SAP ABAP Data Element MATERIALSHORTAGEDEFINITIONTYPE (Material Shortage Definition Type)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   PP-MRP (Application Component) Material Requirements Planning
     PPH_GENERAL (Package) PP on HANA: General Functions
Basic Data
Data Element MATERIALSHORTAGEDEFINITIONTYPE
Short Description Material Shortage Definition Type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MATERIALSHORTAGEDEFINITIONTYPE    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Def. Type 
Medium 15 Definition Type 
Long 20 Definition Type 
Heading 18 Definition Type 
Documentation

Definition

Determines the MRP Cockpit App or Apps for which this material shortage definition is relevant.

Use

Dependencies

Depending on your settings here, this material shortage definition is relevant for at least one of the following MRP Cockpit Apps:

  • Monitor Uncovered Sales Orders
  • Monitor Materials with Shortages
  • Monitor Late Purchase Orders

Example

If you create a material shortage definition of the type Material Shortage Calculation, this definition then automatically appears in the Material Shortages drop-down list of the Monitor Materials with Shortages app, for example.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20140121 
SAP Release Created in 618