SAP ABAP Data Element BASMN (Base quantity)
Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   CA-GTF-PS (Application Component) Cross-Application Objects in Project System
     BC (Package) Cross-Application Objects PP/PS
Basic Data
Data Element BASMN
Short Description Base quantity  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MENG13    
Data Type QUAN   Quantity field, points to a unit field with format UNIT 
Length 13    
Decimal Places 3    
Output Length 17    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name BASE_QTY   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Base qty 
Medium 15 Base quantity 
Long 20 Base quantity 
Heading 17 Base quantity 
Documentation

Definition

Quantity to which all component quantities in a BOM relate.

Procedure

Using this customizing function, you can define a value which is set as a default when you create a bill of material.

Supplementary Documentation - BASMN 0000

Dependencies

When displaying/planning material requirements, the component quantity is calculated from the base quantity:

Current components = base quantity / base qty * stored (required qty) component qty

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000218 
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