In today’s class, we have discussed the most important fields in the SAP Material Master and their business significance. There are many other important fields, but will be discussed when the respective configuration is discussed. This class could be useful for both SAP SD Training, as well as SAP MM Training. For other SAP Training modules, please visit our home page.
Summary : We have discussed the following fields in the Material
Basic View 1
- Material Name
- Material Description
- Base Unit of Measure
- Material Group
- Gross Weight
- Net Weight
- Volume
Sales View 1
- Sales Unit
- Tax Classification
Sales View 2
- Sales Material Groups ( Groups 1 through 5 )
Scenario : ABC Computers Inc., is selling Desktops and Laptops as Finished Products. The desktops weight 20 lbs each and laptops weight 5 lbs each. The packaging for desktops weigh 3 lbs and laptops 1 lb. When finally packed, the desktop products have 5 cu ft of volume and laptops have 1 cu. ft of volume. Typically, these laptops and desktops are commercial products and fully tax liable. They are also sold in the same units as their basic unit of measure.
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
LPTxx Laptop – Model 101
DTPxx Desktop- Model 101
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
This exercise is only meant for SAP SD Training students of Magna Training. You should already have been given SAP Access to do this. If you don’t have one, contact us.
Scenario : ABC Computers Inc., is selling Desktops and Laptops as Finished Products. The desktops weight 20 lbs each and laptops weight 5 lbs each. The packaging for desktops weigh 3 lbs and laptops 1 lb. When finally packed, the desktop products have 5 cu ft of volume and laptops have 1 cu. ft of volume. Typically, these laptops and desktops are commercial products and fully tax liable. They are also sold in the same units as their basic unit of measure.
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
LPTxx Laptop – Model 101
Answer: Created LPT99-Laptop Model 101 with following field’s settings.
Base unit measure- EA (each), Material Group- LAP, Gross Weight- 6 lbs
Net Weight-5 lbs, Volume- FT3 (1 Cubic Foot), Division – 00
DTPxx Desktop- Model 101
Answer: Answer: Created DTP99-Desktop Model 101 with following field’s settings.
Base unit measure- EA (each), Material Group- DESK, Gross Weight- 23 lbs
Net Weight-20 lbs, Volume- FT3 (5 Cubic Foot), Division – 00
Question 2: Why is Weight (Gross Weight/ Net Weight) set at the Material master?
Answer: Gross weight and net weight are general properties which set on” basic Data1” view under “Dimension section”, generally remains unchanged during sales document flow all the way to delivery and used across many functional areas, particularly in cargo handling and freight charges, storage space, they are the main attribute of the product.
Question 3: Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
Answer: KG, Lb, Tons etc.
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
A. Created 2 materials DPTTP-Desktop & LTPTP- Laptop with the give specifications.
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
A. Weight is set at the “Basic View” of the Material master as this is general data pertaining to a particular material and usually remains constant and need not be changed. Also this is used across many functional areas like shipping, freight determination, storage etc.
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
A. Lbs, KG, grams, Tons, ounces etc
Hi Siva,
Q1. I have created two material types. Desktop is DTPRV and Laptop is LPTRV.
Q2. Weight is set in the material master because it does not change once entered. It is used also across many functional areas.
Q3. Kg, lb, tons
Question 1:
Created Materials LPT81 and DPT81
Question2:
Gross weight/ Net weight is set in material master as it remains constant. It will not change and this information can be used for various processes like storage, shipping, delivery, freight calculations etc.
Question 3:
Examples of Units of measure for weights are pounds, kilos, tons, grams
Scenario : ABC Computers Inc., is selling Desktops and Laptops as Finished Products. The desktops weight 20 lbs each and laptops weight 5 lbs each. The packaging for desktops weigh 3 lbs and laptops 1 lb. When finally packed, the desktop products have 5 cu ft of volume and laptops have 1 cu. ft of volume. Typically, these laptops and desktops are commercial products and fully tax liable. They are also sold in the same units as their basic unit of measure.
