Master data - Overview

M aster D ata

M aste r D ata con ta ins the reco rds tha t rem a in inthe database over an extended period o f tim e.M aste r D ata con ta ins the reco rds tha t rem a in inthe database over an extended pe riod o f tim e.

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M aster D ataM aster D ata(e.g ., M aterial D a ta )(e .g ., M ateria l D ata )

G enera l D ataG eneral D ata(com m on(com m on

ac ro ss c lien t)ac ro ss c lien t)

S torag e L ocationS torag e L ocation(un ique to s torag e(un ique to s to rag e

locations w ith inlocations w ith inp lant)p lant)

M R P D ataM R P D ata (u n iq ue to p lant) (u n iq ue to p lant)

M aste r D ata is cen tra lly s to red (sharedacross applica tion m odules) andp rocessed to e lim inate da ta redundancy.

M aste r D ata is cen tra lly s to red (sharedacross applica tion m odules) andp rocessed to e lim inate da ta redundancy.

Master Data - Overview

M a s ter D a ta

M aste r d a taM as te r d a taM aste r d a ta

B O MB O M

M ate ria l M a ste r R e co rdM ate ria l M aste r R ec o rd

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W o rk C en te rW o rk C en te r

M aste r da ta is com prise d o f m a te ria l m as te r reco rds , b ills o fm a te ria l, rou tings , a nd w o rk cen te rs .

T he m a te ria l m as te r is the founda tion fo r a ll log is tics functions o fthe S A P R /3 S ys te m .

Ite mIte m1 01 02 02 03 03 0

B O MB O M

O pe ra tionO pe ra tion1 01 02 02 03 03 0

R o u tin gR o u ting

Material Master-Introduction

M ateria l M aster R eco rd s

The m ateria l m aste r is acen tral da ta ob ject in theS A P R /3 S ys tem . Them ateria l m aste r inc lu des :

raw m ateria lsopera ting supp lies

The m ateria l m aster is acen tral da ta ob ject in theS A P R /3 S ys tem . Them ateria l m aste r inc lu des :

raw m ateria lsopera ting supp lies

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The m ateria l m aste r m ateria l m as te r is a cen tra l da ta ob jec t in the S A P R /3 S ystem .

A ll the in fo rm ation requ ired to m anage p roducts and equ ipm ent is s to red inthe m ate ria l m aste r reco rd .

E ach user de partm ent has its ow n v iew o f the m ate ria l m aste r w h ichperm its easy access to and m a in tenance o f da ta .

opera ting supp liessem i-fin ished productsfin ished prod ucts

opera ting supp liessem i-fin ished productsfin ished prod ucts

View s of the M ateria l M aster

M RPM RP

B asic D ataB asic D ata

The m ateria l m aster is aThe m ateria l m aster is acentral data object for a llcentral data object for a ll

P urchasingP urchasing

S alesS ales

Material Master - Views

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Each user function has its ow n view of the m aterial m asterw h ich pe rm its easy access and m aintenance o f data .

E ach user function has its ow n v iew of the m ate rial m asterw h ich perm its easy access and m aintenance o f data .

S torageS torag e

S toc ks in p lant/S toc ks in p lant/ s torage location s torage locatio n

C ostingC osting

A ccoun tingA ccoun ting

central data object for a llcentral data object for a llm ateria l types:m ateria l types:

raw m ateria lsraw m ateria ls

sem i-fin ished productssem i-fin ished products

fin ished productsfin ished products

W orkW orkschedulin gscheduling

Q ualityQ ualitym anagem entm anagem ent

C las sificationC lassification

Fo recastingForecasting

Material Master - Data Structure

Data Structure of the M aterial M aster

The genera l data is valid for all p lants ofThe genera l data is valid for a ll p lants ofa client.a client.

