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Material Determination Issue in SAP SD

Former Member
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Hi Everyone.

I have a small doubt in MD in SAP SD.

I created a substitute reason in MD as availability, then I went to VOV7 and in item cateogary - TAPS I have clicked pricing as X and in TAX I have clicked pricing as NO and stats- X. Then I am creating delivery, however in billing it is again showing the old material with its price. Can anyone help me with this?

Is there a reason behind this?

Billing should actually show the material we are delivering and its price.

Please confirm if I am wrong.

Thanks and Regards

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adithya_velide
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HI. Please check the combination of strategy and outcome those will have effect In MD.

Regards

adithya

former_member182378
Active Contributor
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shekhar,

With material determination functionality (a material replaced by another) I don't understand your comment about item categories!

Why are you describing the item categories? In your order, when material is the substitute, does the item category change?

The material in the sales order and delivery should be the same as that in the billing document.

Former Member
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Hi TW,

Thank you for your response.

I was talking about item categories because I want the old and the new material replaced to be visible in my order. So what I did in Substitute reason I selected availability and the Clicked on Entry and then in outcome I selected Outcome- option A, hence it will show both the products in order- VA01.

However, the issue is that in billing its not showing the right price.

Please suggest.

Configuration -

Item category- TAX- Old material.

Billing relevance- A

Stats- X

Pricing- NO

Item Category- TAPS- New materail

Billing Relevance- A

Stats- NO

Pricing- Yes

Because I want both the material in billing, so billing relevance is A.

And I want the price of new material so for TAPS pricing - Yes.

But every time I am trying system is taking the price of TAX. Not sure why?

If I make it as vice- verse, thinking lets take the price of new material, now the system is taking the price of old . Not sure the reason, Please suggest as it is very important.

Thanks and Regards.

former_member184065
Active Contributor
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Hi,

By seeing your process,getting so strange to me.Kindly let me know your business process as well as below queries to answers.

1.Please tell me that ,your old material is related to stockable item or not?

2.if your old material is not related to stockable then while creating sales order,system will always search for alternative materials which are having stock.

3.If your material is related to stockable then why it is not related to price?

4.With what item category group,did you create old material?

BR's,

Naren

Former Member
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Hi Naren,

I am taking about the standard process of SAP.

Just try entry with Outcome as A while defining substitute reason and then process the order.

It will show both the old and new material with item category as TAX and TAPS respectively.

TAX for non- stock item- means as of now the material is not available.

TAPS- the new material which has replaced the old material.

Now, if you will see the configuration of item category TAX and TAPS in IDES, it would be more clearer as I mentioned in the first update.

The only issue is - I am facing a problem in billing.

Now if you re-consider my post, I guess it would be more clearer.

However, the issue is that in billing its not showing the right price.

Please suggest.

Configuration -

Item category- TAX- Old material.

Billing relevance- A

Stats- X

Pricing- NO

Item Category- TAPS- New materail

Billing Relevance- A

Stats- NO

Pricing- Yes

Because I want both the material in billing, so billing relevance is A.

And I want the price of new material so for TAPS pricing - Yes.

But every time I am trying system is taking the price of TAX. Not sure why?

If I make it as vice- verse, thinking lets take the price of new material, now the system is taking the price of old .

Lakshmipathi
Active Contributor
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Check the following parameters in VB12

  • Validity of the condition record
  • Material entered and Material should be different
  • Reason for substitution should be 0004

G. Lakshmipathi

Former Member
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Thank you Sir, for your input.

Condition records are set with different validity.

I am using exclusive, so material are different.

Now my question is Substitute reason- Is there a configuration behind substitute reason or it is for the information purpose. I am trying to say have abapers done any settings- like you mentioned specific code as 004.

Moreover, ideally which price the system should take as we are subsituing because of availability. When I dont have the material I want to give it on the price of old material. Thats why I am using both TAX and TAPS and wants both the material should reflect in Billing document only for information purpose so that in billing I am aware which material was substituted with whom.

Will wait for your reply.

Thanks