SAP MM - Functionality and Technical Configuration
Extend your SAP MM skills with this functionality and configuration guide
1st Edition
Published on 28. April 2006
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Hardback
489 pages
978-1-59229-072-7 (ISBN)
Description
The MM module interfaces with all other modules in SAP and is a core solution for any company with a logistics or supply-chain function. This book is a one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn more about SAP MM, as well as a high-level resource for SAP practitioners wanting to understand how SAP MM works with their own areas of expertise. It further informs readers about the breadth of the MM module and how it can be used.
Highlights include:
MM Organizational Structure
Master Data
Material Master Data
Vendor Master Data
Purchasing Information Data
Material Master Record
Consumption-Based Planning
External Services Management
Financial Integration
Cross-Application Functionality
Highlights include:
MM Organizational Structure
Master Data
Material Master Data
Vendor Master Data
Purchasing Information Data
Material Master Record
Consumption-Based Planning
External Services Management
Financial Integration
Cross-Application Functionality
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A native of London, England, Martin Murray joined the computer industry upon his graduation from Middlesex University in 1986. In 1991, he began working with SAP R/2 in the Materials Management area for a London-based multi-national beverage company. In 1994, he moved to the United States to work as an SAP R/3 consultant. Since then, he's been implementing the Materials Management (MM) and Warehouse Management (WM) functionality in projects throughout the world. He works for IBM Global Business Services.
Martin is the author of six best-selling books from SAP PRESS: Materials Management with SAP ERP, Warehouse Management with SAP ERP, Discover Logistics with SAP ERP, Maximize Your Warehouse Operations with SAP ERP, Understanding the SAP Logistics Information System, and SAP Transaction Codes: Your Quick Reference to T-Codes in SAP ERP.
Content
1 Materials Management Overview. 19
1.1 Materials Management as a Part of SAP... 19
1.1.1 SAP History... 19
1.1.2 Core SAP Functionality.... 20
1.2 Materials Management as Part of Logistics.... 20
1.2.1 Definition of Logistics and Supply Chain... 20
1.2.2 Management of the Supply Chain... 21
1.2.3 SAP and Logistics.... 21
1.3 MM Integration with Other Modules... 22
1.3.1 The Material Flow of the Supply Chain... 22
1.3.2 The Information Flow of the Supply Chain... 23
1.3.3 The Financial Flow of the Supply Chain... 24
2 MM Organizational Structure. 27
2.1 Client Structure... 27
2.1.1 What is a Client?... 27
2.1.2 Creating the Client Landscape... 28
2.1.3 Defining a Client... 29
2.1.4 Correction and Transport System (CTS).... 29
2.2 Company Code... 30
2.2.1 What is a Company?... 30
2.2.2 Creating a Company Code... 31
2.2.3 Assigning a Company Code... 31
2.3 Plants... 32
2.3.1 What is a Plant?... 32
2.3.2 Prerequisites for a Plant... 32
2.3.3 Defining a Plant .32
2.3.4 Valuation Level... 34
2.3.5 Assigning a Plant... 34
2.4 Storage Locations... 35
2.4.1 What is a Storage Location?...35
2.4.2 Defining a Storage Location... 35
