Retail Article Master — Create a Single Article

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to analyze and implement the Retail Article Master for SAP Retail

Structure of the Article Master

The article master record is the data record that contains all the basic information that is required for an article in the system and organizes this data according to various criteria.

Single articles are articles that don't have any characteristics in common with other articles, for example unscented cleaning agents. Generic articles with variants are articles that only differ from one another in certain characteristics values, for example, colors or sizes.

Structured articles are made up of several different articles. You must enter components and quantities which are used for the components in the structured articles.

The display is a number of single articles or variants of one or more generic articles, which is purchased as an individual article, and therefore has as an article number and purchasing price, and purchase price conditions. The manufacturer or vendor prepares the display.

A sales set is a number of single articles or variants of one or more generic articles, which is sold as an individual article, and therefore has an own article number and sales price, and sales price conditions.

Purchasing sets are already purchased as sets, are managed as a set right through the supply chain, or managed on component level in inventory management. They can be sold as a set or as individual components.

A prepack consists of a number of variants of one or more generic articles, is purchased as an individual article, and therefore has an article number, a purchase price and purchase price conditions. Unlike displays, the components of a prepack must belong to the same merchandise category as the prepack itself.

The figure Article Maintenance Views shows significant views of the article master. Further details will be discussed later in the Article Master Configuration lesson.

The basic data of an article incorporates all client-wide data of an article, which is valid regardless of the vendors who supply the article or the sites in which the article is carried. The following belong to the basic data: units of measure, GTINs (EAN/UPC), article groupings, control data for internal processes (for example, assortment list types), validity data, different texts, characteristics from merchandise categories and possibly other freely definable classification data.

In listing, you determine in which sites an article is to be carried and in which period inbound deliveries can be received and sales are possible.

In the purchasing data, a connection is created between articles and vendors/purchasing organizations.

Sales data controls the sale of an article in a distribution chain. The sales data contains sales prices and internal control data for shipping.

Important logistics data for the distribution centers and stores is recorded in the logistics views. It includes requirements planning parameters and forecasting data.

The POS (Point of Sale) data contains POS-specific control data in addition to till receipt texts.

In addition to article specific data, an article master record contains data from other areas that are relevant for the article, such as purchasing, logistics, or sales. These areas are called user departments in the article master. Unnecessary data storage is avoided when all data is stored in a single database object.

The Retail article master is a comprehensive object, which pulls together data from all relevant areas of the system. This ensures that once the article views have been fully maintained, the article can be used right away in all processes, from (requirements) planning, to purchasing, logistics, and sales. All the data can be maintained in just one transaction, the (integrated) article maintenance. When data from different departments in the organization is pulled together, it requires to select and create data for various organizational levels, or areas of validity.

Possible organizational data entries for the individual views:

  • There are no restrictions to basic data. This data is stored using only the article number itself as a key field.

  • You can restrict the listing when you access the article master: sales organization and distribution channel .

  • In order to be able to create purchasing data, you must enter a purchasing organization and a vendor. Within the purchasing data maintenance, you have the option of restricting the validity to a site for creating a site-specific purchasing info record.

    * Unlike the other areas of validity, the vendor subrange (VSR) is no data retention level, but an attribute in the purchasing info record. However, in order to have the system pull the right default data for a new purchasing info record from the VSR view in the vendor master, you have to specify the vendor subrange right away in the entry screen of the article master.

  • Sales data can only be maintained for the combination sales organization - distribution channel. Additionally, sales data can be maintained at site level or price list level (wholesale customers), which you can choose within the sales view. There, you can also select a site group. However, take note that the data that is entered at site group level is not stored at this level - it is stored at the individual site level. So, doing this can lead to an increased volume of data in your system.

