SAP long material number

Hi Experts,
My client wants to implement to new ECC 6.0. We have requirement where the material number is greather than 18 and material descreption is less than 40. Is there any functionality in SAP to have more than material number is 18? Looks like there is a concept called long material number. I am facing hard time to find the good help/documentation. Please give me some insight.
Thanks,
Naveen

search OSS, there are hundreds of notes
start with
Note 735529 - FAQ: DIMP/DI long material number and MPN
and 831966 - Restrictions when Implementing the Long Material Number LMN

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Activation Business Function MGV_LAMA Long material number

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Note 735529 - FAQ: DIMP/DI long material number and MPN
831966 - Restrictions when Implementing the Long Material Number LMN
[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_05/helpdata/en/20/cad200ccbe4aebafe3a6ace781d111/content.htm]
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Pushpalas
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Good Day colleagues,
We have faced the problem after extension of material number length to 40 symbols. Please see detailed description below.
Preconditions:
1) Long Material Numbers (>18 symbols) are used in the system
2) Note 998183 was installed in the frames of support package SAPKA70017(link: [https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1ydSZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/sapnotes/index2.htm?numm=998183] )
3) Engineering Change Management component is used.
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In transactions cc01/cc02/cc31/cc32 when processing long material numbers (>18 symbols) system works correctly only when material exists in the system. When trying to enter non-existent material number (with length>18 symbols) in the change master record, system checks that there is no such material exists in the system and truncates the material number to the length of 18 symbols u2013 in other words it puts truncated to 18 symbols material number in the RC29A-MATNR field of the change master record and that is incorrect. Due to this error system transfers the truncated version of material number to AEOI table (field OBJKT) though this field dimension is 40.
The same problem appears when trying to process such material (non-existent material with long number>18 symbols) in the BOM tab of the change master record. In this case AEOI-OBJKT field has dimension 40 symbols, but positions 19-22 of this dimension are reserved for WERKS value and 23-40 positions are reserved for alternatives numbers. It looks like this internal structure (AEOI-OBJKT) for BOMs was not extended for long material numbers.
The goal:
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As I know, Exeternal processing is a service, so that Material number can not be shown in purchase order converted from PR for external processing. Here, PR can be automately generated from transaction CO01 to create an external processing production order. Meanwhile, for external processing, purchase info record is created without material number only with material group.
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Is there any report which can show the total stock of a material with split on vendor material number (I am entering different vendor material numbers upon goods receipt) or any query I can write to get the above result?
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Dear Praveen
You could use the following;
Input and Output Conversion of Material Numbers
Use
Like every other part in the SAP system, an inventory-managed manufacturer part has an SAP-specific material number that uniquely identifies it. If this material number is uncommon or unknown to the vendor, you should consider the following (especially in the purchasing process):
·        You can enter a part with its Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) and its External Manufacturer, and not just with its material number. This is possible because of the input conversion of material numbers.
·        The system displays this part with its Manufacturer Part Number and the External Manufacturer in lists and screens. This is possible because of the output conversion of material numbers.
You have to increase the maximum field length for input and output values in the Output Length for Material Numbers field to enter and display the MPN and the manufacturer code in one field
Prerequisites
You have made the following settings in Customizing:
·        You have activated the conversion exit for material numbers.
·        You have maintained a delimiter. The delimiter separates the MPN and the external manufacturer when they are entered or displayed in one field.
·        You have specified a maximum output length for material numbers. This means that the fields for the long material number are scrollable, and the output columns for lists are wider.
You configure and activate the conversion exit for material numbers in Customizing by choosing Logistics - General ® Interchangeability of Parts ® Set Up Conversion Exit for Material Numbers.
Features
Input Conversion
If you have activated the conversion exit, you can enter the relevant MPN instead of the material number in the relevant input fields.
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You have defined: as the delimiter.
Enter 45L700W:36121 (Manufacturer Part Number, Delimiter,and External Manufacturer) for the part, instead of material number 1011. If the MPN is unique, you only have to enter 45L700W (the Manufacturer Part Number).
You can now scroll the input field for the material number. This allows you to enter the maximum output length for material numbers, which has also been defined in Customizing.
Input conversion gives you an alternate and additional input option. You can still enter the ERP material number to identify a part.
The system determines the correct material number from your input, and passes it to the program logic. The system handles your input as follows:
·        If your entry contains the delimiter, the system splits the entry at the delimiter, interprets both parts of the entry as the Manufacturer Part Number and the External Manufacturer respectively, and searches for a part corresponding to these entries
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If the MPN is not unique or the output length too short, the system displays the ERP material number.
The system displays parts with the output length defined in Customizing. In addition:
·        You can scroll the output field for the material number on screens.
·        The system adjusts the layout of lists to the output length.
List Formatting
If you use the inventory-managed MPN, you have to change the list formatting as follows:
·        Variable length of the material number in reports
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·        Adding a field for the external manufacturer
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In Customizing, you have defined whether the external manufacturer should be displayed with the MPN. The system adds the field for the external manufacturer immediately after the field for the MPN in lists and on the screen.
You can display the external manufacturer with or without an active conversion exit.
·        Sorting by MPN, not by material number
You can sort some lists by material number.
You can sort by MPN in cases where the MPN is displayed instead of the material number.
with kind regards
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