Material Interchangeability During Goods Receipt

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Material interchangeability in SAP MM allows users to substitute or replace materials in purchasing documents. This functionality enables flexibility in procurement processes, allowing purchase requisitions to be created with one material number and replaced with another that has similar characteristics during quotation or while posting goods receipt.

let's discuses the process for exchange during goods receipt

Define Manufacturer Part no. Indicator

Path: SPRO > Logistic General > Material Master > Basic Setting > Make Global Setting >
Set the "Manufacturer part no" indicator: Enable

Define manufacturer part profiles
• Path: SPRO > Material Management > Purchasing > Material Master > Define manufacture part profile

• Action: Create a profile and select the "Inventory-Managed Manuf. Part." indicator. This profile will be assigned to all interchangeable materials > then Save.

Define settings for material replacement in MIGO.

• Path: SPRO > Logistic General > Interchangeability of parts > Define Settings for Material Exchange and Restricted Interchangeability
• Action: Double-click on the "ME-MIGO-MIGO_GI" entry and configure the settings for automatic material exchange during goods receipt. When finished, the "Automatic material exchange" column for MIGO will be changed to "Yes"

And same for Migo_GR

Note: if you did not find MIGO_GR you can add it form New Entries

Set up screen for material replacement in goods movement.

• Path: SPRO > Logistic General > Interchangeability of parts > setup screen for material replacement in goods movement
• Action: Add your profile and assign the relevant users and plants

                   Important note : you need to add authorization object to your user profile “M_PIC_EXCH”

Create FFF Class Material >> MM01

Material type: FFFC

Select basic data 1

Assign manufacturer part profile and bas unit of measure

Create your own materials (Raw, Spare parts, etc...) with required views and assign Mfr Part Profile on purchasing view

Create interchangeability materials with material type ( HERB )

Here mfr part number is mandatory and it will same material number

Fill the required data and assign Mfr Part Profile on purchasing view

MPN Interchangeability Set Creation. Tcode >> PIC01

Insert material with FFF Class as created before

Assign main and interchangeability materials and save

click on MPN-MPR sets icon/tab

Maintain set ( plant – MRP Area – Materials )

Set check box for leading material ( main item ) then save

Now you can Create :

• Info record for interchangeability materials
• Create Purchase Order with Main Item

Po created with main item

Create a goods receipt reference to purchase order through MIGO

Now material exchange tab has been applied ... click on tab

Enter the required qty for main or interchangeability materials or both

Click Post

Material document posted

Let’s check the po

System has created 2 new line items first for remaining qty and another one for interchangeability material with price form info record

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