  • The logistics data can be maintained for one distribution center or one store, or for the reference sites. If it is maintained for the reference sites, then it is relevant for all sites. Reference sites are defined in Customizing. There is a reference distribution center and a client-wide valid reference store or reference stores at distribution chain level. Don't specify one particular site or distribution center in the initial screen; instead always maintain the data of the reference site. In the Logistics: Store view, you can additionally maintain the data on distribution chain level, given a corresponding reference site was defined in customizing beforehand.

  • You must enter at least a distribution chain to completely maintain the POS data.

The data that is maintained in a view can be valid for various organizational levels. Optionally, you can select a site within the POS view to maintain site-specific control data. If you access the POS view client-wide, only the till receipt texts can be maintained, but no POS control data.

Due to the large amount of data in the article maintenance, templates are available when you create article master records.

Reference articles provide default values when you create and enhance article data. All data that has been created for the reference articles can be made available, except GTINs, consumption values, forecast values, and prices and conditions (for purchasing and sales).

The merchandise category reference article is a template for all articles created in that merchandise category. The merchandise category reference article is automatically determined from the merchandise category when the new article is created. You can override this merchandise category reference article by explicitly specifying another article as a template.

When all user departments (views) of an article master record are maintained, it is ready to be used in logistics processes: The stores will be informed about the new article (assortment list), purchase orders can be created, goods movements including physical inventory can be posted, and sales transactions are possible.

Article Types

Articles with similar attributes are divided into groups and assigned to an article type. Every article master record has to be assigned to just one article type.

Article types can be defined in Customizing (IMG:→Logistics General→Material Master→Basic Settings→Material Types→Define Attributes of Material Types). Certain article types common to retail are delivered in the standard system, but these can be changed or deleted at any time, or article types can be added.

Usually the trading goods (HAWA) article type is used for articles from the non-food and hardware area.

Value-Added Services (VAS) are maintained for activities or products which are applied to ordered products to enhance their value, worth, functionality, or usefulness.

They are specifically relevant to the fashion business, where managing additional materials such as sew-in labels, price- or shelf-edge tickets, hangers, packaging, security tags, and managing extra handling services, such as putting fashion merchandise on hangers, or attaching labels, is essential.

VAS are fully integrated with the purchasing and sales processes and are stored as additional information in the order documents. They can be passed on to the relevant inbound- or outbound delivery, and with that also be transferred to an external warehouse management system, so the VAS related tasks can be performed there. It is also possible to have the system copy VAS items from source documents to billing documents, so that for example customers can be charged for the value-added services.

VAS articles are created as single articles only (no generic or structured articles) with standard article creation transactions. Their article type is VKHM.

Note

You can find further information about this topic in the training course S4IC70: SAP S/4HANA for Fashion and Vertical Business, Overview.

The article type determines:

  • Which user areas (user departments) can be entered for articles of this article type

  • What type of procurement is allowed (own production (internal), ordering (external))

  • What type of inventory management is planned for the article (quantity/value-update)

  • Which stock and consumption accounts are assigned

  • Whether the article number is assigned internally or externally

  • Which fields are available in a screen and how they are to be populated

  • Valuation details: group of valuation classes in the account category reference; price control (moving average price, standard price)

Display the Customizing Settings of the Article Types

Briefly show the article type customizing settings. Choose HAWA Trading Goods and explain the details view, as well as the Quantity/value updating table.

Steps

  1. IMG:→Logistics General→Material Master→Basic Settings→Material Types→Define Attributes of Material Types

    In the details view, don’t forget to point out the Retail-specific settings (at the bottom of the screen).

Number Assignment

You have to provide a unique number every time you create an article master record. There are two types of number assignment:

  • Internal Number Assignment:

    
In this case, the SAP system assigns the numbers. The number that has been assigned can be found within the permitted number range interval.

  • External Number Assignment:

    
In this case, the user assigns the numbers. The intervals for the external number assignment check can be numeric and alphanumeric.

You determine the number range intervals for groups. Each group can have an external and an internal number range interval. Then you assign one or more article types to each group.

If you group together several article types into one group, it means that several article types use the same number range intervals.

