Material Master Archiving in Simple Method
Prerequisite
The Knowledge of SAP MM and program names are required to make use of this document in real practice.
Overview
For a material master record to be deleted by the archive and delete program, it must be flagged for deletion. All the information your company needs to manage a material is stored in a data record in the material master, sorted by various different criteria. When a material is no longer required in a company or plant, you can archive and delete the material master record.
Purpose
The aim of the document is to provide an understanding of the Simple method for Material Master archiving in SAP Materials Management.
If you created a material by error and you want to delete that material from the data base you can do it in simple 4 steps. The only condition is that the material has to have no material movement recorded. All the documents are closed to the particular material at the time only we can able to delete that material otherwise it will not allow deleting for the material.
Material Master Archiving Settings
Flag Material for Deletion
Flag Material for deletion in MM06 transaction. In this transaction give the material number alone.
Select the Material Check box and system automatically activate all the check boxes.
Press Save Icon
In test mode there is no error
Remove the Test mode check box and execute it.
Execute the Program or Press F8 Select the test mode check box and execute it.
Select first check box and continue
We can able to find the material up to test run of the deletion program
Remove the Test mode check box and execute
Press ok
Once the program is executed we will get a below message
Selection of Materials Flagged for Deletion
Go to SE38 Transaction code and give the program name MMREO001
Execute the Program or Press F8
After Execution of the program give the material number and activate the select via status table check box deactivate Display without description and create output file check boxes.
Execute the Program or Press F8
Remember the material has to have no material movement recorded like no open PR, PO, Production order, Reservation, Stock etc….
Archive Materials
Go to SE38 Transaction code and give the program name MMREO050
Execute the Program or Press F8
Give the material number and activate the Test mode check box and execute it.
Deletion Program for Archiving Materials
Go to SE38 Transaction code and give the program name MMREO110
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