SAP ABAP Data Element COMT_OLTP_MATKL_ART (Material Group for Retail Material)
Hierarchy
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SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
⤷ AP-MD-PRO (Application Component) Central Part of Product Master
⤷ COM_PRODUCT_API (Package) Product: APIs for Processing General Products
⤷ AP-MD-PRO (Application Component) Central Part of Product Master
⤷ COM_PRODUCT_API (Package) Product: APIs for Processing General Products
Basic Data
Data Element | COMT_OLTP_MATKL_ART |
Short Description | Material Group for Retail Material |
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 | ||
Search Help: Parameters | ||
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 Grp Retail |
Heading | 11 | Matl Group |
Documentation
Definition
Key that you use to group together several materials or services with the same attributes.
Use
You can use material groups to:
- Restrict the scope of analyses
- Search specifically for material master records using 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 Merchandise Categories.
If you have defined a material group hierarchy, which is normally the case in retail, you maintain material groups either in Customizing for Material Group, or by choosing Master Data -> Merchandise Category Data -> Merchandise Category from the Retailing menu and then the relevant function.
History
Last changed by/on | SAP | 20040312 |
SAP Release Created in | 20C |