2.4.3 Automatic Creation of Storage Locations... 37
2.5 Warehouse and Storage Types... 38
2.5.1 Assign a Warehouse to Plant and Storage Location... 39
2.5.2 Storage Type... 40
2.5.3 Storage Sections and Storage Bins... 40
2.6 Purchasing Organization... 41
2.6.1 What is a Purchasing Organization? .41
2.6.2 Types of Purchasing Organizations... 41
2.6.3 Create a Purchasing Organization... 42
2.6.4 Purchasing Groups... 43
3 Master Data in MM. 45
3.1 Material Master... 45
3.1.1 Material Master Overview ... 45
3.1.2 Material Master Tables ... 45
3.1.3 Material Numbering ... 46
3.1.4 Material Number Range ... 48
3.1.5 Material Type.... 48
3.2 Vendor Master... 50
3.2.1 Definition of a Vendor ... 50
3.2.2 Vendor Master in SAP ... 50
3.2.3 Vendor Account Groups ... 51
3.2.4 Vendor Number Range ... 54
3.3 Purchasing Information Data... 56
3.3.1 Purchasing Information Record.... 56
3.3.2 Purchasing Information Record for a Non-Stock Material... 56
3.3.3 Purchasing Information Record Numbering... 56
3.3.4 Purchasing Information Record-Screen Layout ...57
3.4 Batch Management Data ....59
3.4.1 What is a Batch?... 59
3.4.2 Batch Level... 59
3.4.3 Changing the Batch Level... 60
3.4.4 Batch-Status Management... 60
3.4.5 Initial Batch Status ... 61
3.4.6 Batch-Number Assignment... 61
3.5 Serial Number Data... 62
3.5.1 What is a Serial Number?...62
3.5.2 Serial Number Profile.... 62
3.5.3 Serializing Procedures.63
4 Material Master Data. 65
4.1 Industry Sector... 65
4.2 Material Type.... 66
4.2.1 Standard Material Types.66
4.2.2 Configuring Material Types.... 69
4.2.3 Changing a Material Type.... 71
4.3 Basic Data.... 72
4.3.1 Creating a Material Master Record-Immediately ... 72
4.3.2 Creating a Material Master Record-Schedule.... 73
4.3.3 Creating a Material Master Record-Special.... 73
4.3.4 Organizational Levels....74
4.3.5 Basic Data Screen.... 76
4.4 Classification Data... 81
4.4.1 Class Type... 82
4.4.2 Classes... 83
4.4.3 Characteristics.... 83
4.5 Purchasing Data.... 83
4.5.1 General Data... 84
4.5.2 Purchasing Value Key.... 85
4.5.3 Other Data.88
4.5.4 Foreign Trade Data.... 89
4.5.5 Origin of Material... 90
4.5.6 Preferences.... 90
4.5.7 Legal Control.... 91
4.5.8 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)... 91
4.5.9 Manufacturer Parts.... 91
4.6 Forecasting Data.... 92
4.6.1 General Forecast Data... 93
4.6.2 Number of Periods Required... 94
4.6.3 Control Data.... 94
4.7 Work Scheduling Data... 96
4.7.1 General Data... 97
4.7.2 Tolerance Data.... 98
4.7.3 Lot-Size Dependent In-House Production Time... 98
4.7.4 Lot-Size Independent In-House Production Time... 99
4.8 Sales Organizational Data....99
4.8.1 General Data... 100
4.8.2 Grouping Items... 101
4.8.3 Tax Data... 102
4.8.4 Quantity Stipulations ... 102
4.8.5 Material Groups ... 104
4.8.6 Product Attributes ... 104
4.9 Sales General Data ... 104
4.9.1 General Data ... 105
4.9.2 Shipping Data ... 105
4.9.3 General Plant Parameters ... 106
4.10 Production Resources and Tools Data ... 107
4.10.1 General Data ... 107
4.10.2 Default Values for Task List Assignment ... 108
4.11 General Plant Data ... 109
4.11.1 General Data ... 109
4.11.2 Shelf-Life Data ... 112
4.12 Warehouse Management Data ... 113
4.12.1 General Data ... 114
4.12.2 Palletization Data ... 115
4.12.3 Storage Strategies ... 115