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
LPT77 Laptop – Model 101
DTP77 Desktop- Model 101
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
Wet and dimensions are Set at material master basic view, as theese are general properties, generally remains unchanged, used across many functional areas, particularly in cargo handling and freight charges, storage space.
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
LB, KG, Gram
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
created lpt11
and dtp11
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
for delivery and handling as they are the main attribute of the product.
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
units of measures like cubic inch,percentage,per mile
Question 1 : Based on the scenario above, create 2 materials as follows.( Replace xx with any random number of your choice )
created the following:
LPT79 Laptop – Model 101
DTP79 Desktop- Model 101
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
This information is used duing Distribution and Material Handling
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ?
Gram (G), KG, LB(US pound), TO (Tonnes)
Ans 1: Created Materials M_LPT_101 & M_DTP_101
Ans 2: May be useful to calculate freight charges.
Ans3: Gram (G)/ Kilogram (KG)/ US Pound (LB)
Basic View 1
A.Material Name–> DPT99
B.Material Description–> Desktop-Model 101
C.Base Unit of Measure–>PC
D.Material Group–> 0021501 (Desktop PC)
E.Gross Weight–> 23
F.Net Weight–> 20
G.Volume–> 5
Sales View 1
A.Sales Unit–> Box ( received an error, I have sent you the screenshot)
B.Tax Classification–> 1
Sales View 2
A.Sales Material Groups ( Groups 1 through 5 )
Grp1–> HDR Hard disk
GRP2–> 109 Screens
Grp3–> 099 Carton Box
GRP 4–> 010 Returnable
GRp5–>SL1 1 Pre-Leg by external suppliers
Question 2 : Why is Weight ( Gross Weight/ Net Weight ) set at the Material master ?
–> Because the weight is going to be constant for that particular material.
Question 3 : Give 3 examples of “Units of Measure” that are weight related ( as available in the Search help ) ? Kg, LB, Ton
created LPT99
Industry: Retail
Material Type: Finished goods
Organization levels: Plant: DCPL, Sales Org.: DCPL, Dist. Chnl: 01 ( was unable to find DC Dist.Chnl).
Inserted Basic Unit: Box
Basic View 1
A.Material Name: LPT99
B.Material Description: Laptop
C.Base Unit of Measure: PC
D.Material Group:
E.Gross Weight: 6LB
F.Net Weight: 5LB
G.Volume: 1Cu Ft
Sales View 1
A.Sales Unit: Box ( could not assign same alternate unit as the base unit as asked in question.)
B.Tax Classification: Full tax
Sales View 2
A.Sales Material Groups ( Groups 1 through 5 )
Was trying to customize this section after saving. But i got this error when i reentered the LPT99
“Material already maintained for this Transaction/event.”
So, i am unable to reenter the Material master for LPT99.
I am encountering an error message “The alternative unit of measure is the same as the base unit of measure.”
I have used the same unit of measure because the question says so. And FYI, i have used Pieces as the unit of measure for both base unit and sale unit.
We should enter a Sales Unit of Measure if it is different from the Base Unit of Measure. Thats why SAP is giving that error message.
The same also applies Purchase Unit of Measure of other units of measure as well.
1)lpt12 created
DTP12 created
2)fright can be caluculated, to know how much can be loaded on to certain kind of transporation
3) volume, pounds, kilograms.
When I am trying to create a new material master, after selecting the views, the system does not prompt me to choose sales org, distribution channel and division.This does not allow me to view all fields in sales org data.
Yesterday I was working on an existing material and to get through it, I feel i may have selected default value or some other option. Can you please advise how do I reset it back.
Hi Sanjay
I believe you have clicked on the button ‘Organization Levels’ during the view selection of the SAP Material Master Creation screen.
Uncheck the field shown here to prompt for the Org Structures ( SAP Sales Organization, Distribution Channel and Plant ) during SAP Material Master Creation.
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