Material code change for old materials

[Former Member]

Dear Friends,

1st is it possible to change material code to old materials?

As per our forums… Material code cannot be change to old materials codes.

Please advise if anybody knows to change the material code to old materials

And What are the actions times need to take if we create new materials in place of olds materials at master data level as well as transaction data level.

Please find the some points as per my understanding and give your valuable suggestions  for this issue

Master Data Level

1. Need to create new materials with new material code as per business requirement.

2. For new material code , need to enter old material text for future reference and its depends upon the business requirement.

3. Need to transfers the remaining old material stock to New materials

4. Need to block the old materials once create the new materials

Transaction data

1. What about MIGO and MIRO transaction data which already posted to old materials.

2. What about old materials  transaction data

3. Any activities need to perform from FI and CO prospective.

4. What about sales data which are already posted to old materials.

5. What activity need to perform from PP ,QM module side which were already posted process orders and etc.

Are there any other activities need to from other module at transaction data wise and Master data wise for old materials?

Thank you very much for your support.

Regards

Sudharsana

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

There are certain criteria which need to check.

1. Stock of Old / discontinued material should be "ZERO".
2. The base unit of measure of Old and New material should be same also the Price control whither it is standard / Moving average price because while doing stock transfer it is more important.
3. Need to check if there are open Purchase order, Purchase requisition, Production orders, Sales order.
4. All the transaction should be completed before discontinue of material.
5. You can use customized Martial status if you don’t want to affect your existing business, Inventory movement and no new procurement. Configuration in OMS4 .
6. You can also use concept of discontinue & follow-up material by maintain material master in MRP4 tab. More information on follow-up material please refers to below link. http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-53212

It is very long process please find proper reason from business why the want to stop Old material. If transaction & stock is happen to that material than finance will also involve for costing of the material from material ledger.

[Former Member]

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[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply!!

Yes...we need to change the Material code and here production clients different for both company codes.

For example: A is using ,10000000,10000002 and 10000003  material description format in   production client - 001 and different country.

And B company code is using ...ABCD-001,ABCD-002 and ABCD-003  material description format in production client - 002 and different country.

Now business want follow A company code`s  material description format to old materials codes in Company code B.

Hope you both get my requirement and kindly advise.

Thank you very much.

Regards

sudharsana

[former_member183424]

As I've said, if you want to change the existing material code, then I will stay with my previous comment. Please contact to SAP..

If you want to set this for new material, then you have to do it with number range..

I guess you are using external number range for company code B and internal number range for company code A.

You can use internal number range for both company code. But in that case, your number range will not be dependent upon company code..

As we know material master is a client level data, so if you will create 00001 material number for company code A, then you can't use the same number range for company code B.

[Former Member]

I think It is some kind of roll-out you people are process. There many client's and you want to synchronized in one client. Please stick the above solution which has been mentioned.

[Former Member]

Dear All,

Thanks for your valuable suggestions and appreciated your prompt reply.

Business wants to maintain the numeric format which they already maintained in other country and in other company code.

Now business using Alfa numeric format.

Thank you very much.

Regards

Sudharsana

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

Material are created at client level.

As your wanted material maintained other company code in other country in same organization but here with your company code, you have material code with Alfa numeric format- so do not create new material code.

Just extend that material in other company code from that plant to your plant. Now complete all transactions process for your own materials which have Alfa numeric format. Once all process complete, go for transfer posting with MB1B with 309 movement type from  material code of Alfa numeric format to extended material code. Later you can block that Alfa numeric format material code.

Regards,

Biju K

[former_member183424]

svamsi amarambedu wrote:

 Business wants to maintain the numeric format which they already maintained in other country and in other company code.

For what ? I mean for material code or anything else ?

[former_member183424]

See, in general business process, it is not possible to change material code..

If you really want to change it, then you have to contact SAP for this.. They will give you suggestion about this..

The best solution would be contact SAP. May be an consultant can do it by hard table update or anything else, but that will be much causes for inconsistent...

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

Better complete all transaction data with MIGO and MIRO for old material code. Go for to create new material code and carry out transfer posting with MB1B with 309 movement type from old material code to new material code.

Now once all activities are over, you can block the old material movement and use new material code for day to day business process. Refer how to block a material in purchasing and inventory by creaing a BLOCKING KEY and then assigning to material code.

Regards,

Biju K

[Former Member]

Thanks for reply Kumar ,

Material master linked with different modules ..like MM,SD,QM ,PP ,FI and CO.

Once we post the MIGO and MIRO data for open stock...are there other module involvement  is not required? what about old Sales data,PP and QM and CO-PA data which are completed ...

how we need to transfer those data(in progress and completed transaction data ) to new materials.

those task will complete through MB1B?

please advise.

Thank you.

Regards

Sudharsana

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

You have only one material code which is old material code, so better complete all transactions relates to MM,SD,QM ,PP ,FI & CO for that old material code and then follow above said process.

Consider as mini project and involves all team members(MM,SD,QM ,PP ,FI & CO) -Just try in development system and if satisfied, you can proceed in production system.

Regards,

Biju K

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply .

We need to create 3600 new  materials to old materials if business is ok to create new materials.

Kindly advise

Thank you.

Regards

Sudharsana

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

Suggestions already given by experts, now you need resources and time to compete your mini project!

Regards,

Biju K