Material group is not updated in EINA

[milind_verma5]

Hi Experts,

We are having a situation for EINA table. Whenever a PIR is created with reference to material, its material group is copied from table MARA to PIR, but it is not being updated in EINA table. Where as if PIR is created with refernce to material group (wthout specifying material number), that time material group is visible in EINA table. We are having ECC 5 system.

Any pointers on this is very much appreciable.

Thanks,

Milind

[Former Member]

Hello Milind,

Yes, this is standard behaviour.

There is two options to create info record.

1. With material no.

2. With material group (Material is Text & MATNR field is blank in EINA table)

When u create inforecord with material group in this case MATKL fileld is updated in the EINA table.

I hope this information will be clear for you.

Regards,

Suneel Kumar.

[milind_verma5]

Hi Suneel,

If you check this in ECC6, where material group is updated in EINA table. I am not sure, why it is not updated in ECC5.

Regards,

Milind

[mauro_bianchi]

Hello Milind,

Info records are kept in table EINA, either by material or material group. That is, either EINA-MATNR or EINA-MATKL is filled.

Never both!! Due to the fact that the field EINA-MATKL must be blank material info records with NO material master a search on this field would require a lookup on the material master for each EINA record to find the corresponding material group.

"The field Eina-matkl is not to be updated because it could be changed in material master. Therefore the solution is to initialize the field in case of inforecord with material master. This solution I described is in note 93886. You will see the material group when you display the inforecord but it is not stored in EINA.

see note 444058 and 93886 ...

Thanx & Regards,

Mauro

[Former Member]

who told you update eina material group in ecc6.0,

[Former Member]

Thanks for the Info!

sapnote 93886 was the solution for my problem!!!