March 6, 2015

DISPLAY MATERIAL MASTER

Below are the steps to view Material Master-

MATERIAL MASTER

MASTER DATA- Master data contains information, stores in a database for longer period of time and it is used for different application.

KEY POINTS IN ASSIGNMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS

A client is uniquely defined in the system by a three-digit numeric key. You can set up several company codes in one client in order to thus keep separate sets of financial books. You can use a special Customizing function to copy a company code. In the process, company-code-dependent specifications are adopted for your new company code.

MASTER DATA

Master data comprises data records that are stored in the database for a long period of time. These data records are stored centrally, and are used and processed on a cross-application basis. In this way, the multiple storage (redundancy) of data is avoided. The vendor master record, the material master record, and the purchasing info record belong to the most important master data in the procurement process.

EXTERNAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Materials are procured in your company by means of various channels - partly from external vendors and partly from other branches of your company. The departments involved in these procurement processes are Purchasing, Warehousing and Invoice Verification. These are organized on a regional and functional basis. As a SAP consultant, you should know how these procurement processes and the necessary company structure are replicated in the SAP system.

PROCUREMENT CYCLE

This is the back bone of SAP MM, everything will be moving around this only. Let's see the procurement cycle in brief -