in LSMW screen.
    Save à Back
<b>Now there will be 14 steps.</b>
2. MAINTAIN SOURCE STRUCTURES.
Enter the name of internal table.
Display change
Create
Save Back
3. MAINTAIN SOURCE FIELDS.
Display change
Select structure
Source_fieldsàCopy fields. (a dialogue window will pop out )
Select à From data file
Apply source fields
a. Enter No. of field's
b. Length of fields
c. Attach file
Save à Back.
4. MAINTAIN STRUCTURE RELATIONS
Display change
Save à Back.
5. MAINTAN FIELD MAPPING & CONVERSION RULE
Display change
Click on source field, select exact field from structure and Enter
***repeat these steps for all fields.
Save à Back.
6. MAINTAIN FIXED VALUES, TRANSACTION, USER DEFINED
Execute
Save à Back.
7. SPECIFY FILES.
Display change
Click on legacy data
Attach flat file
Give description
Select tabulators
Enter
Save à Back.
8. ASSIGN FILE
Execute
Display change
Save à Back.
9. IMPORT DATA.
Execute
Display change
Save à Back.
10. DISPLAY IMPORTED DATA
Enter ok
***it will show records only.
Back
11. CONVERT DATA
Execute
Display change
Save à Back.
12. DISPLAY CONVERTED DATA
Execute
Display change
Save à Back.
13. CREATE BATCH INPUT SESSION
Tick keep batch input folder
F8
Back
14. RUN BATCH INPUT SESSION.
      SM35 will come
      Object name will be shown here
      Select object & process
hope this helps u
regards,
Arunprasad