What is a batch no. of a material and where can we mention batch no for material?

Can we
maintain batch no in mm01 Tcode while creating material?
In simple terms SAP Batch Handling means an additional keys fields for users to identify the
same materials.
For e.g. Normal Control : Plant + Material + Storage Location
Batch Hanlding : Plant + Material + Storage Location + Batch Number
The structure of the material master record allows you to manage stocks of a material by value
at plant level or company-code level and by quantity down to storage-location level. Under
certain conditions, you may need to make further subdivisions for a material and manage
batches.
Certain materials features cannot always be guaranteed to be exactly alike in production. For
example, you cannot guarantee that a certain color will always have the same shade. Minor
differences between production lots cannot be avoided. You need to be able to uniquely identify
the individual production lots of the same material and manage them separately in inventory.
Materials that require such precise identification, for example pharmaceutical products, are
identified and managed in stock not only according to material number, but also according to
batch number.
With batch handling, you can manage not only production lots from in-house production, but
also production lots from vendors as separate entities.
It is possible to supplement standard batch management with batch status management.
What Is a Material Handled in Batches?
Before you can manage batches of a material in stock, you must first specify in the material
master record that the material is to be managed in batches for the specified plant. To do this,
you must set the batch management requirement indicator in the material master record (for
example, in the Purchasing view fieldMARA-XCHPF or Storage Location view field MARCXCHPF).
Whether the material is managed in batches:
This indicator can be set while creating material.
MM01 General Plant data/storage 1 View Batch Management (check box)
(Check also Purchasing or Warehouse Mgmt 1 view).
Level of Batch Number Assignment
If a material is subject to management in batches, every quantity of that material must be
assigned to a batch. Each batch of a material is identified by a unique batch number, under which
it is managed. This number is either entered by the user (external number assignment) or
assigned automatically by the system.

You can define number assignment for batches at various levels:

- Uniquely at client level for a material
- Uniquely at material level
- Uniquely at plant level
In the standard R/3 System, numbers are assigned to the individual materials at plant level.
For every batch, there are two types of data:
- General data on the batch (for example, shelf life expiry date, date of the last goods receipt),
which is defined in the master batch. The master batch applies to all storage locations in which
the batch is located. No stocks are managed at this level.
- Stock data, which is managed separately for every storage location in which the batch is
located.
For example, if the batch C1 of a material is spread across two different storage locations, the
stock quantity is tracked for each storage location.
Must the Batch Exist Before the First Goods Receipt?
Both the master batch and the stock data for the batch are created automatically during the first
goods receipt. Thus, you do not need to create this data manually. However, if you want to
define specific data for a batch, such as the shelf life expiration date, you have to manually
maintain the batch data.
What Sorts of Batch Stocks Are There?
The following stocks are managed separately at batch level:
- Unrestricted-use stock
- Restricted-use stock
- Quality inspection stock
- Blocked stock
- Stock in transfer
- Blocked stock returns
Working with Materials Handled in Batches
When you enter goods movements for materials handled in batches, you must enter the batch
number in addition to the material number. If you do not know the batch number, you can search
for the batch using the required characteristics.
Config Settings
Logistics general Batch Management
1.1. Specify Batch Level
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Specify batch
level and activate batch status management Transaction OMCT

1.2. Batch Number Activate Internal Number Assignment

Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch Number
Assignment > Activate internal batch number assignment Transaction OMCZ
1.3. Batch Creation for Goods Movements
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Creation of new
batches > Define batch creation for goods movements Transaction
1.4. Characteristic Value Assignment Update Standard Characteristics
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Characteristic
Value Assignment > Update Standard Characteristics Transaction
1.5. Activate Batch Classification for Goods Movements in Inventory Management
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Characteristic
Value Assignment > Valuation for goods movements > Activate Batch Classification for
goods movements in Inventory Management Transaction OMCV
1.6. Batch Determination Condition Table(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Condition Tables > Define production order condition tables
Transaction OPLB
1.7. Batch Determination Condition Table(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Condition Tables > Define SD condition Tables Transaction
V/C7
1.8. Batch Determination Access Sequence(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Access Sequences > Define Production Order Access
Sequences Transaction OPLF
1.9. Batch Determination Access Sequence(Cross Client)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Access Sequences > Define SD Access Sequences
Transaction V/C2
1.10. Batch Determination Strategy Types
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define Production Order Strategy Types Transaction OPLE
1.11. Batch Determination Strategy Types
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define SD Strategy Types Transaction V/C1

1.12. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure

Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define IM Search Procedure Transaction OMCY
1.13. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define Production order Search Procedure Transaction OPLG
1.14. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define SD Search Procedure Transaction V/C3
1.15. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Allocate IM search procedure/activate check Transaction
OMCG
1.16. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Assign Search procedure to production order Transaction
OPL8
1.17. Batch Determination Batch Search Procedure Allocation(SD)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Allocate SD Search procedure Transaction V/C5
1.18. Batch Determination Activate Automatic Batch Determination(SD)
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Activate Automatic Batch Determination in SD >For
delivery item categories Transaction V/CL
1.19. Batch Determination Batch Selection Class
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define Selection Classes Transaction CL01
1.20. Batch Determination Sort Rule
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Batch
Determination & Batch Check > Define Sort Rules Transaction CU70
1.21. Batch Determination Make Settings for Batch Where-used list
Menu Path Enterprise Structure> Logistics General> Batch Management > Make Settings
for Batch Where-used list Transaction OMBB