Same material code but two variants.

[Former Member]

Dear SAP Experts,

Greetings from Dubai !

I am abrar, working currently under MM- WM Module.

Question: The Ingredients printed on a material ( say bottle) has been changed because of some legal requirements, Since we had created only one material code at the time of initial receipts. Both new and old prints have been entered under the same material code, How to separate the these two variants in sap?

Hope for a quick response !

Regards,

Malik Abrar Altaf

[Former Member]

Thanks all for your valuable suggestions, certainly creating new material code for new prints would be an easy task,but i believe it may create a create a problem for the purchase orders, Because for next year also all purchase orders have been created and sent to supplier in the old material code.

What will happen at the time of creating Inbound deliveries?

Since i am new to SAP MM, i don't have much knowledge about the same.

Hope for some more comments.

Regards,

Abrar

[JL23]

you can keep the PO number, just delete the item with the old material number and create a new item with the new material number.

[Former Member]

hi Malik,

just trying to fit in something like jigsaw puzzle.

one way could be creating a new material with old description and assigning it to old material code field in current material master while editing current material text.

henceforth same material will contain reference of both material description. You have not really clarified in your question as if when you want new text and when u want old text to be used.

another method could be using Manufacturing part number , this will allow you to create another 2 material codes which will be assigned as MPN to current material , and you can have 2 different material description at will at the time of procurement.

Please note limitation to both above methods is that any point of time system cannot provide you stock breakup.

warm regards

Avinash

[former_member192897]

If you go with a new material code creation then you must set the PO line item a deletion flag and insert a new line item in the same Purchase order with the new material code. Like wise if you have any Purchase requisitions open, you will have to do the same thing for PR items also.

Existing stock can be moved with MB1B / MIGO 309 movement type.

[Former Member]

Hi

Yo can change the MMR with mas maintenance..know...

I think you can replace the Old no. with new one after creating a new MMR

Rgds

KVNB

[former_member192897]

The better option is to create a new material code. If required, you may use the old material number field for entering your old material number.

[Former Member]

hi all ,

309 solution is logical but please use it only same material type..

M.Ozgur Unal

[JL23]

you have not much options.

you can either create a new material master for the new prints, and then you move the portion of stock with movement type 309 to the new material.

Within one material you would only have the option of batch management or split valuation to separate variants of one material.

Split valuation is usually by nature more  finance related, batches are a logistics thing.

Switching on is easier than off (almost impossible - hence think !!!) but still a bigger act for existing materials.

the quickest method is certainly a new material.

[Former Member]

Hi Malik,

you can use filed of "old material code" in MMR in Basic Data1 screen.

You can enter old material code while creating new code.

refer table MARA for the same.

hope this will help you.

Regds,

Nilesh

[former_member182489]

How you currently capture in at MAt code.

How many number of items you capture( want to know - how mays you are updating and how)

Also , Is the ingredients printed is unique for one material code( say bottle).

How many number of items you capture( want to know - how mays you are updating and how)

please reply