SAP MM (Material Management)

Definition or Meaning- What is SAP MM?

What is SAP MM means, full form or SD stands for (Material Management), This Tutorial for beginners explains what SAP MM. This Online Tutorial gives brief understanding of SAP Materials Management module concepts and with examples,

SAP MM (Material Management) is module of SAP ERP which automates inventory management system and invoice verification etc. You can get solution for all relevant queries to MM in Tutorial, transaction codes. The Materials Management functionality includes a number of important master data files. The Material Master and Vendor Master files are at the core of Procurement, Inventory Management, and Invoice Verification.

SAP Material management is the process of directing and controlling resources or procedures to accomplish the organizational objectives of providing quality material responsively and cost-effectively through logistics processes such as requirements development, storage, distribution, acquisition, disposal, transportation, accountability, and inventory management and control.

Purchasing Information Records

To Create Purchasing Information Records for material with Material Master

Purchasing Information Records (Info records) are maintained as Master data, just as Material and Vendor master data is maintained.  Info records may be created for materials that have a material master record, and for materials that do not (Material Groups).  … Read More

materials planning and control

What is Materials Planning and Control?

Materials planning and control determines how much of which material, component, goods etc. is needed and when. This activity is the responsibility of the materials planner or controller.

Types of materials planning and control consists two forms of materials planning … Read More

Material Ledger Multiple Currency

How to do Material Ledger Multiple Currency?

Material Ledger Multiple Currency: The system stores valuation data for a material in its material ledger in up to three currencies. You specify in which currencies the system stores this valuation data in Customizing for Valuation and Account Assignment.

When … Read More

Release Procedure for requisitions in Purchasing

Release Procedure for requisitions in Purchasing in MM

Releasing Requisitions,This post describes the release procedure for requisitions in Purchasing. (Note that in this context, “release” means giving approval, or clearance, to go ahead with the procurement of the materials or services set out in the requisition, and … Read More

Variant Configuration in sap

What is Variant Configuration in SAP?

Variant Configuration in SAP: Description of complex products that are manufactured in many variants (for example, cars).

All variants are defined as one variant product

The variant product has a super BOM (Bill of Material), containing all the … Read More

Reorder Point Planning

What is Reorder Point Planning in SAP MM?

In the reorder point planning procedure, the system compares available warehouse stock with the reorder level. If available stock falls below the reorder level, an order proposal is generated. The reorder level (also known as the reorder point) is … Read More

SAP Block Material for Posting

What is SAP Block Material for Posting?

SAP Block Material for Posting, there are two ways to block materials for posting in sap for the duration of the physical inventory count, 1) Blocking when creating and 2) Blocking Later.

SAP Block Material for Posting

Blocking when creating Read More