Create Semi-finished (HALB) Material
Use
A new semi - finished material is needed for manufacturing / trading or service industry.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
| SAP ECC Menu |
Logistics → Materials Management → Material Master → Material → Create (General) → Immediately |
| Transaction code |
MM01 |
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Material |
<Semifinished material number> |
Leave empty for internal number assignment or enter your own number |
| Industry sector |
F Manufacturing - Food |
|
| Material type |
HALB |
Semi finished products |
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box
Select:
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Basic Data 1, Basic Data 2 |
required |
|
| Classification |
Optional for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
Only required if you want to use batch management |
| Sales: Sales Org. Data 1, Sales Org. Data 2, General/Plant Data, Sales Text |
required |
|
| Foreign Trade Export |
Optional for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
Only required if you want to sell the material abroad |
| Purchasing, Purchase Order Text |
Select for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
|
| MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4 |
Select for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
|
| Work Scheduling |
Select for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
|
| General Plant Data / Storage 1, Storage 2 |
required |
|
| Warehouse management |
Select for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
|
| Accounting 1 and 2 |
required |
|
| Costing 1 and 2 |
Select for manufacturing / trading |
Do not select for Services |
|
4. Choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Plant |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Stor. location |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Sales Org. |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Distr.Channel |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Warehouse No. |
|
Choose from dropdown list.
Do not use in services. |
5. Choose
Enter.
Materials are first created in the primary procurement / production plant.
To view the material lists run the transaction
MM60 or the menu path Logistics → Materials Management → Material Master → Other → Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the
Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Description |
<enter description> |
|
| Base Unit of Measure |
<enter Base Unit of measure> |
Choose a discrete unit of measure to avoid problems in the following steps. |
| Material Grp |
|
Choose appropriate material group. |
| Old material number |
<enter the legacy material number if known> |
not mandatory |
| Prod. hierarchy |
<see special instructions> |
Not used for services. |
| Lab / Office |
<enter key of design office, lab, or lab worker responsible> |
|
| Division |
|
enter appropriate division |
| GenItemCatGroup |
|
|
| Gross weight |
<enter gross weight> |
|
| Weight unit |
<enter weight unit> |
|
| Net weight |
<enter net weight> |
|
3. On the
Basic data 2 tab, choose
Enter.
For product hierarchy, use the drop-down selection tool. At each level, click once on the appropriate level, then choose
Next Level. When you reach the appropriate end, choose the
Choose button.
Classification
(Only required for materials subject to batch management)
1. On the
Classification view tab, on the
Classification screen, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
Values FIFO |
Values Expiration Date |
| Class Type |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Class |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
2. Choose the
Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose
Goto next screen (F8).
Only assign one class depending how you want control the material master record.
Sales Data
1. On the
Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Delivering plant |
|
enter the primary plant for outbound deliveries |
| Tax classification |
|
for taxable |
2. On the
Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Material statistics group |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Acct assignment grp |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Item category group |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
3. On the
Sales: General / plant tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Availability check |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Trans. Grp |
|
Choose the appropriate transportation group |
| LoadingGrp |
|
Choose the appropriate loading group |
| Profit Center |
|
For profit center, use the dropdown selection tool. |
| SerialNoProfiles |
|
Use for Services |
4. On the Sales text tab, enter text that should appear on sales documents for this material.
5. Choose the Foreign Trade Export tab.
6. On the
Foreign Trade export tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Comm. / import code |
|
|
| Country of Origin |
|
|
| Region of Origin |
|
|
Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries (export).
7. Choose the Purchasing tab.
Purchasing Data
1. On the
Purchasing tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Purchasing group |
