MATERIAL TYPE - Materials with the same properties are assigned to the same material type. Examples of material types are raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products.
Among other things, the material type controls-
· The type of number assignment (internal or external)
· The permissible number range intervals
· Which screens appear and in which order
· Which user-department-specific data is suggested for entry (in views)
· Which procurement type is allowed for a material (that is, whether the material is produced in-house, procured externally, or both)
Along with the plant, the material type determines a material's inventory management requirement (whether quantity changes are continuously recorded in the material master record and/or value changes in the stock accounts of financial accounting). Furthermore, the material type determines which accounts are posted when a receipt of a material into (or an issue from) the warehouse is booked. Various type of material are delivered as standard. If your enterprise needs additional material types, you can define these according to your requirements in Customizing.
Most data in the material master record can be maintained directly by the user. But some information is automatically updated by the system. When you enter goods movements, for example, the system updates the stock and consumption data. Statistical information, such as the date of original creation and that of the last change, can be invoked with , with the quick-info text Information on material. Some data in the material master is used for information purposes only, for example, description, size, and dimensions. Other material data has a controlling function in an application. For example, the MRP type controls the MRP procedure and the price control indicator determines which material valuation procedure is used.
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