material determination

[Former Member]

Hi,

Org., x is manufacturing different types of cameras,

if the customer place an order for camera 1 it automatically swap camera 2, if it is not available it automatically swap camera 3, if it is not available it automatically swap another one. How to configure this in SAP using Material Determination Procedure?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sri

Just make the condition record in transaction code VB11.

Choose Material determination type "A001".

In the Fast entry screen enter your validity period.

In the condition recored put the "Substitution reason 004". It is called 'Automatic" or "as per availability".

Put your main material "camera 1" and in the Material entered column enter your first substitute material, then click on "alternative material" button.

Now enter your substitute materials in the right sequence

1. camera 2

2. camera 3

Now when "camera 1" is entered in the sales order , automatically system will replace it with "camera 2" and it will substitute till "camera 2" is available. Once "camera 2" is finished then only it will start substituting "camera 3" in place of "camera 1".

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thak you

[Former Member]

Material determination is answered

[former_member184555]

Hi

While maintaining the condition records in VB11 - you have to specify the first alternative as camera1 and camera2.... The substitution reason should be 0004 (Availability).

Thanks,

Ravi

[Former Member]

hi,

in the tcode VB11, maintain the various cond records for ur req, once the system will not find the 1st material, it will search the second ,like that

cheers

[Former Member]

Hi

Please find the details and reward points.

MATERIAL DETERMINATION

Material determination uses the condition technique in order to swap one material for another.

Note: it is used in business want replace old product by the new product at specific time

Perquisites of material determination or configuration of material determination

Note: we use the standards as we know how to customize the condition technique. As interview point of view, they will ask about what we have used.

1. create a condition table. T.Code:OV16

2. Maintain access sequence T.Code: OV11

select the line item (A001) and click the left hand side Accesses button.

Select the line 10 ie material entered and click the field button in the left hand side.

3. Define condition type T.Code: OV12:

4. maintain procedure T.Code: OV13

select the line A00001 procedure and click the control data

5. Assign the material determination procedure to the sales document type.

6. Define Substitution reasons: T.Code: OVRQ.

Substitution reasons: substitution reason is a rule that control the material determination execution.

Go for new entries and enter the substitution reason :

Note : four fields are there

1. Entry: it controls whether we would like the system to print the name or number of the original number.

2. Warning: a message in which it tells that a material determination is happening.

3. Strategy: the substitution should be automatic or if the proposed material determination item should be displayed via a pop up box.

4. Outcome: this enable you automatically replace the existing material and should be displayed a sub item in the sales order.

In the above screen I have entered the substitution reason as ACO1 and I have selected the outcome as A. so while executing the sales order the system should display the determined item as sub items.

7. condition records for material determination : T.Code: VB11.

Alternative items: for this material substitution takes places with out a material record.

Example the determined material fg-mat-02 will have different type of characteristics.

Examples if you take determined material nokia 6610, if 6610 have different material like 6610 I and so on. So for the 6610 I, no need to create a material master.

Select the line item and click the alternative materials

The MRP indicator: if you activate the MRP indicator not necessary to have the first item stock.

Now create the sales order

Go to the details of item category in T.Code: TAX and TAPS:

Material listing.

To list the products or materials of a specific customer in the sales order.

T.Code: VB01

Material exclusion : to exclude the products or materials of a specific customer in the sales order.

Exclusion type: B001.

As the setting we have done for material determination , do the same setting for material listing and exclusion .