MM Interview Questions Frequently Asked

Q: How can I extend all material to a new plant?
A: The SAP program - RMDATIND is used to create /update material master
record.

Q: How can we delete materials permanently from Material master?
A: Use transaction MM70 - Material
Master->Other->Reorganization->Material->Choose.
Build variant with selection range of material master records to be selected for
deletion and maintain run parameters.
Execute.
Use transaction MM71 - Material Master-> other-> Re
organizationn-->Material->Reorganization
Build a second variant
Maintain run parameters and execute.
It is also important to remove the records manually from info record, POs, PRs,
reservation etc for successful deletion of the material.

Q: SAP only provides moving average value for current, previous period, and
previous year. SAP does not provide transactions/reports that will provide
moving average value for a given date. How can I report moving average price
for material number 10000000 at plant 0001 on July 4, 1998 .
A: Try any of these solutions:
1. Change the updating level of the structure (S031) to "daily". In LIS the total
value and the total stock are available. Divide value by the stock. It is possible
to calculate this dynamically when the analysis is run and to display the result.
2. Create your own structure in LIS and populate it by copying the Moving
Average Price from the material master every time there is a transaction. You
will have data on those days when there was a transaction.

Q: We have defined all the variables for the materials. However, when I attempt
to use Material Matchcode object MAT1, I get the response "No possible entries
found". Why?
A: Matchcode i.d. "B", "Material by bill of material" has a selection condition for
field STLNR NE ' '. STLNR is the BOM number associated with a material in
table MAST. Hence the message - "no possible entries..." pops up if there are
no bills of materials associated with your material numbers.
You get the matchcodes as long as the material referred by you has BOM
number associated with it.

Q: The matchcode object selection is defaulted to matctcode ID "B". Iwould like
to change to M " Material by Description" What is the solution?
A: Press the pull down arrow on the material number field and matchcode "B"
is displayed, press
F5 double-click matchcode i.d. "M", then press F6 . This will set matchcode "M"
as the default.
Q: We have one material master : X and the unit of measure is 'pcs' and two serial
number : A,B For this material we make two Pos First PO calls material X , 1 pcs
price 100 (will use serial number A) Second PO calls material X , 1 pcs price 250
(will use serial number B) Goods Receipt is done and by filling serial number for
the fist PO with A and the second PO with B. We want to transfer material X serial
number A to another plant and want the valuation of this material as 100. How we
can do it ?

A: Use "split valuation". Stocks may be received into separate storage locations.
Transfer stocks may be done from a storage location/plant to another storage
location/plant.

Q: We want to change the calculation of Moving Average Price. We know that the
same is in MBEW-VERPR and two transactions to consider - MRHR, MB01. Is
there a transaction to change MAV or all the places it is needed?
A: Any Goods receipt or issue (in case of split valuated material) changes Moving
Average price depending upon the valuation type which is used when posting the
goods issue. You have to go through all the transactions involving those!
For Example:
Material X is using split valuation by origin:
Malaysia : MAV 60 USD - total stock 100 units
India: MAV 50 USD - total stock 200 units
Total stock 300 units MAV 53.33
Here , goods issues will also affect the global MAV, despite not changing MAV
from origin country.

Q: What is the use of configurable material.?
A: Configurable material is useful if you have a large number of combination of
parts that go into a product. It means different permutations and combinations of
the parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each
combination , you require a large number of material numbers. KMAT may be
used in such a case where you maintain just one generic product code.
A super BOM is maintained for such a material consisting of all possible
alternatives. A routing is also maintained consisting of all possible operations that
could be used. Typically configurable material is used in Made To Order (MTO)
environment. However frequently ordered configurations may be planned with a
material variant which needs to have a material master record.
Thus Material variants may have stock and value. Depending upon characteristic
values chosen at sales order entry Sales Order BOM is created. Routing
operations are also chosen depending upon which BOM components are
assigned to them.
Q: Will Source List automatically appear in Material Master as default if maintained
at plant level using OME5?
A: If you have maintained source list requirement in OME5 and have not
maintained the source list for the material. PO cannot be released. You are
required to maintain source list for all materials in the plant where the indicator is
set if you maintain source list at plant level. Else you can make use
of info record to do so automatically.

Q: We have One company with a plant and another company with a sales
organization. Which is better option between these - PO or Stock Transfer Order ?
A: Cross company Stock Transport Orders can be done.
1. Configure using transaction OMGN.
2. Depending upon the sending and receiving plants, maintain sales organization
and customer data
3. in customizing. Maintain the supplying plant as a vendor and attach the plant to
the vendor in the Vendor Master.
4. Material type has to be HALB or HAWA.
5. Ensure that the company with sales Organization has a plant to take care of
stocking.
6. The PO used is NB and not Stock Transfer PO.
7. Configure SD for inter-company billing to enable picking up the pricing
procedure for billing.
8. Carry Out delivery through process delivery due list and billing through process
billing due list.

Q: We can make field mandatory. We want to make a default value to a Particular
field in the Material Master. Say, We want that the period indicator in the MRP2
view as "P". What is the best way?
A: Use transaction variant. Transaction SHD0 and then Transaction SE93.