When we want to use a new material in SAP MM process which is important master data maintenance, we have to define it’s characteristics, in order to control it’s behavior in all of the transactions. Every material is created in the either of these two ways:
- By calling transaction MM01 (mostly used in a productive environment)
- Mass creation (mainly used only once on transition of materials from the previous system into SAP ERP)
We will focus now on transaction MM01, and leave the mass creation for later since it is an advanced tool. We will discuss it after you have enough knowledge about material master views and organizational levels.
Step 1) Initial Screen of SAP MM Material Master Data (MM01)
Transaction that is used for the creation of material master record, as stated above isMM01. The execution of the transaction brings us to the initial screen, which consists of few fields that contain the basic information on our material.