The number ranges for the article type are configured in customizing (IMG:→Logistics General→Material Master→Basic Settings→Material Types→Define Number Ranges for Each Material Type).

In the article type, with the flag External no. assignment w/o check you determine the following: In the case of external number assignment, this indicator tells the system not to check the article number entered on the screen against the number range. In this case, the article number assigned must contain at least one letter, and not consist only of figures.

Different units of measure can be used when dealing with an article. You can create a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) for each existing unit of measure of an article. A GTIN uniquely identifies an article in a specific unit of measure. It is also possible to assign several GTINs to one unit of measure. For each unit of measure, you can assign general GTINs, as well as GTINs assigned to a specific vendor each. In case you want to assign use multiple GTINs for a unit of measure, either multiple GTINs on general or vendor-specific level, you have to flag one as the main GTIN each.

The GTIN category controls the assignment and checking of a GTIN entered in the system.

  • The next free number is determined from the number range (in case of internal assignment) and a number keyed in is checked against the number range when an external number range was specified in the GTIN category.

  • The check-digit algorithm issues the check-digit in an internally assigned number and checks the check-digit when a GTIN is keyed in.

To assign perishables- and weight-GTINs you must enter your own number ranges in a special number range object (EANGEWICHT) and choose the relevant check algorithms.

Article Number Field Length

As the highly used DIMP industries (Discrete Industries: Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, High Tech, Engineering Construction & Operations, and Mills Products) require long product numbers, The Long Material Numbers Approach (LAMA) is used for external article numbers:

  • Input/output length of external material number can be longer than 18, up to 40 characters.
  • The external material number is saved only in the mapping table MATERIALID.
  • The long numbers are mapped to internal material numbers with 18 characters.

The CHAR 40 field length is standard in an SAP S/4HANA system. However, the use of an external article number range longer than 18 characters has to be activated in Customizing. Also, the maximum number of characters (up to 40) has to be set there. The article number field length can be set under IMG:→Logistics — General→Material Master→Basic Settings→Define Output Format of Material Numbers.

If a Retailer decides to use the new longer external article numbers, it must be ensured that these are reflected in the communication with business partners and connected systems. That is, the Extended Material Number field needs to be checked in customizing. This can be set under IMG:→Cross-Application Components→General Application Functions→Field Length Extension→Activate Extended Fields.

The SAP Note 2232396 covers the field length extension restrictions regarding the integration into the SAP Business Suite products.

EAN/UPC Recycling

Companies have to pay for the registration of new EAN/UPCs (GTINs), and by recycling EANs/UPCs which are no longer needed, these costs can be reduced. It is possible to recycle system-generated EANs/UPCs (from internal number ranges). This function can be activated via flag Activate EAN/UPC Recycling in customizing (IMG:→Logistics — General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→EANs/UPCs Recycling→Define Attributes/Additional intervals for EANs/UPCs Recycling). Here, also additional number range intervals can be assigned to EAN categories: These are used, when the number range of the EAN category is exhausted. There are three ways in which the system identifies reusable barcodes:

  • When archiving article master records: During the data archiving, article master data is physically deleted from the production system. The system then enters the recycled EANs in the FSH_EANREC database table. After the archiving retention period specified in customizing IMG:→Logistics — General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→EANs/UPCs Recycling→Maintain Settings for Recycling EANs/UPCs), these EAN/UPCs are available for re-use.
  • Identify unused gaps in the number range intervals: Gaps can occur during the article maintenance, for example when you cancel the posting of a new or changed article (MM41 / MM42). These gaps can be determined by the EAN/UPCs Gap Recovery Report (FSH_EAN_GAP), which then updates the FSH_EANREC table accordingly.
  • Delete an EAN from an article: When you delete an EAN from an article, the system recycles it.

