Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is SAP? The present 18

Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is
SAP? The present 18 Digit is NOT at all sufficient for the
business? It has to be Alpha Numeric or sometimes only
numbers. It must be external numbering system only & not
the SAP generated internal number range because material
number or name is given by Vendors.

Ex: ABC1234, 89900-0098-8987, Y778-009,
77777766665444433322211-A, etc

Question Posted / vijay

4 Answers
11539 Views
Kaar Technologies, I also Faced
E-Mail Answers

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback

Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is SAP? The present 18 Digit is NOT at all ..

Answer / alex

The answer on top is correct, but also think about usability. You have 30 digits, that means over a trillion variable materials... do you have a trillion materials? Wouldn't it be simpler to talk with all parties and make an easier standard for new recruits to understand?

Is This Answer Correct ?

16 Yes

1 No

Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is SAP? The present 18 Digit is NOT at all ..

Answer / nagesh

not possible according to sap standards but still with the help of Abap people we can do it

Is This Answer Correct ?

17 Yes

6 No

Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is SAP? The present 18 Digit is NOT at all ..

Answer / saurabh patil

SAP allows material description of 40 charactors. If you want some meaningful information or vendors material number associated with SAP <18 digit code, put that in material description. Requirement of alphanumeric can be easily handled in existing SAP customizing. As mentioned by Alex, you need not store a trillion material codes in system.
Mat no. is just for distinction between one another and description is a meaningful thing in actual.

Is This Answer Correct ?

1 Yes

0 No

Material number has to be 30 Digit. So how to get this is SAP? The present 18 Digit is NOT at all ..

Answer / sanju173

Through Tcode OMSL you can increase the length of material code.

Is This Answer Correct ?

1 Yes

1 No

Post New Answer

More SAP MM (Material Management) Interview Questions

explain MRP Profile

1 Answers

What are the month end activities in sap mm?

0 Answers

Mention what are the types of special stock available?

0 Answers

What are the differences between release procedure with classification and release procedure without classification? When are they used?

12 Answers

What is vendor master data?

1 Answers

Differentiate between contract and scheduling agreement

0 Answers

What is valuation grouping code related to obyc?

0 Answers

Hi all I am vijay working in SAP MM module as an End user for the last 5 yrs.I have done a private course for SAP MM Configuration.Whatz are all the possibilities that i can change my role as a functional consultant? The required qualification for a consultant is atlst 1 E2E Impl. Cycle. I am not sure dat how a fresher can get Impltn exp. with this kind of minimum criteria? Do you think people like me can get any real chances to survive in this field without showing any fake experience? Or do you think datz the trend currently going on without the knowledge of some fools like me? Ur valuable guidance on this please...

5 Answers

Hi, I have 3 years of experience as SAP END USER in a chemical company, now i would like to learn SAP MM module, is that course is any useful to me or not, any of my friends please suggest me. thank you.

2 Answers TCS, Wockhardt,

How do we create a client in the mm module?

0 Answers

How do you plan for a vendor rating system and move about?

1 Answers Octopus,

What are various procedures for counting physical inventory?

0 Answers

For more SAP MM (Material Management) Interview Questions Click Here