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Control Functions of MM
1. Industry Sector: Grps materials accd to its activities, selected while creating a material based on
the industry related to a material.
2. Material Type:
Config- SPRO- IMG- L.G- MM-Basic Settings -Material Type – Assign attributes of material type.
Define Number Ranges for the material type:
Config path -
For the new interval TATA_PROH_raw materials ,we have assigned the Material type “PROH”, so when
the new material is created with material type “PROH” , if internal no range , no range will be picked
from this interval accordingly.
If External no. range is required, create interval with the external no range and assign the material type
to the corresponding interval
Define Shipping Instructions: Path – SPRO-IMG-Mat Mng- Purchasing –Material Master- Define Shipping
Instructions.
We can set certain packing instructions to vender here and also is used for vendor valuation purposes.
Path - SPRO-IMG-Mat Mng- Purchasing –Material Master- Define Purchase value key.
Purchasing Group:
Path – SMG- IMG –MM- Purchasing – Vender Master –Create Purchasing Groups.
Material Groups: Grouping materials according to their characters.
Path – SPRO – IMG – LG – Material Master – Settings for key fields – Define Material Group
3. Purchasing Screen-
4. Accounting 1 Screen
Click Save.
If any field selection needs to be changed across many materials , Mass Maintenance is
used.
Example:
Steps1: IF purchase group is to be changed across a list of materials,find the table
name and Field name.