4.12.4 Storage Bin Stock ....117
4.13 Quality Management Data ... 118
4.13.1 General Data ... 119
4.13.2 Procurement Data ...120
4.14 Material Requirements Planning Data ... 121
4.14.1 Forecast Requirements ....121
4.14.2 Planning ... 122
4.14.3 Availability Check ... 123
4.14.4 Bill of Materials Explosion ... 123
4.14.5 Discontinued Parts ....124
4.14.6 Repetitive Manufacturing/Assembly ... 125
4.14.7 General Data ...127
4.14.8 MRP Procedure ...128
4.14.9 Lot Size Data ...129
4.14.10 Procurement ... 130
4.14.11 Net Requirements Calculations ....31
4.14.12 Deployment Strategy....132
4.15 Accounting Data ...133
4.15.1 General Data ... 133
4.15.2 Current Valuation ... 134
4.15.3 Determination of Lowest Price . 135
4.15.4 LIFO Data ... 135
4.16 Costing Data ... 136
4.16.1 General Data ... 137
4.16.2 Quantity Structure Data ...137
5 Vendor Master Data.139
5.1 General Data ...139
5.1.1 Address Screen ...140
5.1.2 Control Screen ...142
5.1.3 Payment Transactions ...145
5.2 Accounting Information ...148
5.2.1 Accounting Information ...148
5.2.2 Payment Transactions ...152
5.2.3 Correspondence Screen ...155
5.3 Purchasing Data .157
5.3.1 Purchasing Data Screen ... 158
5.3.2 Partner Functions ... 161
6 Purchasing Information Data. 163
6.1 Purchasing General Data ... 163
6.1.1 Create a Purchasing Information Record .. 163
6.1.2 Create a Purchasing Information Record with Material Number ... 164
6.1.3 Create a Purchasing Information Record without a Material Number ... 165
6.1.4 General Data Screen ... 165
6.2 Purchasing Organization Data... 167
6.2.1 Conditions.168
6.2.2 Text Screen... 171
6.2.3 Statistical Data... 173
7 Batch Management Data. 175
7.1 Batch Management Overview... 175
7.1.1 Batch Definition ... 175
7.1.2 Pharmaceutical Industry ....176
7.2 Batch Master Record... 177
7.2.1 Creating a Batch... 177
7.2.2 Changing a Batch... 183
7.2.3 Deleting a Batch... 184
7.3 Batch Determination... 184
7.3.1 Batch Determination Condition Tables... 185
7.3.2 Batch Determination Access Sequences.... 185
7.3.3 Batch Strategy Types.... 185
7.3.4 Batch Search Procedure.... 187
7.4 Batch Information Cockpit... 188
7.4.1 Batch Information Cockpit Overview... 188
7.4.2 Batch Information Cockpit Standard Configuration... 189
7.4.3 Batch Information Cockpit User-Defined Configuration... 191
8 Material Master Record. 193
8.1 Creating a Material Master Record..193
8.1.1 Create a Material Master Record through a Schedule... 193
8.2 Changing a Material Master Record... 195
8.2.1 Change a Material Master Record-Immediately... 195
8.2.2 Change a Material Master Record-Schedule... 197
8.2.3 Change a Material Master Record-Activate... 197
8.3 Material Master Deletion ...199
8.3.1 Flag for Deletion-Immediately... 199
8.3.2 Flag for Deletion-Schedule... 200
8.3.3 Flag for Deletion-Proposal List.... 200
8.3.4 Material Master Archiving... 201
8.3.5 Remove a Material-Deletion Flag... 202
8.4 Loading Material Master Records.... 202
8.4.1 Loading Material Master Records via Direct Input.... 202
8.4.2 Distribution of Material Master Records via ALE... 203
8.5 Production Versions....204
8.5.1 Production Version Overview...204
8.5.2 Creating a Production Version...204
8.5.3 Production Versions-Mass Processing... 206
8.6 Revision Levels.... 207
