Scribd
Upload
2K views

SAP Notes 30656 PDF

This SAP note addresses an issue where changing the base unit of measure, batch management requirement indicator, or valuation category for a material master record is not possible if stocks exist, even when no current period stocks are shown. This is because the system also checks for stocks in previous periods, as postings can be made to previous periods when entering goods movements. The note provides steps to check for and clear out any previous period stocks before making the desired master data changes.

Uploaded by

Anonymous evI2pu
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
2K views

SAP Notes 30656 PDF

This SAP note addresses an issue where changing the base unit of measure, batch management requirement indicator, or valuation category for a material master record is not possible if stocks exist, even when no current period stocks are shown. This is because the system also checks for stocks in previous periods, as postings can be made to previous periods when entering goods movements. The note provides steps to check for and clear out any previous period stocks before making the desired master data changes.

Uploaded by

Anonymous evI2pu
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

SAP Note 30656 - Change base unit of measure/batch mngt

requirement
Note Language: English Version: 9 Validity: Valid Since 06.01.2003

Summary

Symptom
When maintaining a material master record, you change the base unit of
measure or the batch management requirement indicator or the valuation
category. The system then tells you that this change is not possible since
stocks still exist. However, no stocks are shown for the material in the
stock overview.

More Terms
Transactions: MM01, MM02; program SAPMM03M
Fields: MARA-MEINS, MARA-XCHPF, MARC-XCHPF, MBEW-BWTTY
S530, M3530, M3189

Cause and Prerequisites


The message that stocks still exist refers not only to stocks in the
current period, but also to stocks in the previous period.
The reason for checking previous period stocks is that postings can also be
made to the previous period when entering goods movements. This would
result in inconsistencies if the base unit of measure had meanwhile been
changed.

Solution
Please check whether stocks still exist for the previous period by
displaying, for example, the plant stock view or storage location stock
view of the material. You do this by selecting "Extras -> Previous period
-> Prev. pd SLoc. stock or Prev. pd plant stock".

If previous period stocks exist, you can make a withdrawal posting as


follows:

1. Post the same amount to current period stock (for example, using
movement type 561) so that previous period stock and current period
stock are identical.

2. Make a withdrawal posting in the previous period for the stock


together with posting date (for example, using movement type 562).

You can now try again to change the base unit of measure or the batch
management requirement indicator.

Since the posting of the previous period values to zero is identical with
posting to the stocks of the current period, you should reverse the above
stock postings (i.e. the stock from the previous period should be booked in
again) to make sure that the stock values from the previous and the current
periods correspond to the state before the change. Please note, however,
that the postings are then carried out using the changed master data from
the current period (e.g. account determination, etc.)!

02.06.2009 Page 1 of 2
SAP Note 30656 - Change base unit of measure/batch mngt
requirement

Header Data
Release Status: Released for Customer
Released on: 06.01.2003 13:08:00
Original Lang.: German
Priority: Recommendations/additional info
Category: Consulting

Main Component: LO-MD-MM Material Master

The Note is release-independent

Related Notes
Number Short Text
891902 FAQ: Batch level
533383 Deselecting the batch management requirement indicator
533276 Setting the batch management requirement indicator
399131 Valuation category changeable despite stock in prev. month

02.06.2009 Page 2 of 2

You might also like