The description can be entered in asThe description can be entered in asmany languages as desiredm any languages as desired .General dataGeneral data

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many languages as desiredMaterial numberM aterial numberDescriptionDescriptionUnits of measureUnits of measureTechnical dataTechnical data

Plant dataPlant data

MRP typeMRP typePlanned delivery timePlanned delivery timePurchasing groupPurchasing groupBatch indicatorBatch indicator

Storage location dataStorage location data

Storage timeStorage timeStock fieldsStock fields

ValuationValuation

Valuation price Valuation price Valuation procedureValuation procedureValuation quantityValuation quantity

W arehouse ManagementW arehouse M anagement

Unit of measureUnit of measurePalletizationPalletizationinstructionsinstructions

Sales dataSales data

Forecast dataForecast data

Consumption dataConsumption data

Delivering plantDelivering plantSales textsSales texts

Material Master - DataData in the M aterial M aster Record

All the inform ation your com pany needs tom anage a m aterial is stored in the m ateria lm aster record in one of two form s:

Data of a purely descriptive nature(e.g., nam e, size, or dim ension)

r = 0.8 mr = 0.8 m

h =

1.2

mh

= 1

.2 m

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(e.g., nam e, size, or dim ension)

Data the system uses to perform acontrol function (e.g., M RP type)

h =

1.2

mh

= 1

.2 m

Material Types

M aterials w ith the sam e basic attributes are groupedtogether and assigned to a m aterial type.

This perm its the user to m anage d ifferent m aterials

M aterial Types D efin ition

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This perm its the user to m anage d ifferent m aterialsin a uniform m anner in accordance w ith yourcom panys requirem ents.

W hen creating a m aterial m aster record, the userm ust assign the m aterial to a m aterial type.

The m aterial type determ ines certain attributes of them aterial and has im portant control functions.

Material Types

E xam ples o f M ateria l T ypesS A P R /3 M ateria l T ypes - D escriptions

R O H - R aw M ateria ls

H A LB - S em i-fin ished P roducts

FE R T - F in ished G oods

H A W A - T rad ing G oodsR aw m ateria lsR aw m ateria ls

T rad ing G o odsT rad ing G o ods

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H A W A - T rad ing G oods

H IBE - O pera ting S upplies

N LA G - N on-stock M ate ria l

D IEN - S erv ices

U N B W - N on-va lua ted M a teria ls

FH M I - P roduction R esou rces/Too ls

V E R P - P ackag ing M ateria ls

W E TT - C om petitive P roducts

K M A T - C onfigurab le M a te ria l

O p eratin g S up pliesO p eratin g S up plie s

T rad ing G o odsT rad ing G o ods

S em i-fin . p ro du ctsS em i-fin . p ro du cts

F in is hed prod uctsF inished prod ucts N o n-s tock M ateria lN o n-s toc k M ateria l

O therO ther O therO ther

Material Types

F u n ctio n s o f M a teria l T yp es

T h e m ate ria l typ e de term in es :

w hich fie lds a re re qu ired in the m ate ria lm aste r reco rd

w hich use r dep a rtm en ts can m a in ta in them ate ria l m aste r reco rd

R aw m ater ia lsR aw m ateria ls

T rad ing G o odsT rad ing G o ods

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m ate ria l m aste r reco rd

w hethe r qua n tity and /o r va lue upda ting isca rried ou t in in ven to ry m anagem en t

by w h ich p roced ures the va lua tion o f goodsm ovem ents can o r m u st be ca rried ou t

how num ber a ss ignm ent is ca rried ou t

w hich p rocu rem en t types a re a llow ed (in te rna lo r ex te rna l)

w hich G /L accou n ts a re au tom atica llyde te rm ined

O p eratin g S up p lie sO p eratin g S up p lie s

T rad ing G o odsT rad ing G o ods

S em i-fin . p ro du ctsS em i-fin . p ro du cts

F inis hed prod uctsF in ished prod ucts N o n-s toc k M ater ia lN o n-s toc k M a te ria l

O therO ther O therO ther

Material Requirements Planning

M R P 1 V iew o f the M ateria l M aster

D isp lay M a te ria l: M R P 1 M FE R TD isp lay M ate ria l: M R P 1 M FE R T

T he d escrip tion an d un it o fm easure va lues are cop ied fromth e B as ic da ta v iew .

Th e descrip tion and un it o fm easure va lues are cop ied fromthe B as ic data v iew .

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T he M R P type d es igna tesw h e the r the m ate ria l isp lanned by M PS or M R P .

T he M R P typ e des ignatesw he the r the m ate ria l isp lanned by M P S or M R P .

Material Requirements Planning

Im portant Fields M RP1 View

M RP Type: A key that determ ines if a m aterial isplanned during M PS or M RP, and how the m aterial isplanned.

