List of Important SAP Material Types in SAP MM

12/19/2020 List Of Important SAP Material Types In SAP MM
List of Important SAP Material Types in SAP MM

Published by John on October 5, 2017
SAP Material Types in SAP MM are classified using

Material Type and Material Category. Let’s focus on
SAP Material Types here.
First, we will define what’s a SAP Material Types ?

Then we will list the standard types in SAP ECC.
The next section covers the technical side of SAP

Material Types. Finally, we present the way how to
create a custom/new SAP Material Types.
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What is SAP Material Types ?

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This allows you to manage different materials in a uniform manner in accordance with your
company’s requirements.
When creating a material master record, you must assign the material to a material type. The
SAP material types determine certain attributes of the material and has important control
functions.
For example, it is a factor determining the screen sequence and field selection in a material
master record. (source)
You can find more information about SAP Material and SAP MM ( Material Management ) in the
following books:
The SAP Material Master – a Practical Guide

Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration (SAP
MM)
The SAP Materials Management Handbook
Customizing Materials Management Processes in SAP ERP
List of Standard SAP Material Types ?

SAP ECC ( in particular in SAP MM Material Management Module) offers a list of filled value for
Material Types for the most used types in the industries.
Here the common Standard SAP Material Types are:
SAP MM Material Types Description
ABF Waste
CBAU Compatible Unit
CH00 CH Contract Handling
CONT Kanban Container
COUP Coupons
DIEN Service
EPA Equipment Package
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ERSA
SAP MM Material Types Spare Parts
Description
FERT Finished Product
FGTR Beverages
FHMI Production Resource/Tool
FOOD Foods (excl. perishables)
FRIP Perishables
HALB Semifinished Product
HAWA Trading Goods
HERS Manufacturer Part
HIBE Operating supplies
IBAU Maintenance assemblies
INTR Intra materials
KMAT Configurable materials
LEER Empties
LEIH Returnable packaging
LGUT Empties (retail)
MODE Apparel (seasonal)
MPO Material Planning Object
NLAG Non-stock materials
NOF1 Nonfoods
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SAP MM Material Types

PLAN Description
Trading goods (planned)
PROC Process materials
PROD Product groups
ROH Raw materials
UNBW Nonvaluated materials
VERP Packaging
VKHM Additionals
VOLL Full products
WERB Product catalogs
WERT Value-only materials
WETT Competitor products
SAP Tables & Tcodes for Material Types ?

The type of Material is set on MARA-MTART.
The Material Type is configured in the table T134 (Material Types).

The description of the type can be found on T134TTable.
Check also The Main Important SAP Material Master Tables ( Data & Customizing ) and SAP
MM Tcodes and Tables (Material Management Module)
How to create a SAP Custom Material Types ?

In order to create a new SAP Material Type in, go to the Material Master menu,
Choose Start of the navigation path Material Next navigation step Create (special) Next
navigation step < Next navigation :
step material type End of the navigation path >.
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The initial screen appears for creating a material master record of the SAP Material Types
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List of Important SAP Material Types in SAP MM

SAP Material Types in SAP MM are classified using

First, we will define what’s a SAP Material Types ?

The next section covers the technical side of SAP

What is SAP Material Types ?

The SAP Material Master – a Practical Guide

List of Standard SAP Material Types ?

Here the common Standard SAP Material Types are:

SAP MM Material Types Description

CBAU Compatible Unit

CH00 CH Contract Handling

CONT Kanban Container

FERT Finished Product

FHMI Production Resource/Tool

FOOD Foods (excl. perishables)

HALB Semifinished Product

HAWA Trading Goods

HERS Manufacturer Part

HIBE Operating supplies

IBAU Maintenance assemblies

INTR Intra materials

KMAT Configurable materials

LEIH Returnable packaging

LGUT Empties (retail)

MODE Apparel (seasonal)

MPO Material Planning Object

NLAG Non-stock materials

SAP MM Material Types

PROC Process materials

PROD Product groups

ROH Raw materials

UNBW Nonvaluated materials

VOLL Full products

WERB Product catalogs

WERT Value-only materials

WETT Competitor products

SAP Tables & Tcodes for Material Types ?

The Material Type is configured in the table T134 (Material Types).

How to create a SAP Custom Material Types ?

Categories: ABAP TUTORIALS

The Most Populars

SAP Users Tables (for Personal, Logon, and Address Data)

SAP Purchase Order Tables: Main PO tables in SAP MM – SAP

SAP Good Movement Types – Full list of SAP Movement Types

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SAP Workflow Tcodes and SAP Workflow Tables

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