Material Management

  • Material Master Overview in SAP ERP

    Material Master Overview in SAP ERP

    The material master contains all the information on all materials that a company procures, produces, stores, and sells. It is the company’s central source for retrieving material data. For…

  • Everything to Know About Purchase Requisition

    Everything to Know About Purchase Requisition

    The purchase requisitioning process begins when a need for a material or service is identified. You can use the Material Master for many items or services. However, you may…

  • Everything to know about Purchase Order Processing

    Everything to know about Purchase Order Processing

    The purchase order can be used for a variety of procurement purposes. Materials can be procured externally for direct consumption or for stock. It is also possible to procure…

  • Plant Customization in SAP

    Plant Customization in SAP

    The Plant is a location where the material is kept. It represents a production facility or material requirement planning in SAP system. In SD, a plant represents the location…

  • Understanding Batch Management

    Understanding Batch Management

    The product produced according to the Recipe and in one homogenous mixture which can not be reproduced. It is mainly used in Food product manufacturing, Chemical manufacturing & Process…

  • Source List Determination Process

    Source List Determination Process

    What is a Source List? The Source List identifies preferred sources of supply for certain materials. If the Source List has been properly maintained, it will identify both the…

  • Understanding Invoice Verification Process

    Understanding Invoice Verification Process

    The Invoice Verification component completes the material procurement process and allows credit memos to be processed. Invoice Verification includes entering invoices and credit memos that have been received, checking…

  • Automatic FI Postings at Goods Receipt

    Automatic FI Postings at Goods Receipt

    What is Automatic Posting? When you post documents in SAP, there are instances where the system also adds some more line items (such as tax, cash discount, gain/loss from…

  • Material valuation by Company and Plant

    Material valuation by Company and Plant

    The valuation area is the organizational level at which the material is valuated. Plant and company code are two possible valuation areas in the SAP system. When the stock…

  • Mass change of inspection data for materials

    Mass change of inspection data for materials

    The function mass change of inspection data allows to change inspection data for several (all) plants or for a predefined section of master data. Use the mass change to…

  • Configuring Release Strategy for Purchase Requisitions

    Configuring Release Strategy for Purchase Requisitions

    What is Release Strategy in SAP Defines the release codes with which a purchase requisition item, or a complete purchase requisition must be released (that is, approved, or given…

  • Creating Purchase Requisition And Follow Release Strategy

    Creating Purchase Requisition And Follow Release Strategy

    Go to Transaction – ME51N Enter material , plant, delivery date, quantity & press enter button. Now press check button below screen appears. Press Save . Release procedure for…

  • Use of Material Classification in Material Master

    Use of Material Classification in Material Master

    What is a Material in SAP Material is goods or objects that are used, consumed, sold or created during the manufacturing may be called materials. It is the smallest…

  • SAP ERP Material Management Module Overview & Basics

    SAP ERP Material Management Module Overview & Basics

    What is Material Management Module in SAP ERP Materials Management is the module where (finished goods, raw materials, and consumables) are managed for quantity, price, month end inventory cutoffs,…

  • Controlling Activity Types

    You will define an activity measure for assembling your finished good. We choose labor hours as this is the usual measure of such an activity. A cost will then…

  • Set Control Parameters, Create MRP views, and Run MRP

    Here are the steps to setup MRP parameters and You will also define your materials in the MRP system, allowing them to be part of the MRP run. Finally,…

  • Active MRP and Create Production Scheduler

    Setting up and then running the MRP will create stock for your inventory. This in turn will allow you to complete a production run and create finished goods. Y…

  • Create Purchase Order

  • Create Material Master for Raw Materials

    From SAP Easy Access: Logistics è Materials Management è Material Master è Material è Create (special) è Raw Material Enter the name of your raw material, and select retail…

  • Create Material Groups

  • Define Attributes for Material Types

    From the IMG screen: Logistics – General è Material Master è Basic Settings èMaterial Types è Define Attributes of Material Types. Select material type FERT for finished good, and…

  • Create Vendor Master Records Centrally

    Create Vendor Master Records Centrally

    There are 3 main areas while creating a vendor master in SAP. The sections are Centrally Purchasing Accounting From SAP Easy Access: Logistics–> Materials management –> Purchasing –> Master…