Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BMG (Package) Material Master: Componentization Interfaces
Basic Data
| Data Element | MATKL |
| Short Description | Material Group |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | MATKL | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 9 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 9 | |
| Value Table | T023 |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | S_WBWG | |
| Search Help: Parameters | MATKL | |
| Parameter ID | MKL | |
| Default Component name | MATL_GROUP | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Matl Group |
| Medium | 15 | Material Group |
| Long | 20 | Material Group |
| Heading | 11 | Matl Group |
Documentation
Definition
Key that you use to group together several materials or services with the same attributes, and to assign them to a particular material group.
Use
You can use material groups to:
- Restrict the scope of analyses
- Search specifically for material master records via search helps
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
If you have not defined a material group hierarchy using the classification system, you maintain material groups in Customizing for the Material Master in Define material groups.
If you have defined a material group hierarchy, which is normally the case in retail, you maintain material groups in Customizing for Material Groups or from the initial Retailing screen by choosing Master data -> Material group.
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0001
Use
Purchase requisitions for materials belonging to the material group specified are assigned to the appropriate release strategy.
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0002
Procedure
You must enter a material group for materials without a material master record.
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0003
Procedure
You can enter your selection criteria for this field in the following ways:
- You enter an individual value in this field.
- You enter an interval of values in this field and in the adjacent field.
- You enter several intervals.
All Purchasing documents that satisfy your selection criteria will be displayed.
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0004
Use
Procedure
You have the following options for entering your selection criteria for this field:
- Enter an individual value in this field.
- Enter an interval of values (from - to) in this and the adjacent field.
- Click on the arrow next to the field to enter several intervals or individual values.
All stock balances that satisfy your selection criteria will be displayed. (Copied from TX,SELECT_CRITERIA)
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0005
Procedure
Enter the number of the material group for which you want to define master conditions.
These master conditions are taken into account in the effective price of those order items that have no material master record and have been assigned to this material group.
Supplementary Documentation - MATKL 0010
Procedure
Enter your selection value here, or press F5 to enter a selection interval.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20030114 |
| SAP Release Created in |