Planning Tim e Fence: The num ber of days in w hich

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Planning Tim e Fence: The num ber of days in w hichautom atic changes cannot be m ade to the m aster plan.

M RP Controller: A unique num ber that identifies theM RP controller or group of M RP controllersresponsible for planning m aterial requirem ents.

Lot Size Key: A key that specifies the strategy , (e.g.,Lot-for-Lot, Fixed order quantity, Part period balancing,etc.) the system uses during MRP to calculate thequantity to be produced or procured.

Material Requirements Planning

Im portant Fields M RP1 Contd.

Procurem ent Type: A n alphanum eric key that signifieshow the m aterial is procured either in-house (E),externally (F), or both in-house and externally (X).

In-house Production: N um ber of days required to

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In-house Production: N um ber of days required toproduce the m aterial in-house, independent of lot size.

Scheduling M argin Key: A num eric key that determ inesthe floats and opening period required for scheduling anorder.

Material Requirements Planning

M R P 2 V iew of the M ateria l M aster

D isp lay M ate ria l: M R P 2 M FE R TD isp lay M ateria l: M R P 2 M FE R T

The S tra tegy g roup ind icatesthe p lann ing stra tegy that w illbe used for th is m a te ria l, suchas m ake-to -s tock.

The S tra tegy g roup ind icatesthe p lann ing s trategy that w illbe used for th is m a te ria l, suchas m ake-to -s tock .

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The A va ilability check fie ld ind ica tes howthe system checks m ate ria l ava ilab ility anddete rm ines requ irem ents for M R P .

The A va ilab ility check fie ld ind ica tes howthe sys tem checks m ate ria l ava ilab ility anddete rm ines requ irem ents for M R P .

The consum p tion fie lds dete rm ine hownew sa les orde rs w ill consum efo recasted independent requ irem ents .

The consum p tion fie lds dete rm ine hownew sa les orde rs w ill consum eforecasted independent requirem ents .

Material Requirements Planning

Im portant F ields M R P2 V iew

Strategy G roup: A num eric key that contains a ll thepossib le p lanning strateg ies (e .g ., m ake-to-stock, m ake-to-order, etc .) for a m ateria l

A vailability C heck: A key that specifies if and how thesystem checks availability and generates requirem ents for

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system checks availability and generates requirem ents forM RP.

C onsum ption M ode: A num eric key that ind icatesw hether forw ard or backw ard consum ption is perform ed.

C onsum ption Periods (B ackw ard/Forw ard): These fie ldsspecify the length o f tim e (in days) o f the consum ptionperiod for backw ard and forw ard consum ptionrespectively.

Material Requirements Planning

Im portant F ields M R P2 V iew

Ind iv idual/C ollective: A num eric key that ind icatesw hether ind ividual custom er requ irem ents p lanning (1),co llective requ irem ents p lanning (2), or both (b lank) areallow ed for the dependent requ irem ents o f the m ateria l.

D iscontinuation Ind icator: A n indicator that iden tifies the

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D iscontinuation Ind icator: A n indicator that iden tifies them ateria l as a m ateria l/part to be d iscontinued and contro lsthe d iscontinuation process in m ateria ls p lanning.

Work Scheduling

W ork Scheduling V iew

???M aterialsM aterials

EngineeringEngineeringShop FloorShop Floor

ProductionProduction W hich departm ents use this view?W hich departm ents use this view ?

EngineeringEngineering

Shop Floor ProductionShop Floor Production

M aterials M anagem entM aterials M anagem ent

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W hy is th is view used?W hy is th is view used? To record data re lated toTo record data re lated to

production such as:production such as:

Units of m easureUnits of m easure In-houseIn-house

production tim eproduction tim e

DeliveryDeliveryto lerancestolerances

M aterials

M anagem entM anagem ent

???

Costing & Accounting

Costing and Accounting View s

???C ostC ost

F inanceFinance PurchasingPurchasing W hich departm ents use this view?W hich departm ents use this view ? FinanceFinance

PurchasingPurchasing

Cost AccountingCost Accounting

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W hy is th is view used?W hy is th is view used? To m ainta in standard costTo m ainta in standard cost

To m ainta in average costTo m ainta in average cost

C ostC ostA ccountingA ccounting

???

Cost AccountingCost Accounting