8.6.1 Revision Level Overview... 207
8.6.2 Revision Level Configuration.... 208
9 Vendor Master Record. 209
9.1 Creating Vendor Master Record... 209
9.2 Changing Vendor Master Record... 212
9.2.1 Change Vendor Master Record-Current... 212
9.2.2 Change Vendor Master Record-Planned... 213
9.2.3 Display Planned Changes to Vendor Master Records... 214
9.2.4 Activate Planned Changes... 214
9.2.5 Change Vendor Account Group... 215
9.3 Deleting Vendor Master Record... 216
9.3.1 Flag a Vendor Master Record for Deletion.... 216
9.3.2 Deleting Vendor Records via Archiving... 217
9.4 Display Vendor Master Record... 217
9.4.1 Display Vendor Master Record-Current... 217
9.4.2 Display Vendor Master Record-Per Key Date... 217
9.4.3 Display Vendors-Purchasing List... 218
9.5 Blocking Vendors... 219
9.5.1 Block a Vendor-Purchasing... 219
9.6 One Time Vendor.... 220
9.7 Vendor Sub-Range Functionality... 221
10 Purchasing Overview. 223
10.1 Purchase Requisition... 223
10.2 Request for Quotation... 224
10.3 Quotation.... 226
10.4 Purchase Order... 227
10.5 Source List and Source Determination... 228
10.5.1 Single Source... 228
10.5.2 Multi-Source ... 229
10.5.3 Generate a Source List... 231
10.5.4 Source Determination... 232
10.6 Conditions in Purchasing.... 233
10.6.1 Condition Processing ... 233
10.6.2 Pricing Conditions... 234
10.6.3 Taxes... 235
10.6.4 Delivery Costs ... 235
10.7 Vendor Evaluation... 235
10.7.1 Vendor Evaluation Overview... 236
10.7.2 Vendor Evaluation Criteria... 237
10.7.3 Vendor Evaluation Weighting... 238
10.7.4 Points Scoring for Criteria... 239
10.7.5 Maintain Vendor Evaluation ... 240
10.7.6 Scoring for Automatic and Semi-Automatic Criteria ... 241
10.7.7 Evaluation for a Material... 242
11 Purchase Requisition. 245
11.1 Indirectly Created Requisition ... 245
11.1.1 Purchase Requisition Created by Production Order ... 245
11.1.2 Purchase Requisition Created by Plant Maintenance Order... 245
11.1.3 Purchase Requisition Created by Project Systems ... 246
11.1.4 Purchase Requisition Created by Materials Planning ... 246
11.2 Directly Created Requisition ....246
11.2.1 Create a Purchase Requisition with a Material Master Record ... 247
11.2.2 Create a Purchase Requisition without a Material Master Record ... 252
11.3 Processing a Purchase Requisition ... 253
11.3.1 Change a Purchase Requisition ... 253
11.3.2 Display a Purchase Requisition .... 253
11.3.3 Close a Purchase Requisition ... 255
11.3.4 Follow-on Functions ... 255
12 Request for Quotation. 257
12.1 Creating a Request for Quotation ... 257
12.1.1 RFQ Type... 258
12.1.2 RFQ Date... 259
12.1.3 Quotation Deadline... 259
12.1.4 RFQ Document Number... 259
12.1.5 Organizational Data... 259
12.1.6 Default Data for Items.... 259
12.1.7 Collective Number... 260
12.1.8 Validity Start/Validity End.... 261
12.1.9 Application By ... 261
12.1.10 Binding Period... 261
12.1.11 Reference Data ..261
12.1.12 RFQ Item Detail ... 262
12.1.13 RFQ Delivery Schedule ... 262
12.1.14 Additional Data ... 263
12.1.15 Vendor Selection .... 264
12.2 Changing a Request for Quotation . 265
12.3 Releasing an RFQ ... 267
12.3.1 Release Code/Release Group/Release Strategy .... 268
12.3.2 Set Release/Cancel Release ... 268
12.3.3 Release Prerequisite Fulfilled ... 268
12.3.4 List With items ... 268