<enter purchasing group> |
enter your purchasing group number |
2. On the purchase order text screen, enter text that should appear on purchasing documents for this material.
MRP Data
1. On the
MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| MRP type |
PD |
MRP |
| MRP controller |
<enter MRP controller> |
Enter your MRP controller number (plant - specific) - Similar to purchasing group |
| Lot size |
EX |
|
2. On the
MRP2 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Procurement type |
E or X |
scenario - specific |
| Special procurement |
<blank> for primary plant 40 when material is transferred from another plant
see also special instructions below |
plant - specific / scenario - specific |
| Prod. Stor. Location |
<enter shop floor storage location> |
plant-specific |
| Storage loc. for EP |
<enter storage location for raw materials storage> |
plant - specific |
| In - house production |
<enter total production time for when material is produced on site> |
scenario - specific |
| SchedMargin Key |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Stock determination group |
|
scenario - specific |
| Planned Delivery Time |
<enter planned delivery time> |
scenario - specific |
3. On the
MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Strategy group |
40 or 10 |
choose appropriate strategy group depending on your business conditions |
| Consumption mode |
see special instructions below |
|
| Bwd consumption per |
enter number of days into past MRP will consume forecast requirements |
scenario - specific |
| Fwd consumption per |
enter number of days into future MRP will consume forecast requirements |
scenario - specific |
4. On the
MRP4 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
Description |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Individual / coll. |
|
<blank>, 1, 2 |
Determines how dependent requirements are controlled |
| Repetitive manufacturing |
|
<select if you want to use this material for repetitive manufactuing> |
scenario - specific |
| REM profile |
|
|
scenario - specific. Only assign profile if you have selected the flag Repetitive manufacturing |
5. Choose
Enter.
In this section you can find additional information how to maintain the special procurement key and how to maintain the consumption mode.
External materials:
- Procurement type () X
- External procurement () 20
Subcontract materials:
- Procurement type () F
- Special procurement () 30
Stock transfer materials:
- Procurement type () F
- Special procurement () 40 or appropriate entry for plant transfer
Phantom assembly
- Procurement type () E
- Phantom assembly () 50
For Consumption mode, there are four possible entries:
- Backwards only
- Backwards / Forwards
- Forwards only
- Forwards / Backwards
Based on the entry chosen, fill in
Bwd consumption per. and
Fwdconsumption per. appropriately (leaving blank if necessary).
Work Scheduling Data
1. On the
Work scheduling tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Production scheduler |
|
scenario - specific |
| Production Scheduling Profile |
|
scenario - specific |
| Underdelivery tolerance |
|
scenario - specific |
| Overdelivery tolerance |
|
scenario - specific |
| Lot - size independent Inhouse production time |
|
number of days for inhouse production |
| Serial no. profile |
|
|
General / Storage Data
1. Choose the Plant data / stor.1 tab. If your material is subject to batch management, choose Organizational levels. (If your material is not subject to batch management, you can skip to step 4).
2. On the Organizational levels screen delete any value in input field Plant and press Enter. The fields are on client level and not on plant level.
3. Enter the following values:
| Field Name |
Description |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Batch Management |
|
Set indicator |
Only set if your material is subject to batch management |
| Period Ind. For SLED |
Period indicator for shelf life expiration date |
D (days) |
Only required if material is subject to batch management with the expiration date search strategy |
| Min. Rem. Shelf Life |
Minimum remaining shelf life |
Enter the minimum remaining shelf life |
Only required if material is subject to batch management with the expiration date search strategy |
| Total shelf life |
|
Enter the total shelf life |
Only required if material is subject to batch management with the expiration date search strategy |
| Storage Condition |
|
10 or 20 |
Use value 10 for services. |
5. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
Warehouse Data
1. Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter. All required data are defaulted into the warehouse view.
Accounting Data
1. On the
Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Price unit |
|
|
| Price control |
|
|
| Standard price / Moving Price |
|
|
| Valuation Class |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
2. Choose the
Accounting 2 tab, and choose
Enter.
Values for price unit, valuation class and price control default into the view. You may change price unit and price control if required for your data.
Costing Data
Prerequisites
For the SpecProcurem Costing field, if the standard cost should be copied from the same material in a different plant, and no value was entered in the Special Procurement field on MRP2, and then enter the appropriate value here.
1. On the
Costing 1 tab, make the following entries and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Material origin |
select the checkbox |
|
| With Qty Structure |
select the checkbox |
|
| SpecProcurem Costing |
<optional (see special instructions above)> |
|
| Variance key |
|
|
2. On Costing 2 tab, choose Enter.
3. A Last data screen reached dialog box displays.
Result
The semi - finished material is created.
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