SAP ABAP Data Element KMPME (Component Unit of Measure)
Hierarchy
☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM-MD-PRO (Application Component) Products
     ⤷ CS (Package) R/3 Application development: PP Bills of Material
Basic Data
Data Element KMPME
Short Description Component Unit of Measure  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MEINS    
Data Type UNIT   Unit key for QUAN fields 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table T006    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name COMP_UNIT   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Comp Unit 
Medium 15 Component Unit 
Long 20 Component Unit 
Heading 3 UoM 
Documentation

Definition

The unit for the component quantity.

Procedure

The system determines the unit as follows:

  • Material items with a material master record - base unit of measure from the material master record.
  • Non-stock items without a material master record, document items, and text items - unit defined in customizing functions for BOMs as the default value or modification parameter.
  • Class items - unit defined in the additional data of the class.

Additional units for material items with a material master record:

  • For material items, you can maintain alternative units of measure to the base unit of measure in the material master.
    In bills of material, not all alternative units of measure are taken into account - only the unit of issue.
  • Possible values are:
  • If you enter no unit, the system proposes a unit from the material master if the item has a material master:
    If the unit of issue was entered on the storage detail screen, the system copies this unit. Otherwise, it copies the base unit of measure.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991102 
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