Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting⤷
LO-MD-MG (Application Component) Material Groups⤷
WCW1 (Package) Merchandise categories (Customizing)
IMG Activity
| ID | W_ZF_ST_0710 | Create Material Group |
| Transaction Code | S_ALR_87007641 | IMG Activity: W_ZF_ST_0710 |
| Created on | 19981222 | |
| Customizing Attributes | W_ZF_ST_0710 | Create material group |
| Customizing Activity |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | W_ZF_ST_0710 |
In this step you create material groups.
You also have the option of using the same transaction to carry out the following activities:
- Creating superior hierarchy levels
- Assigning the superior hierarchy levels to a material group hierarchy
- Assigning the base material group to the material group hierarchy
- Assigning characteristics profiles below material group level
Requirements
Your system is configured as an SAP Retail System.
Activities
1. Create superior hierarchy levels
You create hierarchy levels using transaction WG01 (creating
material groups) via menu options MG environment --> Hierarchy
level --> Create
2. Assign the superior hierarchy levels to a material group hierarchy
You assign hierarchy levels to a hierarchy using transaction WG01
(creating material groups) via menu options MG environment -->
Hierarchy level --> Maint. MG hierarchy
3. Create material groups (base material groups) and then maintain the
pre-defined materials (reference material/material group material)
4. Assign the base material group to the material group hierarchy
You assign the material group to the hierarchy using transaction
WG01 (creating material groups)
5. Assign characteristics profiles below material group level
You assign characteristics profiles using transaction WG01
(creating material groups)
Further notes
When creating material groups and then maintaining the pre-defined materials (reference material/material group material) you should be aware of the following.
As these materials can be created automatically using a minimum of data, you should follow this procedure with a check and possibly further maintenance, especially of plant-specific data. The material group reference material should be defined in as much detail as possible so as to keep the workload to a minimum when you have to create more materials for this material group.
All hierarchy allocations involving a material group (base material group) and a higher or lower hierarchy level can be carried out on the initial screen (there is no need to switch to the detail screen). All further hierarchy allocations can be defined top-down when you maintain material group hierarchies.
Only the material groups are transported automatically!
All the other objects in the material group environment (see points 1, 2, 4 and 5) are not transported automatically!
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 204 | Establish Functions and Processes |
| Mandatory / Optional | 1 | Mandatory activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 1 | Critical |
| Country-Dependency | A | Valid for all countries |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | W_ZF_ST_0710 | 0 | I020004200 | Material Groups |
Maintenance Objects
| Maintenance object type |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20030121 |
| SAP Release Created in |
