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SAP how-to guides · Lesson

Create material

Quick answer

Maintain all views the process needs, a material without an accounting view cannot be valued/posted; without a purchasing view it cannot be ordered in that plant.

Key takeaways

  • Enter the material number (or let it be assigned) and select the material type and industry.
  • Select the views to maintain (basic data, purchasing, sales, MRP, accounting, etc.).
  • This guide shows how to create one (MM01).
  • Watch out: Following steps without understanding the concept.

Step by step

  • Enter transaction MM01.
  • Enter the material number (or let it be assigned) and select the material type and industry.
  • Select the views to maintain (basic data, purchasing, sales, MRP, accounting, etc.).
  • Enter the organizational levels (plant, sales org, storage location) for the views.
  • Fill each view’s data and save.

Notes and tips

Maintain all views the process needs, a material without an accounting view cannot be valued/posted; without a purchasing view it cannot be ordered in that plant. Material type controls behaviour and defaults. Governed material creation (via MDG) enforces completeness and prevents duplicates in mature landscapes.

Common pitfalls

  • Following steps without understanding the concept.
  • Skipping testing in a non-production system.
  • Applying blindly to a different scenario.

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Check your understanding

  1. Which statement is true of Create material?

    • A. ME22N is the SAP transaction code for Change Purchase Order (MM).
    • B. Material type controls behaviour and defaults.
    • C. SAP is not a single product but a broad portfolio built around the ERP core.
    Show answer

    B. Material type controls behaviour and defaults.

    Covered in the “Notes and tips” section of this lesson.

  2. Which of these also applies to Create material?

    • A. Governed material creation (via MDG) enforces completeness and prevents duplicates in mature landscapes.
    • B. Assuming fiscal = calendar year, many companies differ.
    • C. Ignoring memory pressure, the key HANA resource.
    Show answer

    A. Governed material creation (via MDG) enforces completeness and prevents duplicates in mature landscapes.

    Covered in the “Notes and tips” section of this lesson.

  3. Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Create material?

    • A. SAP how-to guides
    • B. SAP performance tuning
    • C. SAP architecture
    Show answer

    A. SAP how-to guides

    This lesson sits in the SAP how-to guides section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term Create material refer to in SAP?

The material master describes a product across the enterprise, maintained in views by function. This guide shows how to create one (MM01).

Which transaction codes come up with Create material?

Enter transaction MM01. Enter the material number (or let it be assigned) and select the material type and industry. Select the views to maintain (basic data, purchasing, sales, MRP, accounting, etc.).

What else is worth knowing about Create material?

Maintain all views the process needs, a material without an accounting view cannot be valued/posted; without a purchasing view it cannot be ordered in that plant.

What tends to go wrong with Create material?

Following steps without understanding the concept. Skipping testing in a non-production system. Applying blindly to a different scenario.
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