What Is Material Types In SAP MM | How To Create Material Types In SAP MM

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In This Article we are going to discuss about the what is Material Types and How to create Material type.

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What is SAP Material Types?

Material Types in SAP MM are classification of Materials and Materials Category. Contents with similar basic characteristics are grouped together and assigned to a content type this content type we called material type. material type allows you to manage different materials in a uniform manner according to the needs of your company.

Whenever you create a material master record you must need to assign material type to material for creation. The material type defines the specific characteristics of the material and control the important functions of its. For example, material type is the important factor to define the screen sequence and field selection in a material master record.

When you create material master record you have to choose material type this material type determines the some features of your material which we discuss below.

Material is created for specific purpose for example raw material, finished goods, and semi finished goods.
Material Number can be assigned internally or externally.
Screens of material.

Standard Material Types in SAP

Material Type	Material Description
ABF	Waste
CBAU	Compatible Unit
CH00	CH Contract Handling
CONT	Kanban Container
COUP	Coupons
DIEN	Service
EPA	Equipment Package
ERSA	Spare parts
FERT	Finished products
FGTR	Beverages
FHMI	Production Resource/Tool
FOOD	Foods (excl. perishables)
FRIP	Perishables
HALB	Semifinished products
HAWA	Trading goods
HERS	Manufacturer Part
HIBE	Operating supplies
IBAU	Maintenance assemblies
INTR	Intra materials
KMAT	Configurable materials
LEER	Empties
LEIH	Returnable packaging
LGUT	Empties (retail)
MODE	Apparel (seasonal)
MPO	Material Planning Object
NLAG	Non-stock materials
NOF1	Nonfoods
PIPE	Pipeline materials
PLAN	Trading goods (planned)
PROC	Process materials
PROD	Product groups
ROH	Raw materials
UNBW	Nonvaluated materials
VERP	Packaging
VKHM	Additionals
VOLL	Full products
WERB	Product catalogs
WERT	Value-only materials
WETT	Competitor products

Standard Material Types in SAP

How to Create Material Types in SAP MM ?

New Material type or custom material type name will be start with Z or Y.

To Create material types in SAP we will follow the below mention steps:

STEP #1. Enter the Transaction code OMS2 in command box.

OMS2

STEP #2. Change View Material Types overview screen will open like showing in below picture.

STEP #3. In Change View Material Types overview screen select standard material type according to which type of Material type you want to create and the click on copy button like showing in below picture.

STEP #4. Now Change View Material types detail of selection set screen will open here your have to fill all the required entries and click on Save button your material type will created.

General Data.

Material Type.
Material Type Description.
Field Reference.
Item Category Group.

Select User Department according to business requirement.

Work Scheduling.
Accounting.
Classification.
MRP.
Purchasing.
Costing.
Basic data.
Storage.
Quality Management.
Sales
Plant Stocks.
Storage Locations Stocks.

Choose Internal/ External Purchase orders.

Ext. Purchase Order	Short Description
0	No external purchase orders allowed
1	External purchase orders allowed, but warning issued
2	External purchase orders allowed