SAP ABAP Data Element MATKL_SRV (Material Group)

Hierarchy

☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     ⤷ CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       ⤷ ML (Package) R/3 services management

Basic Data

Data Element	MATKL_SRV
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	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.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19991209
SAP Release Created in	46C