SAP ABAP Data Element MCART (Material type)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   CA-CAD (Application Component) CAD Integration
     CA (Package) CAD Integration
Basic Data
Data Element MCART
Short Description Material type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MTART    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table T134    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
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 Mtyp 
Medium 15 MatTyp 
Long 20 Material type 
Heading 15 Material type 
Documentation

Definition

Key that allocates the material to a group of materials, such as raw materials, operating supplies, trading goods, and so on.

The material type defines certain features of the material and has important control functions.

Dependencies

If you do not enter a material type when you reserve a material number via the CAD interface, the system determines the next available number from the internal number range for the default material type you enter here.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19931130 
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