12.3.5 Scope of List ... 268
12.3.6 Purchasing Document Category ... 269
12.3.7 Other Selection Criteria ... 269
12.4 Issuing a Request for Quotation to a Vendor ... 269
13 Quotation. 271
13.1 Entering a Quotation ... 271
13.2 Comparing Quotations .. 272
13.2.1 Price Comparison Factor in Quotations ... 273
13.2.2 Other Qualitative Factors in Quotations ... 275
13.3 Rejecting Quotations ... 276
13.3.1 Flagging the Quotation as Rejected ... 276
13.3.2 Printing the Quotation Rejection ... 277
13.3.3 Advising Unsuccessful Bidders ... 277
14 Purchase Order. 279
14.1 Create a Purchase Order ... 279
14.1.1 Create a Purchase Order with Vendor Known. ... 279
14.1.2 Create a Purchase Order Where Vendor is Unknown .. 281
14.2 Maintaining a Purchase Order ... 282
14.3 Blocking and Canceling a Purchase Order ... 283
14.3.1 Block a Purchase Order Line Item ... 283
14.3.2 Canceling a Purchase Order Line Item .. 283
14.4 Account Assignment in a Purchase Order .. 284
14.4.1 Account Assignment Overview ... 284
14.4.2 Account Assignment Categories . 284
14.4.3 Single Account Assignment ... 286
14.4.4 Multiple Account Assignment ... 287
14.5 Outline Purchase Agreement pause ... 288
14.5.1 Outline Purchase Agreement Overview .288
14.5.2 Outline Purchase Agreement Types ... 288
14.6 Scheduling Agreement ....289
14.6.1 Scheduling Agreement Overview .... 289
14.6.2 Create a Scheduling Agreement Manually ... 289
14.6.3 Create a Scheduling Agreement with Reference . 291
14.7 Contracts .... 292
14.7.1 Contract Overview.... 292
14.7.2 Centrally Agreed Contract.... 293
14.7.3 Creating a Contract... 293
14.7.4 Release Order Against a Contract ... 295
14.8 Vendor Confirmation... 296
14.8.1 Vendor Confirmation Overview ... 296
14.8.2 Confirmation Configuration... 297
14.8.3 Enter a Manual Confirmation.... 298
14.9 Messages and Outputs... 299
14.9.1 Message Overview ... 299
14.9.2 Message Creation ... 300
14.9.3 Message Output Definition ....300
14.9.4 Output Messages ... 301
14.10 Reporting .... 302
14.10.1 Reporting Overview ... 302
14.11 Release Procedures ... 302
14.11.1 Introduction to Release Procedures ... 302
14.11.2 Release with Classification for a Purchase Requisition ... 303
15 External Services Management (ESM). 305
15.1 Service Master Record ... 305
15.1.1 Service Number ... 305
15.1.2 Service Category ....305
15.1.3 Material/Service Group .... 307
15.1.4 Tax Indicator ...307
15.1.5 Valuation Class ... 307
15.1.6 Formula ....307
15.1.7 Graphic ....308
15.2 Standard Service Catalog (SSC) ...309
15.2.1 Overview... 309
15.2.2 Creating a SSC Entry... 309
15.3 Conditions in ESM ... 310
15.3.1 Total Price Condition ... 311
15.4 Procurement of Services . 312
15.4.1 Using a Purchase Order ... 312
15.5 Entry of Services ... 314
15.5.1 Service Entry Sheet ... 314
15.6 Blanket Purchase Order .316
15.6.1 Creating a Blanket Purchase Order ... 316
16 Consumption-Based Planning. 319
16.1 Master Data in CBP... 319
16.1.1 Material Master Record ... 319
16.1.2 Planning Calendar ... 320
16.2 Planning Process ... 322
16.2.1 Planning at the Plant Level ... 322
16.2.2 Planning at the Storage Location Level ... 322
16.3 Planning Evaluation ... 324
16.3.1 MRP List ... 324
16.3.2 Stock/Requirements List ... 325
16.4 Procurement Proposal ... 326
16.4.1 Purchase Requisitions... 326
