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Mehmet Ozgur Unal

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This document consists of configuring the material master. However , an

understanding of how to make changes to material master.

You can benefit from related Oss notes :

192798 Problems copying and deleting logical screens

1088189 Composite SAP Note for material master

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545211 FAQ: Material master Customizing

580227 Material master: Subscreen staggered by one column

327936 Classification subscreen in the material master

32139 User-specific material master default setting

41174 Material Master Customizing

107404 Missing Text in Material Master Views/Screen Sequences

955032 Material Master: Additional fields for Service Parts Mgmnt

1038117 ED: Maintaining new field in matrl master data at CC level

1304710 Material Master: Add. fields on client level for SPM

1141122 Material Fields for EWM not change document relevant

I try to explain configuration the material master settings for different users or
everyone. When you run MM01 tcode , you will see datas for several
departments like a purchasing , accounting , mrp , wm , qm If you want to
prevent some views , you can configure material master dialog.

Logical screen and subscreen :

Bellowed print screen have a Subscreen-General Data with screen number

2001 . Also , all of the datas of subscreens built a Logical screenBasic data
1.

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When designing your own logical screens, you can use either your own
subscreens or standard sap subscreens.

Refer to Additional Fields on the Material Master Thanks to Miroslav

Oprsteny

Refer to Enhancing Material Master for adding new fields.. Thanks to

Shahanaz Hussain

Refer to **************** Tips Implementing screen exits for

MM01/MM02/MM03

Refer to **************** Adding a field to "Sales Org View2" of

MM01/MM02 (No screen exit/BaDI available)

Use your own screens if you want to have different field groupings , Tools
>Abap workbench>development>user interface>screen painter.

An example for configuring material master :

I want to use the subscreen with Environmentally relevant and DG Indicator

Profile fields in Purchasing view in the case of a special material type and only
by certain users.

* In the technical information dialog box , screen number 2010 for the program
SAPLMGD1 , Note : Users have to use their own programs to insert fields
from their tables and their sunscreens for material masters.

* Create a new screen sequence , copy 21 to Z0 , configuration steps :

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> ZO screen sequence created

> Check data screens

On columns , you can maintain screens :

Screen types :

1 : Main screen such as Basic data , Purchasing , Sales

2 : Secondary screen such as Additional data

Screen container :

Screens for program SAPLMGMM like a 4004 Main screens with 10

subscreens.

Maintenance status :

Special user departments can maintain a MM record of a particular material type.

User department Maintenance status

Work scheduling A

Accounting B

Classification C

MRP D

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User department Maintenance status

Purchasing E

Production resources/tools F
Costing G

Basic data K

Storage L

Forecasting P

Quality management Q

Warehouse management S

Sales V

Plant stocks X
Storage location stocks Z

GUI Status :

GUI status are defined in Menu>Painter which consists of a menu bar with
menus, a standard toolbar, an application toolbar and functions with function
key settings.

Title type for selection group:

Type 2: three/four-part title type, for main screens

When transaction title maintain , it is made up description, screen name, industry

sector and material type.

Retail maintain status :

User department Maintenance status

Basic data 0
Listing 1

Classification 2

Purchasing 3

Sales 4

Logistics: distribution center 5

Logistics: store 6

POS 7
Allocation table 8

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* Change data screen for purchasing related fields in the subscreen 2010.

> General information : Double click subscreens

* Also ,you can view subscreen and data screen

> Configurations for adding subscreen to purchasing view , sequence 14

purchasing

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> Replace subscreen 5 with the environment relevant fields

> Specify for your requirements like a transaction , user , material type ,
industry sector

> For example Specify for material type screen reference : Sarf

> Go to OMS2 and maintain screen reference of material type

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> You can see Environment related subscreen in Purchasing view of Sarf
material type

Thanks to Selin Unal for her passion

Regards.

M.Ozgur Unal.

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24 Comments

Suseelan Hari

March 4, 2014 at 3:19 am

Hi Mehmet Ozgur Unal,

Good Day!
As discussed you have posted very good blog. I appreciate.
I request you to post more blogs like this which helps our SCN member to update
themselves. Thanks for sharing wonderful blog.
Keep sharing !
Regards,
Hari Suseelan

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

March 4, 2014 at 7:03 am

Hi Mr. Suseelan Hari

Thanks for valuable rspond , i will be there for BIF
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

Dibyendu Patra

March 4, 2014 at 6:56 am

Hi Mehmet,
Informative document
You have made some spelling mistake.. I have corrected it
Thanks for sharing

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

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March 4, 2014 at 7:05 am

Hi Mr. Dv Ptr
Thanks , you are a special member for SCN
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

Ranjeet singh

March 4, 2014 at 1:07 pm

HI ,
Its very good document and very informative keep up the good job

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

March 4, 2014 at 1:13 pm

Hi Ranjeet singh
Nice to meet you thanks

Leo Thilak M.S

March 6, 2014 at 7:06 am

Hi
Nice document .
Good job

Mohsin Abbasi

March 6, 2014 at 7:22 am

Dear Ozgur,

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Simply Speech Less, as this is expected form you sooner or later, because you cant
keep quite for more time. Marvelous document.
Best Regards
Mohsin Abbasi

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

March 6, 2014 at 9:52 am

Thanks Mohsin , i take into account your advices ..

zcan Ferhat

March 26, 2014 at 11:10 am

Hi Ozgur,
Good job.. thx.
Best Regards
zcan Ferhat

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

March 26, 2014 at 2:10 pm

Hi zcan Ferhat
thanks for your valuable feedback. Waiting for your first document.
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

Ramesh Kumar

April 5, 2014 at 3:44 am

Really good document.

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Regards,
Ramesh Kumar

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

April 5, 2014 at 5:41 pm

Thanks Ramesh .
Regards.

PRASOON AK

April 5, 2014 at 5:46 pm

Good Document Mehmet Ozgur Unal

We used to add the screenshot from OMT3B for similar questions in the forum. Now we
can propose this document.
Regards,
AKPT

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

April 5, 2014 at 5:48 pm

Hi AKPT MM ;
I hope that someone helps the document.
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

Hanmanth MM

April 6, 2014 at 5:19 pm

Thanks for sharing..Useful Document..

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Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

April 6, 2014 at 8:34 pm

Thanks HHC MM , i hope that it is useful someone

kumar kumar

January 22, 2015 at 4:33 am

Hi Unal, Thank s for Sharing such a good document regards kumar

kumar kumar

January 22, 2015 at 4:33 am

Hi Unal, Thank s for Sharing such a good document regards kumar

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

January 26, 2015 at 7:18 am

Hi Kumar ;
I hop that you can benefit from this document.
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

Orestis Xeni

December 15, 2015 at 2:22 pm

Hello guys,

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How can I make this custom field mandatory??

Thank you

Mehmet Ozgur Unal Post author

December 16, 2015 at 6:04 am

Hi Orestis Xeni ;

You can benefit from Control material master fields .

Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal

shivakkumar Geetha venkatesan

April 17, 2017 at 11:57 am

Superb !!!

yogi kumar

May 14, 2017 at 9:23 am

Very informative document !!! Could you please throw some light on the field selection as
well.

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