Besides the archiving retention period, you can also maintain a default retention period in customizing (IMG:→Logistics — General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→EANs/UPCs Recycling→Maintain Settings for Recycling EANs/UPCs), to define for how long a GTIN has to be inactive until it can be used again. However, it is possible to overrule the general setting by defining recycling rules in the application, under Retailing→Master Data→Material Data→EAN/UPC Recycling→Maintain Rules for Recycling EANs, with different retention periods. For example, for certain article types or merchandise categories.

Depending on the customizing setting (IMG:→Logistics→General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→EANs/UPCs Recycling→Maintain Settings for Recycling EANs/UPCs), the recycled GTINs could be used first for generating new GTINs (internal number range), or only when the number range is exhausted.

Using SAP Fiori

A maintenance user interface (UI) is available with the SAP Fiori app Manage Product Master Data, which can be used to create and maintain products. These products are either materials, or retail articles. The app supports the various retail article categories: single articles, generic articles, or structured articles (set, prepack, display). Additionally, "classic" transactions MM41/MM42/MM43 (retail article maintenance), and MM01/MM02/ MM03 (material maintenance) can be used.

The SAP Fiori app Manage Product Master Data additionally provides comprehensive search functions, result lists, copy functions, and allows you to manage images.

For example, SAP Fiori apps are also available to maintain business partners and sites.

Note

You can find further information about this topic in the training course S4IRT: Overview of Functions in SAP S/4HANA Retail.

Create a Single Article

First display the customizing settings for article numbers, then demo the exercises.

Steps

  1. Show the customizing of number ranges for the article type

    IMG:→Logistics General→Material Master→Basic Settings→Material Types→Define Number Ranges for Each Material Type

    In the Overview, point out the two number ranges of Group 1, and the assigned article types.

  2. Demo the exercise, then from Exercise — Create a Single Article the participants will perform

    Task — Create a new Single Article
    Task — Change your new Single Article

  3. Demo the exercise, then from Exercise — Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) the participants will perform

    Task — Define a new Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

    As instructor using Group number 00, use number range 10002201 — 10002300.

    Task — Assign your new GTIN to Articles

Create a Single Article

Business Example

A new single article named "chocolate cookies" is added to your assortment. Therefore you create an article master record in your SAP Retail system.

Task 1: Create a new Single Article

Create an article master record for your new article.

Steps

  1. Create the single article "chocolate cookies" as follows:

    The single article has the article number A1##, It belongs to the article type HAWA and to the merchandise category RS11310 (Cookies/Crackers) .

    You want to maintain settings in the following views: Basic Data, Listing, Purchasing, Sales, Logistics: Distribution Center, Logistics: Store and POS. Therefore certain entries in Area of validity are necessary:

    Area of validityValues
    Purchasing Org.R300
    SupplierRS1103
    Suppl. Sub-Range000001 (Cookies)
    Sales Org.RG10
    Distr. ChannelR1
    To reduce the time and effort involved in this work, you want to permanently retain this selection, which is required each time you make changes. How do you do this?

    ______________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    1. Retailing: Master Data→Material Data→Material→Create

      Make your settings as specified in the task.

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      MaterialA1##
      Material TypeHAWA Trading goods
      Material GroupRS11310
      Matl CategorySingle material
      Choose the following views: Basic Data, Listing, Purchasing, Sales, Logistics: Distribution Center, Logistics: Store and POS, and make your settings in the Area of validity as specified in the task. Save your settings by choosing Default Areas of Validity and Default Views.

      Cancel the popup regarding the characteristics profile RFP07.The topic characteristics profiles will be dealt with in unit Generic Articles and Variants.

  2. With Enter you step to the Basic Data view. Here, enter the article description: Chocolate cookies 250g. The base unit of measure for your article is each EA. The cookies are ordered in cartons containing 24 pieces. Assign the unit of measure CAR to the article with the corresponding conversion factor to unit of measure EA, and flag carton as the order unit.