16.4.2 Schedule Lines... 327
16.4.3 Planned Orders... 327
17 Material Requirements Planning. 329
17.1 Reorder Point Planning... 329
17.1.1 Manual Reorder Point Planning... 329
17.1.2 Automatic Reorder Point Planning... 330
17.2 Forecast-Based Planning... 331
17.3 Time-Phased Planning... 332
18 Forecasting. 335
18.1 Forecast Models ... 335
18.1.1 Constant Model... 336
18.1.2 Trend Model ... 336
18.1.3 Seasonal Model ... 336
18.1.4 Seasonal Trend Model ... 336
18.2 Forecast Parameters ... 337
18.2.1 Create Forecast Profile ... 337
18.3 Forecast Options ... 340
18.3.1 Manual Forecast Model Selection ... 341
18.3.2 Automatic Forecast Model Selection .. 341
19 Inventory Management Overview. 343
19.1 Goods Movements ... 344
19.1.1 Material Document ... 344
19.1.2 Movement Types ... 345
19.2 Goods Issue ... 347
19.3 Goods Receipt ... 347
19.4 Physical Inventory ... 347
19.5 Returns ... 348
19.5.1 Introduction to Returns ... 348
19.5.2 Creating a Return ... 348
19.5.3 Configuring Reason for Movement . 349
19.5.4 Material Documents ... 351
19.6 Reservations ... 353
19.6.1 Introduction to Reservations ... 353
19.6.2 Creating a Manual Reservation ... 353
19.6.3 MRP and Reservations ... 355
19.6.4 Reservations Management Program ... 356
19.7 Stock Transfers ... 358
19.7.1 Stock Transfer and Transfer Posting ... 358
19.7.2 Transfer Between Storage Locations ....359
19.7.3 Transfer Between Plants ... 361
19.7.4 Transfer between Company Codes ... 362
20 Goods Issue. 363
20.1 Goods Issue to a Production Order ... 363
20.1.1 Planned Goods Issue ... 363
20.1.2 Unplanned Goods Issue ... 365
20.1.3 Backflushing ... 366
20.2 Goods Issue to Scrap ... 367
20.3 Goods Issue for Sampling ... 368
20.4 Goods Issue Posting ... 369
20.4.1 Material Document ... 369
20.4.2 Accounting Document ... 369
20.4.3 Goods Issue Slip ... 369
20.4.4 Stock Changes ... 370
20.4.5 General Ledger Account Changes ... 371
20.5 Goods Issue Reversal ... 371
20.5.1 Goods Issue Reversal with Reference to a Material Document ...371
20.5.2 Goods Issue Reversal with Reference to a Reservation ... 372
21 Goods Receipt.. 375
21.1 Goods Receipt for a Purchase Order .... 375
21.1.1 Goods Receipt Where Purchase Order Number is Known ... 375
21.1.2 Goods Receipt Where Purchase Order Number is Unknown ... 377
21.1.3 Goods Receipt Posting ... 378
21.2 Goods Receipt for a Production Order .... 379
21.3 Initial Entry of Inventory ... 381
21.4 Other Goods Receipts ... 382
21.4.1 Goods Receipt Without a Production Order ... 382
21.4.2 Goods Receipt of By-products ... 383
21.4.3 Goods Receipt for Free Goods ... 384
22 Physical Inventory. 385
22.1 Physical Inventory Preparation ... 385
22.1.1 Preparations for a Physical Inventory Count ... 386
22.1.2 Creating the Physical Inventory Count Document ... 386
22.1.3 Printing the Physical Inventory Count Documents . 388
22.2 Counting and Recounts ... 389
22.2.1 Entering the Count ... 389
22.2.2 Difference List ... 390
22.2.3 Missing Material ... 391
22.2.4 Recounts ... 391
22.3 Physical Inventory Posting ... 392
22.3.1 Posting the Count Document . 392
22.3.2 Posting a Count Without a Document ... 393
22.3.3 Accounting of Inventory Differences ... 395
23 Invoice Verification. 397
23.1 Standard Three-Way Match ... 397
23.1.1 Entering an Invoice ... 397
