SAP Blocking a Material Master Record Sales Status

If a material has technical defects or is to be discontinued, you can block the material.

If you set a block, orders, deliveries and invoices containing this material cannot be created at all, or only with a warning message. The system reactions to a blocked material depends on the type of block set.

Steps:

You use the same procedure to block all material types. To block trading goods, for example, use the following steps:

1. In the
SD Master Data Screen select, Products ® Material ® Trading goods ®Change.

You reach the Change Material: Initial Screen.

2. Enter the trading goods you want to block.
3. Press ENTER.

A dialog box appears in which you can select a view.

4. Select view Sales 1
5. Press ENTER.

Another dialog box appears in which you must define the organizational level.

6. Enter a valid combination of plant, sales organization and distribution channel.
7. Press ENTER.

You reach the Change Material: Sales (1) screen.

8. Enter a blocking reason in the Sales status field.
9. Press ENTER.
10. Save the data record and return to the initial screen. You receive a message informing you that the material has been changed.