Material Description

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can someone tell me whether it is possible to get the Material description that we can see in MM03 in the "Purchase Order Text" screen/tab in different languages. I am not refereing to the Material description that we can get from MAKT table.

Thanks

Swetha.

[Former Member]

You have to use the function module READ_TEXT to get the description. Pass the parameters as below

ID: BEST (Purchase order text)

Language: Language for which you want to get the description

Name: It would be the 18 Character Material Number (like 000000000000601702)

Object: MATERIAL

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks,

Pavan

[Former Member]

Hi Pavan,

Thanks for the reply. I tried running the function module but gives the message "Text 000000000000054635 ID BEST language EN not found".

Could you please tell me what is the problem behind..

Thanks..

Swetha

[Former Member]

Did u check table STXH to make sure you are passing the right parameters to the read_text function module?

[Former Member]

Shweta,

Did you mean 'how to create that text in different languages ' ?

that screen appears like a split screen - one side has 'languages maintained' and other sid ehas text editor.

there is a create icon, on the left side lower portion.

It will prompt you to select the language which you want, you can create any any language..

Is this what you meant ?

[Former Member]

Have you checked STXH as suggested by Aparna?

In case you are not sure about the object ID you can get it from the MM03 Purchase Order Text screen itself. Generally you can find the info under menu path GOTO->HEADER . In case you don't find the option HEADER under GOTO menu path, then look for the editor icon somewhere on the screen. Click on it and it opens a SAPScript type editor and then check the menu path GOTO->HEADER.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks,

Pavan

[Former Member]

Hi Pavan and Aparna,

Both of your help solved my problem. Thanks a lot for the help..!

Swetha.

[Former Member]

Hi Pavan, Aparna or someone, can please clarify me on another question on the same. Will a material's purchase order text be the same always or will it keep changing depending on the text entered in each purchase order?

Thanks..

Swetha

[Former Member]

Not fully clarified

[Former Member]

It will be changing.. depending on the purpose for which they want to use the field... I can give you a example... we have used it to enter the manual steps to be followed whenever it is shipped via road... and it use to be picked up while printing invoices depends on the mode on payment...

if you are talking about the parameters like Object ID, TEXT they generally are the same.

Hope this is helpful.

THanks,

Pavan

[Former Member]

Hi Pavan,

Thanks a lot for your replies. Could you kindly give me some more explaination on my last question? For example, if there is a material 'abcd1234' with the Purchase Order text as 'CLIMATE SENSOR BEFORE TEST'. Will this material always have the above text as the Purchase Order Text or will it vary depending on its usage everytime when it is purchased?

Thanks...

Swetha