23.1.2 Simulate Posting ... 399
23.1.3 Invoice Posting ... 400
23.2 Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) .... 400
23.2.1 Benefits of ERS . 400
23.2.2 Running the Evaluated Receipt Settlement ... 401
23.3 Document Parking ... 402
23.3.1 Document Parking Overview... 402
23.3.2 Benefits of Document Parking ... 402
23.3.3 Parking an Invoice ... 403
23.4 Variances and Blocking Invoices ... 403
23.4.1 Variances ... 403
23.4.2 Tolerance Limits . 404
23.4.3 Blocking Invoices ....406
23.4.4 Manual Block ... 406
23.4.5 Stochastic or Random Block .... 407
23.4.6 Block due to Amount of an Invoice Item ... 409
23.4.7 Block due to Variance of an Invoice Item ... 410
23.5 Releasing Invoices.... 411
23.5.1 Releasing Invoices Automatically... 411
24 Balance Sheet Valuation. 413
24.1 LIFO Valuation... 413
24.1.1 Configuration for LIFO.... 414
24.1.2 Preparation for LIFO.... 415
24.1.3 Running a LIFO Valuation..417
24.2 FIFO Valuation ... 418
24.2.1 Configuration for FIFO ... 418
24.2.2 Preparation for FIFO ... 419
24.2.3 Running a FIFO Valuation ... 419
24.3 Lowest Value Determination ... 421
24.3.1 Lowest Value Determination Based on Market Prices ... 421
24.3.2 Lowest Value Determination Based on Range of Coverage ... 423
24.3.3 Lowest Value Determination Based on Movement Rate ... 424
25 Material Ledger. 427
25.1 Material Ledger Overview ... 427
25.1.1 Activating the Material Ledger and Actual Costing ... 427
25.2 Material Ledger Data ... 428
25.2.1 Material Master Record .. 428
25.2.2 Data for the Material Ledger ... 429
25.3 Material Price Determination ... 430
25.3.1 Material Price Analysis ... 430
25.3.2 Single-Level Material Price Determination ... 431
25.3.3 Multi-Level Material Price Determination ... 432
25.3.4 Transaction-Based Material Price Determination ... 432
26 Classification System. 435
26.1 Classification Overview... 435
26.1.1 What is a Classification System? .... 435
26.1.2 Describing an Object ... 436
26.2 Characteristics . 436
26.2.1 Create Characteristics . 436
26.2.2 Configuring Characteristics.... 438
26.3 Classes ... 440
26.3.1 Create Classes . 440
26.4 Class Type ... 441
26.4.1 Class Type Overview ... 441
26.4.2 Configuring a Class Type ... 442
26.5 Class Hierarchies.... 444
26.5.1 Creating a Class Hierarchy ... 444
26.5.2 Inherited Characteristics ... 445
26.6 Object Dependencies .. 445
26.6.1 Object Dependency Overview ... 445
26.6.2 Dependency Creation.... 446
26.7 Finding Objects Using Classification .... 446
26.7.1 Classifying Materials ... 446
26.7.2 Classifying Objects ... 448
26.7.3 Finding Objects ... 449
27 Document Management. 451
27.1 Document Management Overview ... 451
27.2 Document Information Record ... 451
27.2.1 Document Number ... 451
27.2.2 Document Type ... 452
27.2.3 Document Part ... 453
27.2.4 Document Version ... 453
27.2.5 Document Status ... 453
27.3 Creating a Document ... 454
27.3.1 Create a Document.... 454
27.4 Linking an Object to a Document ....455
27.4.1 Configuration for Linking Documents ... 455
27.4.2 Linking a Document to a Material Master Record ... 455
27.4.3 Linking a Document to a Vendor Master Record ... 456
27.5 Documents and Classification .... 457
27.5.1 Using Classification for Documents ... 457
A Bibliography. 459
B Glossary. 461
C About the Author.467
Index. 469