Material type is the most important attribute for any material because it determines

how a material behaves and how the material can be handled in the system
FOR EXAMPLE
A finished material has attributes that help the sales department to create orders
for this material.
A raw material has attributes that helps the procurement department to procure it
from internal or external sources.
A packaging material has attributes that help to take care of this material during
shipping because if it has to be returned, the system allows the user to do so.
STEP 1 Transaction code :- OMS2.

SAP Menu Path

SPRO

IMG

Logistics – General

Material Master

Basic Settings

Material Types

Define attributes of material types

STEP 2
On change view “Material Types” overview screen, list of defined material types
displays with description. From this screen you can create new material type using copy
as function
 STEP 3

it will help u to check

DUBLICATE ENTRY IS
ACCEPTED OR NOT if
marked accepts not
marked does not
accepts
 MATERIAL TYPE : – Enter the new key that you like to create new material type in SAP.

DESCRIPTION : – Update the description text of material type.

GENERAL DATA : – Under this field update the required details for Field reference, SRef
material type, Item category group and check the option for external no assignment
w/o check, with Qty structure.

SPECIAL MATERIAL TYPES : – Choose the options as per requirements.

USER DEPARTMENTS : – Choose the required departments for material types like work
scheduling, accounting, classification, MRP, purchasing, basic data, storage, etc.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL PURCHASE ORDER : – update the values for internal purchase

order and external purchase orders.

Valuation : – Under this field update the price control (moving average price or
standard price) and account category reference.
PRESS ENTER AND CLICK  ON SAVE BUTTON AND SAVE THE CONFIGURED
DETAILS.
 STEP 4
Now choose the created material type YMIR and click on quantity /value updating
option.

Plants
we
created

CLICK ON SAVE BUTTON AND SAVE THE CONFIGURED MATERIAL TYPES

 DEFINE NUMBER RANGES FOR MATERIAL TYPE
STEP 1
Once we have created the required material type, we need to assign the number
ranges in which the materials of each material type will be created. To create and
assign the number ranges for each material type perform the following steps

SPRO

IMG

Logistics – General
SAP MENU
Material Master
PATH
Basic settings

Material types

Define number ranges for material type.

Transaction MMNR
code
STEP 2
 On Range Maintenance: Material Master Overview screen, choose interval to
check which intervals are empty and go back
STEP 3
 On Range Maintenance: Material Master Overview screen, choose maintain
groups (or press function key F6) options as shown below image.
STEP 4
STEP 5

Here by inserting the number range we are giving it internal assignment

Save it
 STEP 6

Scroll down till u find your material and click it

STEP 7
For external assignment follow 1 and 2
STEP 8
STEP 9
STEP 10

Material type and

number range both are
now linked
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