SAP MM – Material Type

                                       Material Type used as a key to group similar type of materials. For Example, Raw Materials, Spares…etc. Material type is one of the key parameter to create material code. Material Type defines some attributes of material and its Control functions. Material Type determines the following while creating new material code,  

• Internal Number or External Number

• What will be number range

• Which screen to be displayed

• Screens displayed in what order

• Which department specific data to be displayed to user for entry purpose.

 

The Following are some of the SAP Material types

• ROH – Raw Materials

• HALB – Semi Finished Products

• FERT – Finished Products

• ERSA – Spares

• IBAU – Maintenance Assemblies

• NLAG – Non Stock Materials

• KMAT – Configurable Materials