Managing Multiple Material Numbers in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public

[Katalina_Guio]

I am working on an SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public implementation project and have the following scenario:

My client needs to manage a single material with three different material numbers. In their current process, they use both internal and external numbering simultaneously for materials. Specifically, they have an internal material number that groups different external material numbers from suppliers for the same material.

Example:

• Material: Finished Product
• Internal Material Number: 1
• External Material Number from Supplier 1: SKU001
• External Material Number from Supplier 2: SKU002

When creating purchase orders, buyers are used to requesting materials using the supplier’s external material number (SKU001 or SKU002), and reports and analytics are also based on this external numbering. However, suppliers frequently change their SKUs, even though the material itself remains the same.

Given this scenario, what options are available in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public to manage multiple material numbers while maintaining material traceability? 

I appreciate any guidance on how to handle this requirement in the system.

[RaymondGiuseppi]

You can save the supplier's material number in the Create Purchasing Info Record application. It will then be available in the Create Purchase Order - Advanced application.

[RaymondGiuseppi]

Perform some search on EINA-IDNLF 'Material Number Used by Vendor'

[Suryaprakash13]

Dear @Katalina_Guio ,

We can go on with the below one of the approach:

1. Batch with Different name according to the vendor
2. Manufactures part number (MPN)(can create as much as MPN as required according the the vendor)

Hope this helps!!!

Best Regards,
Surya.

[Katalina_Guio]

If I want to create several MPN's for the same vendor, what should I do? In material master data I´m allowed to specify just one MPN. Thank you in advance.