The material master comprises the following areas: basic data, sales and distribution data, purchasing data, various further data for engineering and design, accounting, costing, warehouse management, and so on.
The basic data is relevant for all areas. It is valid for all organizational units within a client.
The sales organization data is relevant for sales and distribution. It is valid for the respective sales organization and the distribution channel.
The sales: plant data is also relevant for sales and distribution. It is valid for the respective delivering plant.
Additional data relevant for different organizational units is available for various other areas.