KMAT and customer order classification

[Former Member]

Hi,

Is the usage of material type "KMAT" a MUST to use customer order classification ?

Carsten

[Former Member]

No it is not. Even though all the documentation states that a configurable is of type KMAT, you really want to use either FERT or HALB, and just flag the material as "configurable" in the material master.

KMAT is the "old school" material type and I heard rumour that SAP doesn't even use it and may fade it out.

For ease of searching, reporting, etc, we usually create a new material type ZMAT, created from FERT or HALB. and always use that, but this part is not a hard requirement by any means.

[former_member217082]

Hi carsten

If you use the a configurable material with material type KMAT then you need to assign class and maintain characteristics in the classification tab .Once the customer orders you can select the combination of class and the characteristics as per the customer requirement

Regards

Srinath

[Former Member]

Hello,

If you want to use the material as a configurable materail, then you need to select KMAT as the material type. Once the class is maintined in the material --> Classification tab and the characteristics are assined to class, the the same will be available in sales order for characteristic (variant) selection.

Prase

[Former Member]

hi,

Material type KMAT generally used for configurable material where you need to define the class for you material like Varriant configuration.

Regards

San