A serial number is assigned to an item to identify it
and to store information about it. A serial number is mostly used to refer
to equipment such as motors, drills, or vacuums. In MM, an item of material
contains a serial number as well as a material number. This combination
helps to uniquely identify an item of material.
2) What is a class type? How will you configure a class type?
A class type is the SAP system's top-level unit, which is used to control the SAP system's classes. It performs the following tasks:
- Defines the class objects
- Checks if class objects can be used in other classes or not
- Defines the class maintenance screen
3) A material does not have a master record. How can we procure that?
There may be instances when a material does not have a master record. You can perform different functions in different situations to procure the master record. For example:
- You can create a material master record if there is no material master record for a particular material.
- You can extend the material master record if the material master record exists for a particular material but the user department does not have the master data.
- You can also extend the material master record if the material master record exists for a particular material and the user department has the master data but it has been entered in a different organizational level.
4) State the importance of
classification data.
Classification data allows you to search for materials
on the basis of the characteristic values entered into the classes. This
feature is very useful when the customer wants to search for a particular
vendor and particular batches.
5) What is an ABC indicator?
An ABC indicator is an indicator assigned by the ABC analysis procedure. An ABC indicator provides details of the consumption value of the material involved in the ABC analysis. The ABC analysis is performed by multiplying the current price of the materials by their quantity. The different consumption values are given as follows:
- A materials—Important parts, high usage/consumption value
- B materials—Less important parts, medium usage/consumption value
- C materials—Relatively unimportant parts, low usage/consumption value
6) What are the main master
files used in MM?
The following are the main master files used in MM:
- Material master file
- Inventory master file
- Vendor master file
7) Give some example of master
data in material management (MM).
Material master, material master general data (MARA), tax Classification material (MLAN), info records, source list, and vendor master are examples of master data in MM.
