Regarding Standard Material Types in SAP

Dear Gurus,
We are Implementing New Project.
For CAPEX (Capital Goods) What should be Standard Material type to be Used.(ROH,FERT,........Which One among these).
For Engineering goods What should be the Standard Material Type to be used.
With Regards,
PMG

Hi,
You can take material type ROH /or copy the same and make new material type with required valuation class and G/L setting.
And while making PR and PO select account assignment A-Asset and make capital PO accordingly.
Hope this will resolve your issue.
Reagrds,
Sandesh Sawant

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I was recently involved in a discussion regarding whether or not to modify sap provided material types (e.g. FERT)
My position was that SAP provided material type configuration should not be modified, instead a z-version of the standard material type should be copied over to a z-version or a y-version (FERT copied as ZFRT), configurations changes made the z-version. My position was based on the following considerations:-
Reference to the original
Possible implication at the time of future releases or upgrades - In Some of my previous projects this was a reason why the standard material type configurations were never touched
Hence I am curious to know if there a more current or correct position on this topic.

Hi Jose,
You are absolutely correct that standard material type should not be changed as you can always reference to the original if you want to create a new material type by copying the old ones. I too have seen ZFRT and FERT.
I go by creating a Z one, as I have always the option to reference the original Material Type. As the above members have already replied the same.
It is very easy to check the material type like FERT, ROH etc. However, say you have changed the settings for standard material type like FHMI, LEIH, VERP etc and you want to create a new material type by referencing any of the above, you will need to check client 000 (as referred by Jurgen) to check what Pricing control it have S or V. What Item Category is in original. What selection of views are there in original etc. you always have a better edge to check from the originals if you do not change them.

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Here we are configuring the service scenario.
Suppose Electric Switch of customer flat is not working.
Here in this case I will purchase the switch. And along with service order
I will do the delivery of the Material. Then will raise the Invoice to the customer
with service charge as well as material cost.
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ROH is usually a material type that is supposed to be consumed in production.
HALB is a semifinished good, own produced and meant to consumed in production.
Both are usually not forseen to be sold.
A material that you buy yourself and sell to a customer is a trading good, which is HAWA in SAP.

Pro's and Con's to using Copies of Standard Material Types

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We are looking for the pro's and con's of using copies of standard SAP material types for my company. We are a consumer goods company and looking to see if there are drawbacks and benefits when it comes time to upgrade SAP. Also what industry standards are out there for when we change / add views to standard SAP material types.
Regards,
Josh

there are no real pros and cons - just philosophy
We're using the SAP given material types, even adjusted to our needs, already for many years from 3.1 to 6.3 release and had never any issue with hotpackages or ith release changes.
We are using as well many own material types created by copy of SAP material types.
the only issues I know are, that the users need some time to understand which type to use if the description appears twice.
(Remember, it is a personal setting if keys are shown in dropdown lists, and I know many user who do not display the keys)

Changing standard material types

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We are using ECC 6.0
I want to change few settings for standard materials types like FERT, HALB, ROH and HAWA.
For example Standard FERT does not have Purchasing view enabled but I enabled it.
Will these settings be reset when we go for upgrade in future?
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George

Hi,
You can change settings related to std config, depending upon your clients requirement using T code OMS2. In that case once you make changes in std config then all materials are created with purchasing view.
But it will reset after you upgrade your system in future as these are standard SAP settings.
As our collegue mentioned it is better to create another material type instaed of changing std material type.
Hope this will resolve your issue.
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Avinash.

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You can create it just on ERP side and replicate it to CRM system. To do the replication, go to transaction R3AS an run object DNL_CUST_PROD1. This download has to be performed before the material download.
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In our manufacturing plant,we are not using Split Valuation for same materials procured either from the domestic or from the imported Vendor.Even they are not using the same for the materials received through free of cost or through proper payment process.They are using two material codes and for this data redundancy occurred.Now they want to club the same into one material code but do not want to use Split Valuation till now.
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Plz advice.
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Soumick

HI,
But is it possible to generate only Delivery Schedules thru MRP?Means not to generate PR if we use both PO and SA for same material but for different Vendors?
PR not generated for scheduling agreement only schedule line will generated as per define schedule in scheduling agreement
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Me32L = to change SA
ME38 = to maintain delivery schedule
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hi
these lins might be help ful to you:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9e60be90-0201-0010-49b0-f57cfeeb5530
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm40/helpdata/en/f8/9d7c3e8a5cd064e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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Material Types in Multy-Company Structure

Hello, experts,
We are implementing SAP ERP in a multy-company structure. Seven different company codes will be definied in the same SAP client. Three of these companies (A, B and C) produce similar machines. Another company (D) produces components for the machines that the other three companies (A, B and C) produce. Two of the companies (E and F) are pure wholesalers. They buy materials from the other companies (A, B, C and D) and sell them to external customers.
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Material X is a component which company D produces. So for company D this is a finished product (FERT). The same material is used as a component in the BOM of material Y, which companies A, B and C produce. So, for companies A, B and C material X is a raw material (ROH) and material Y is a finished product (FERT). Companies E and F buy both material X and material Y from companies D and A, B, C respectively and sell it to external customers. So for companies E and F both material X and Y are trading goods (HAWA).
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one material can only have one material type.
If you dont want to use standard material types such as FERT, just because the other company does not accept this because for them it is a raw material, then just define an own material type.
a material type is nothing but description with some customizing. It is mainly used to define the layout of a material master, which views and fields will be present.
But people think they need to use the material type as key for reports. This will not work in a intercompany business.
I had such dicussions several times, people often just were confused because a raw material for them becomes a FERT in SAP, so you can ease the discussion by defining an own material type, even this will not solve the reporting issue .

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with regards,
ARABBAS

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Field selection for Material Type

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When we create the material type we are assigning a field ref. in Define Material attributes screen, and when we are creating the industry sector there also we are assigning a field screen reference.
No when we creat a materail with MM01, and if Field ref. is different in Industry sector and material type then which system will follow when we create the material it will be ref. to field selection in Material type or industry sector.
regards,,
zafar

Zafar,
When you talkout Material type is basically controls the properties of a Material like important control fucntions and attributes.
That is inturn, like Field selection, Special material type, Type of Procurement, Stock (Qty &Value) updation, User departments and Price control. But,
where as Field selection is control key which consits of some setoff fields which are subjected to a perticular Industry sector like, Plant &Construction, Mechanical Industry, Pharmacuetical Industry, Chemical Industry, etc. In this case field selection is different from Industry to Industry, but in some cases field selection is common for the similar kind of Industries or Industry sectors.
And the Field selection is subjected to the Material type as well, that means each material type can have their own Field selection (it is named with a field selection key 3 char sap code for field selection).
Comming to the Creation of Material master record : using MM01 ( create material -general)
here, you need to select the material type and industry sector --> then you need to choose the relevent user departments and subsequently plant, sloc.etc.
Note: when you are creating the material in the above fasion, you need to enter the relevent data which is w.r.to the user departments which you have choosen, and those inturn reflect from this control data ( attributes and important control functions as I said is the definition of Material type).
And this is how a material is created, wether it can be a Raw material, Semi finished Product or Finished Product, etc.
Note: There is an option to create your own Material Types, but SAP suggests to use standard Material type when you create material master record, unless otherwise a special requirement comes from your client is from Specific Industry sector or if running a special kind of business which is not yet dragged into the SAP R/3 system.
Hope this will clarifies your query.
With Regards,
Srin

Account assignment grp as per material type

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Is anyone of you aware of the settings where I can bring the default material account assignment group as per the Material type in material master.
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