Introducing Material Master Data

Buyers can import master data from the SAP system to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing and SAP Ariba Contracts. Master data that buyers can import includes organizational data, cross-application data, and material master data.​

When you import Material Master data from SAP System to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, you can receive classification data such as Class Types, Class Names and Characteristics. The classification value allows buyers to categorize materials based on their characteristics. Classification data also enables users to search and find materials easily.​

When you import Material Master data, the SAP System provides the classification information in the ItemMasterClassificationInfo.csv file. This file contains Class and Classification information along with Classification Sequence and Material Number. Classification sequence is a combination of the internal object number, class type, class name, and characteristic value.

If you want to write change documents for classification data for material classification for multiple class types, implement the SAP Note 65124.​

To extract Material Classification data, maintain the following filters in the table ARBCIG_TVARV: ​

• CLASS_TYPE​

• CLASS

When you import Material Master data from the SAP System to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, the SAP System also sends the Manufacturer Parts List to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing.

The Manufacturer Parts List is similar to the Approved Manufacturer Parts List (AMPL) in the SAP system. Buyers can use the Manufacturer Parts List to identify the manufacturers for materials of type manufacturer parts (HERS in SAP), the manufacturer part numbers, and the corresponding internal part numbers.​

The material master data event sends the following additional files from the SAP system to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing:​

• ItemMasterAML.csv
• ItemMasterAMLDescriptionLang.csv
• ItemMasterAML_delete.csv
• ItemMasterAMLDescriptionLang_delete.csv

Before you run the master data import for Material Master, ensure that you import the following master data: ​

• Plant ​

• Plant-Purchase Org​

• Purchase Org and Purchase Group

Integration with SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing enables SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA (on premise) to create Purchase Info Records based on awards information from SAP Ariba Sourcing. You can also include custom fields in the LineItemData / General Data section of the Purchase Info Records.​

When the SAP system receives the award information from SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, the SAP system creates a Purchase Info Record for each of the line items in an SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing award. When a Purchase Info Record is successfully created, the SAP system sends the Purchase Info Record number to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing. If a Purchase Info Record is already available for a line item and if there is a change in any of the values associated with that item in the newly received award information, the SAP system modifies the corresponding Purchase Info Record.​

If the SAP system encounters errors while creating or modifying a purchase info record, it sends an error message to SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing. The error message contains the details of the error.

A Bill of Materials (BOM) is a comprehensive and hierarchical list of all materials, items, parts, components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies required to manufacture a product. It includes various components and elements necessary for the manufacturing process. It includes crucial information such as part numbers, descriptions, quantities, specifications, supplier details, and manufacturing instructions. A well-structured BOM is essential for efficient production planning, procurement, and inventory management, ensuring that the manufacturing process runs smoothly and cost-effectively.​

Integration with SAP Ariba Product Sourcing using SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for Spend Management and SAP Business Network enables you to export BOMs from SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA (on premise) to SAP Ariba Product Sourcing. You can also customize the standard extract of the Bill of Materials using BAdI.