SAP ABAP Data Element MATSTATUS (Material status from MM/PP view)

Hierarchy

☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     ⤷ CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       ⤷ MGA (Package) Application development R/3 material master from 3.0

Basic Data

Data Element	MATSTATUS
Short Description	Material status from MM/PP view

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	MMSTA
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	2
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
Value Table	T141

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID
Default Component name
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No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	MatlStatus
Medium	15	Material Status
Long	20	Material Status
Heading	2	MS

Documentation

Definition

Indicates whether the material may be used in the following areas:

• Materials management
• Production planning and control
• Quality management
• Plant maintenance
• Warehouse management
• Costing with a quantity structure

Use

The material status restricts the usability of the material, that is, it defines whether a warning or an error message is displayed if you include the material in a particular function.

You can assign a material status to a material at the following levels:

• Plant level
• Cross-plant level (that is, at client level)

Example

The material may be a part under development or one to be discontinued.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19991102
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