    In the subscreen Units of measure/EANs/dimensions, you maintain a gross weight of 260 grams and a net weight of 250 grams for your unit of measure EA. You want to create measurements for packing in cartons. The carton is 60 cm long, 40 cm wide and 30 cm high.

    Additionally, you can purchase the cookies by pallet. Create the appropriate unit of measure PAL. There are 432 cookies (EA), or 18 CAR on a pallet.

    Note

    Choose button check screen data to confirm your entries on each view. With Enter, the system moves to the next selected view.

    1. In the Basic Data make the following settings:

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      Article short textChocolate cookies 250g
      AUoM (first line)EA < = > 1 EA flagged as BUn
      AUoM (second line)CAR < = > 24 EA flagged as OUn
      Gross Weight (first line, EA)260
      Net Weight (first line, EA)250
      WtG
      Length (second line, CAR)60
      Width40
      Heigth30
      Unit of DimensionCM
      AUoM (third line)PAL < = >432 EA (or 18 CAR)

  3. You use your own instore GTINs for base units of measure. Let the system assign an internal GTIN. Select the GTIN category with the respective description (IE).

    1. In the Ct column, enter IE for unit of measure EA and press Enter. The system displays the message: The EAN will be determined internally on the basis of the EAN category. Confirm the warning message.

  4. In the Listing view you determine to which assortments the article should be assigned. Your article is going to be included in all the general assortments of the distribution chain RG10 / R1, but only if the merchandise category, possibly also with the assortment grade of the article, is also assigned to the corresponding assortment.

    Which listing procedure do you choose for distribution centers and for stores?

    ______________________________________________________

    You copy the proposed listing period for the stores and distribution centers. However, the article is sold in stores from the 1st of the following month until December 31, 9999. As you have recently decided to use the general assortments for your stores to reduce the number of listing conditions, you do not include local assortments in your article listings.

    You also want to decide manually for which assortments the article will be listed. Therefore you display all assortments that are proposed for listing. Now execute listing. Choose Execute Listing, view the listing result and copy all proposed assortments.

    1. Go to the Listing view. Make your settings as specified in the task:

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      Listing: store 
      Listng ProceduresB1
      Listed from / For sale fromas suggested / 1st of the following month
      Listed to / For sale toDecember 31, 9999
      Listing: distribution center 
      Listng ProceduresB1
      Listed from / For sale fromas suggested / 1st of the following month
      Listed to / For sale toDecember 31, 9999
      Maint. assorts man.X
      Local Assortments Alsodeselected
      List Supplying Plant Alsodeselected

    2. Choose Execute Listing. View the listing result, then Copy all proposed assortments.

  5. In the Purchasing view you maintain the data related to the vendor. As specified in the selection screen already, your vendor is RS1103 (Power Snack Supplier).

    Which unit of measure is defaulted as the order unit of measure?

    _____________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________

    You want to be able to order the chocolate cookies in cartons and in pallets. Choose the relevant indicator.

    You have negotiated a net purchasing price of USD 0.75 each with your vendor, and you define this net purchasing price in the system.

    Which purchasing group is set by default? The minimum purchase order quantity for the vendor is 5 cartons. The planned delivery time is 3 days.

    1. Go to the Purchasing view.

      Result

      The Order Unit CAR (Carton) for the vendor RS1103 (Power Snack Supplier) is automatically defaulted, based on your settings for the order unit in the basic data view.

    2. To be able to order the chocolate cookies in cartons and in pallets you set the Variable Order Unit = 1

    3. Maintain the net price as specified in the task:

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      Net Price0.75 USD / 1 EA

    4. Maintain the following settings as specified in the task:

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      Purch. GroupR30
      Minimum Qty5
      Pl. Deliv. Time3

  6. In the Sales view you maintain all sales-related data of the article.

    Which purchasing price does the system default as the basis for calculating the sales price? Which vendor and purchasing organization is the purchasing price based on?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    The system sets a default sales price for the article. What is this proposed final price? What is the markup with which the system calculates this price?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    You want to use the accept this calculated sales price. Ensure the indicator for saving the calculated prices has been set.

