Changing Material Group xxx from WM to IM managed materials

[former_member686959]

Is it possible to change all the materials belongs to material group from wm to im managed materials ?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sudharshan,

Can you elaborate your requirement? If i understood properly, you want to change the material group of a material? this is your first requirement. The second requirement is may be you dont want your certain materials to be warehouse managed.

As per my knowledge the material group cannot be changed for a material, neither the WM views can be removed.

Regards,

[former_member686959 · Accepted solution]

Hi Rahul,

I dont want to change material group. Exact requirement is a group of materials belong to single material group are warehouse managed and I wanna to change it to inventory managed.

Hope you are clear with my requirement.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I dont think that can be achieved as well. you may need to create a new material and transfer the existing stock to the new material and then mark the old material for deletion.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Rahul

I tried to change the Material group of a material via MM02 and can easily do so. I believe it can be changed through mass maintenance or LSMW. Can you guide as why its not possible to change material group?

u said "neither the WM views can be removed."

Via MM06, I set the deletion flag for WM view of a particular Warehouse Number. How setting a deletion flag is difference from the removal ?? I belive by setting this flag, warehouse guys will not able to recieve it in warehouse and put it in a certain storage location (in SAP)

I havent also tested the implications yet e:g; What will happen to the available material quantity in a warehouse when a deletion flag is set on WM view.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sana,

Yes you are right. It is possible to change the material group of a material. But from a business perspective it is not reccomended. Material Groups categorize a material. Instead of changing the material group, it is beneficial to create a new material with the revised material group and setting a deletion flag for the old material.

Again, by setting deletion flag for a particular view is not suggested as inconsistencies will creep in. Before setting the deletion flag against a particular view, we will need to check whether there is any stock available for the material, any open orders against it. Otherwise it will be very difficult to clear such entries at later stage.

To avoid these implications only, i suggested not to change the material group or delete a maintenance view.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks alot Rahul.....Everything totally makes sense. I thought from your previous reply that its technically not possible.

Thanks for sharing it.

[Former Member]

Hi Sudarshan,

Yes it is possible...

You can get all materials from belong to a mat grp which you want to transfer from WM manged to IM manged and further to Rahul, you can do 309 (mat to mat transfer)

For huge list,I'm not sure but think of using LSMW

Regards,

Sumit Pukale