SAP Data Structure of the Material Master Record

Use

All data and information entered for a material is stored in the data structure of the material master record. For sales and distribution, general data and sales and distribution data in the material master record are relevant.

General data

General data in a material master record is identical for every sales organization, plant and storage location. General data, which is of importance for all departments, is always entered by the department which creates the first part or view of the master record. General data contains, for example, the material number that identifies it, the material description, units of measure, value, weight, volume and divisions.

Sales and Distribution Data

Sales and distribution data in a material master record is defined for a specific sales organization and distribution channel. The delivering plant, the assignment to the sales group, grouping terms for price agreements and sales texts, for example, are included in sales and distribution data. The fact that a material is linked to a distribution channel allows the material to be sold with different conditions through the various distribution channels.

Sales and distribution data is divided into data that depends on the sales organization and data that depends on the plant:

• Sales organization/distribution channel data

This data includes the delivering plant, the sales unit, the minimum order quantity and the minimum delivery quantity.

• Plant data

This data applies to a plant and all its storage locations. Examples of plant data are MRP data, such as the safety stock quantity, the reorder level, or the shipping processing time.