material coding

[Former Member]

Good day all,

Please how do you avoid using different material codes for the same material that will be used in different locations?

[Former Member]

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> Good day all,
> Please how do you avoid using different material codes for the  same material that will be used in different locations?

Usually few persons are assigned to create material and they should be properly trained in how to search for materials, so that duplicated materials are not created. They should know that they can extend the material to different company codes, plants and storage locations as I have seen quite a few materials created with same description because of lack of proper training.

[JL23]

you have to well train the users who get the rights to create materials (it really should not be to many) how to use the F4 search help.

Technically you can only use an userexit and check some characteristics and send then a message if you are the opinion that it might become a duplicate.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Before creating the master data check the table entries in MARA in which you can find the existing in the other plant or not.

Hope this will help u.

[Former Member]

hi ,

Please give more details as we are unable to understand..

Is it about material duplication??..