SAP ABAP Data Element W_MDATEN (Indicator: enhance material data)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ LO-RIS (Application Component) Retail Information System (RIS)
     ⤷ MCW (Package) R/3 application development: Retail Information System
Basic Data
Data Element W_MDATEN
Short Description Indicator: enhance material data  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type AKTKN    
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 Mat. data 
Medium 15 Material data 
Long 20 Material data 
Heading 20 Material data 
Documentation

Definition

Indicator to show that the fields of the dictionary structure MCW_MATRL are read from the material master and are made available in the respective communication structure of the application.

Use

Marking this field causes the communication structures to be enhanced with data from the material master, such as:

  • Product hierarchy
  • Season category and year
  • Reference data
  • Price band category
  • Service level
  • Material type and category
  • EAN
  • Material group
  • Purchaser
  • MRP controller

Activate this field if you wish to use the Retail Information System along with its standard structures or if you have self-defined information structures which contain fields from the dictionary structure MCW_MATRL.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19971006 
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