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Material Master - Introduction and What Material Types Are There?

The material master is the starting point for other SAP modules and defines material types. There are different material types configured in the system including: finished products (FERT) which are produced internally; raw materials (ROH) which are always procured externally and processed; and operating supplies (HIBE) which are procured externally for manufacturing. Other material types include services, semi-finished products, trading goods, production resources, packaging materials, non-stock materials, and competitive products. Each material type can be configured with different purchasing and sales data depending on its role.

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Material Master - Introduction and What Material Types Are There?

The material master is the starting point for other SAP modules and defines material types. There are different material types configured in the system including: finished products (FERT) which are produced internally; raw materials (ROH) which are always procured externally and processed; and operating supplies (HIBE) which are procured externally for manufacturing. Other material types include services, semi-finished products, trading goods, production resources, packaging materials, non-stock materials, and competitive products. Each material type can be configured with different purchasing and sales data depending on its role.

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Material Master - Introduction and What Material Types are there?

The material master is the starting point for the rest of the modules.

What Material Types are there?

The material types that you use are configured in Customizing for the
Material Master under

Logistics Master Data : Material Master -> Material -> Control data ->
Define material type attributes.

The following list shows you the material types contained, for example, in
the standard SAP R/3 System, and what their different roles are:

DIEN (services)
Services are procured externally and cannot be stored. A material master
record of this material type can always contain purchasing data.

FERT (finished products)


Finished products are produced by the company itself. Since they cannot
be ordered by Purchasing, a material master record of this material type
does not contain purchasing data.

FHMI (production resources/tools)


Production resources/tools are procured externally and used in the
manufacture of products. A material master record of this material type can
contain purchasing data, but no sales data. It is managed on a quantity
basis. Examples of production resources/tools are apparatus, equipment,
and measuring and testing devices.

HALB (semifinished products)


Semifinished products can be procured externally (sub-contracting) as well
as manufactured in-house. They are then processed by the company. A
material master record of this material type can contain both purchasing
and work scheduling data.

HAWA (trading goods)


Trading goods are always procured externally and then sold. A material
master record of this material type can contain purchasing and sales data.
HIBE (operating supplies)
Operating supplies are procured externally and required for the
manufacture of other products. A material master record of this material
type can contain purchasing data but no sales data.

NLAG (non-stock material)


Non-stock material is material that is not held in stock because it is
consumed immediately. (Office supplies such as stationary. You need to
create purchase order and accounting document for payment but the stock
balance is always zero as it is issued out immediately to the various
department.)

ROH (raw materials)


Raw materials are always procured externally and then processed. Since
raw materials cannot be sold, a material master record of this material type
contains no sales data.

UNBW (non-valuated materials)


Non-valuated materials are managed on a quantity basis, but not by value.

VERP (packaging materials)


Packaging materials are used to transport goods and come with the goods
free of charge. A material master record of this material type is managed
both on a quantity basis and by value.

WETT (competitive products)


Competitive products have their own material master records created from
the Basic Data view. The competitor's number, which is stored in the
material master record, assigns the material to a particular competitor.

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