Old material number - Field in Basic Data 1 View Material Master

[Former Member]

Hai Techies,

We have a field called old material number - MARA-BISMT in material master basic data 1 view. Is that field is just for reference of old material or does it have any effects in the SAP MM when using the material for purchasing or in BOM or so on.

Could any one please highlight me the consequences of using this field to refer a old material number for the new number created.

Thanking you in advance.

Regards,

Kris.S

[raymond_moynihan · Accepted solution]

Hello Kris,

Number under which you have managed the material so far or still manage it,

for example, in another system or in a card index.

You can use the old material number to systematically search for material

master records via matchcodes.

Your understanding for the use of this field is correct.

regards

Ray

[Former Member]

Hi,

it does not make any impact on the MM transaction. It can help you to compare the codes used in BOM or in other place.

Regards,

Manish Jain

[former_member182673]

The old material number field is for reference purpose and for searching for the new material number if old material number known. It has no other purpose and will not impact any transactions. You can safely use for the purpose you have outlined