This document provides an overview of SAP MM (Materials Management) including key concepts like enterprise structure, procurement processes, master data, purchasing processes and configurations. It describes the basic organizational structure in SAP MM and how materials are planned and procured. It also lists some important transaction codes and tables used in SAP MM for tasks like creating purchase requisitions, purchase orders, vendor master data and more.

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2. Enterprise Structure
WarehouseManagementFinancialAccountingMaterialsManagement
Comapany
Company Code
Plant
Storage Location
Warehouse
Storage Type Storage Section Storage Bin Quant
Purchasing
Organization
Purchasing Group

3. MM-SD Enterprise Structure
Sales and DistributionLogistic Execution
Logistics/Materials
Management
Plant
Company
Code:C001
Sales
Organization
Distribution
channel
Division
Sales Office
Sales Group
Shipping Point
SALES AREA
Combination of Sales Org. and
Distribution Channel can be
assigned to a plant

4. MM Master Data
 Vendor Master Records
 Material Master Records
 Purchasing Info Records
 Source List
 Quota Arrangement
 Catalogues

5. Org. Structure & Procurement
 Plant-Specific Purchasing
 Cross-Plant Purchasing
 Cross-Company Code Purchasing

6. Org. Structure & Valuation Level
 Materials can be valuated at Company Code Level
 Materials can be valuated at Plant Level (default)

7. MM Process Flow

8. MM Procurement Process
 Direct Material Procurement / Standard Process
 Indirect Material Procurement / Consumable Materials
 Blanket Purchase Orders for consumable Materials
 Outline Agreements
 Service Procurement
 Pipeline Procurement
 Consignment Procurement
 Subcontract Procurement
 Third-Party Procurement
 Stock Transfer
 Intercompany Purchases

9. Purchasing Process
Requisition
Source of
supply
determination
Vendor
Selection
Order
Processing
Purchase
Order
Monitoring
Goods Receipt
Invoice
Verification
Payment
Processing

10. Purchase Requisition
MM
PP/MRP
SD
Departments
Purchasing Process

11. Source Determination
RFQ
Quotation
Outline
Agreement
Purchasing Process

12. Vendor Selection
 Confirm Vendor
 Quota Arrangement
Purchasing Process

13. Purchase Order
 Create Purchase Order
 Release Purchase Order
Purchasing Process

14. Goods Receipt
 Quantity Check
 Quality Check (If Relevant)
 Material Document Generated
 FI Document Generated
Purchasing Process

15. Invoice Verification
 Invoices are processed based on
 Purchase Order
 Goods Receipt
 Invoice Block/Post
Purchasing Process

16. Payment Processing
 Executed in FI once invoice is posted
Purchasing Process

17. SAP MM Specific Configurations
 Material Classification
 Batch Management
 Bill of Material (BOM)
 Material Requirement Planning (MRP/CBP)
 Pricing Procedure
 Release Procedure
 Inventory Valuation
 Physical Inventory
 Account Determination
 Logistics Invoice Verification

18. Some MM T-Codes
 ME51N Create Purchase Requisition
 ME52N Change Purchase Requisition
 ME53N Display Purchase Requisition
 ME41 Create RFQ
 ME42 Change RFQ
 ME43 Display RFQ
 ME49 Maintain Quotation
 ME21N Crete Purchase Order
 ME22N Change Purchase Order
 ME23N Display Purchase Order
 MIGO Goods Receipt
 MIRO Invoice Receipt
 MM01 Create material master
 MM02 Change Material Master
 MM03 Display Material Master
 MK01 Create Vendor
 MK02 Change Vendor
 MK03 Display Vendor
 ME11 Create Puch. Info Record
 ME12 Change Purch. Info Record
 ME01 Maintain Source List
 ME07 Reorganize Source List

19. Tables
 Material Management Tables
 EINA purchasing Info record.
 EINE Purchasing Info Record Purchasing Data.
 MAKT Material description.
 MARA General Material Data.
 MARC Plant data for material
 MARD Storage location Data for material.
 MAST Material to BOM Link.
 MBEW Material valuation
 MKPF Header Material Document
 MSEG Document segment material.
 MVER Material consumption.
 MVKE Sales data for material.
 PKPF document header Reservation
 TO23 Material Groups .
 TO24 Purchasing groups .
 T156 Movement Type
 Purchasing Tables
 EBAN Purchasing requisition.
 EBKN Purchase requisition account
assignment.
 EKBE History per purchasing document.
 EKET Scheduling agreement schedule lines.
 EKKN Account assignment in purchasing
document.
 EKKO Purchasing document header.
 EKPO Purchasing document Item.
 IKPF Header Physical inventory document.
 ISEG Physical inventory document items.
 LFA1 Vendor master general data.
 LFB1 Vendor Master (company Code)
 RESB Reservation/Dependent requirement

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-Khyam Thapa -SAP MM/SD/WM Analyst
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