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    1. Go to the Sales view.

      The purchasing net/net price = 0.75 USD / EA, based on vendor RS1103 and Purchasing Org. R300.

    2. The proposed final price is 0.99 USD / EA. The planned markup is 30 % for this merchandise category, the calculated markup is 32%.

    3. Check if the Save Calculated Price indicator is set.

  7. In the Logistics: DC view you for example maintain the requirements planning and forecasting data for a distribution center.

    Which MRP type is used to plan the article for distribution centers?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    The article is ordered every Tuesday from the vendor for the distribution centers. Which key determines this setting?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    1. Choose the Logistics: DC tab. Check the MRP Parameters subscreen.

      The selected MRP type is R1 = Time-phased planning.

    2. In the MRP Controller/data subscreen the selected planning cycle is P02 = Order day Tuesday.

  8. Now enter the logistics data for the stores. To do this, go to the Logistics: Store view. You possibly have to confirm the warning message Enter the forecast data for the new MRP type. Since no reference store is maintained for distribution chain RG10/R1, you possibly have to confirm the error message: There is no reference store for distribution chain RG10/R1 and then clear the entries in the Sales Organization and Distribution Channel fields in the Validity Area dialog box. This brings you back to the client level.

    In the stores, the article should always be ordered from a distribution center by means of a stock transfer. Which key controls this?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Select the appropriate key for your article.

    1. Choose the Logistics: Store view and go to the MRP Controller/Replenishment data subscreen. The supply source key is set to 2. This means that an internal supply source (a distribution center) is required in the case of procurement transactions for stores.

  9. Access the last main view of your new article master record, tab POS. What are the mandatory and possible data retention levels in this view?

    Mandatory: _______________________________________________________________

    Possible: _______________________________________________________

    Use the Validity Area to switch between the levels. Select distribution chain RG10 / R1 to check, if the selling period corresponds to your settings in the listing view.

    Sales from — to: ______________________________________________________________________

    1. Choose the POS view. On client level, only the till receipt texts could be maintained. In order to maintain the POS control and selling period settings, the distribution chain level is mandatory. Optionally, you can maintain the POS view on site level.

    2. Call the distribution chain view as described in the task. The sales period should be from the 1st of the following month until December 31, 9999.

  10. Save your article.

    1. Material→Save

Task 2: Change your new Single Article

After you have created your article, you want to add some data to your new article master record.

Steps

  1. To do this, call the article master of article A1## again and choose the Purchasing view for your vendor RS1103 in purchasing organization R300.

    From the purchasing view, choose the Additional data and Additional EANs view to maintain the new manufacturer GTIN for the unit of measure carton. The manufacturer GTIN is a 12-digit number with a check digit in accordance with the standard EAN check digit algorithm (a total of 13 digits). Select the GTIN category provided for this, enter the first 12 digits of the manufacturer GTIN (3000000000##) and let the system default the check digit automatically. It should be assigned to the vendor, and also the main GTIN for your vendor.

    In general: What do you have to look out for when allocating several GTINs to the same unit of measure?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    1. Retailing: Master Data→Material Data→Material→Change

      Enter your new created article A1## and choose Purchasing. The purchasing organization is R300, the vendor is RS1103.

      From the purchasing view, choose Goto Additional Data, then select the Additional EANs tab.

    2. For the unit of measure CAR, enter 3000000000##. The GTIN Category should be HE (Manufacturer GTIN). Select the indicator Au (determine check digit for GTIN automatically). Also the indicators AV and MV to assign it as the main GTIN to your vendor. Press Enter

      The system displays the info message: 
The EAN 3000000000xxx is assigned to the EAN category HE

    3. In general, if several general GTINs (i.e. which are not assigned to a specific vendor) should be maintained for one unit of measure, you have to select one as the main GTIN (indicator: M).

  2. Go to the Layout Modules tab and check whether your article A1## has already been assigned to a layout module. Then assign layout module0001 (Sweets) to the unit of measure EA.

    1. Make your settings as specified in the task.

  3. Which texts can you maintain for this article using the additional data?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Go back to the Main data and save your article.

    1. Go to the quick navigation button and display the overview of the available tabs in the additional data:

      • Short Text

      • Basic data text

      • Purchase Order text

      • Sales text and

      • Inspection text

      Choose Main Data and Save.

Define a new Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

Business Example

You want to use another number range for your internal GTINs, so you create the new number range, and add it to a new GTIN category.

Task 1: Define a new GTIN

In the customizing, define a new GTIN category that is to use its own number range.

Steps

  1. Firstly, you need to create the number range for your new internal GTINs. In the Interval Maintenance add a new interval number[20+ <your group number ##>]; the interval areas are defined as follows:

    NoFrom No — To NumberExternal Assignment
    Group 01 (21)10000101 - 10000200not set
    Group 02 (22)10000201 - 10000300not set
    Group 03 (23)10000301 - 10000400not set
    Group 04 (24)10000401 - 10000500not set
    Group 05 (25)10000501 - 10000600not set
    Group 06 (26)10000601 - 10000700not set
    Group 07 (27)10000701 - 10000800not set
    Group 08 (28)10000801 - 10000900not set
    Group 09 (29)10000901 - 10001000not set
    Group 10 (30)10001001 - 10001100not set
    Group 11 (31)10001101 - 10001200not set
    Group 12 (32)10001201 - 10001300not set
    Group 13 (33)10001301 - 10001400not set
    Group 14 (34)10001401 - 10001500not set
    Group 15 (35)10001501 - 10001600not set
    Group 16 (36)10001601 - 10001700not set
    Group 17 (37)10001701 - 10001800not set
    Group 18 (38)10001801 - 10001900not set

    Hint

    When you save, a transport system message appears that you can ignore by choosing Continue.

    What does the current number field mean? Use the F1 Help to make a note of this.

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________

    1. IMG:→Logistics - General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→Define Number Ranges for EANs/UPCs

    2. Choose Change intervals and Insert Line

      Make your settings as specified in the task. Do NOT select the External checkbox.

    3. Meaning of NR Status:

      Result

      In the case of internal number range intervals, the NR Status field contains the last number that was assigned. Use F3 (green arrow) to go back and save your entries.

  2. You now wish to create your own GTIN category. The GTIN category number should correspond to your group number: Your GTIN category has the description GTIN Group##.

    The number range object for your GTIN should be EUROPARTNR and you should use the number range created before as the internal number range. Enter the standard GTIN check digit algorithm as the check digit algorithm.

    1. IMG:→Logistics - General→Material Master→Settings for Key Fields→International Article Numbers (EANs)→Define Attributes of EANs/EANs

      Choose New Entries and make the following entries:

      Field name or data type

      		Values
      EAN Category##
      DescriptionGTIN Group ##
      Number range objectEUROPARTNR
      Int. number range<number range created in the task before>
      Check-digit algor.1

      Save your entries.

Task 2: Assign your new GTIN to Articles

You now want to use the GTIN category you just created to assign your own GTINs to your articles.

Steps

  1. Change your article master record (Basic Data View), and add the new unit of measure PAC (Pack) for your article A1## (1 PAC = 72 EA [pieces]).

    1. Retailing: Master Data→Material Data→Material→Change.

      Select the Basic Data view. In the Units of measure/EANs/dimensions field group make your settings as specified in the task.

  2. Assign your new GTIN category to the new unit of measure PAC. Press Enter and check the GTIN that is set by default. Was the new number range used, and a check digit added? Save the change to your article.

    1. Enter the GTIN category ## in the Ct field and choose Enter.

    2. Check that the number range interval that you created was taken into account and that a check digit was assigned accordingly.

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