Identifying Master and Transaction Objects in SAP

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can Any Body give examples of  Master data objects  and transaction data objects in SAP.

Like material master is Master Data object.

How those can be Classified in to Master and transaction Objects?

What is the priority loading tables to BODS.

Thanks

Narasimha

[ahalya_inturi · Accepted solution]

Hi Narasimha,

Best Practice is "Convert and load the master data first into the SAP system before we load

any transactional data"

Answer for question :

Parimi Venkata wrote:
Hi,
Can Any Body give examples of  Master data objects  and transaction data objects in SAP.
Like material master is Master Data object.
How those can be Classified in to Master and transaction Objects?
What is the priority loading tables to BODS.
Thanks
Narasimha

Master data : This is the data that does not change often, but does get changed and transactions depend on this SAPMaster data. Without proper master data in SAP many transactions does not post/executed correctly.

For example: General Ledger in FICO module, Vendor master from MM module, Customer Master from SD module, Asset Master from FICO module etc.

Transactional Data : This data cannot be changed; this data is created in SAP as a result of a business user completing a business transaction such as creating a Purchase Order (MM), creating a Process Order (PP), creating a GL journal entry (FI) etc. This type of data can be reversed or cancelled but usually not changeable. Transactional data depends on master data. Before a transactional data is executed in SAP, proper master data validations are carried out in the background. This type of data is loaded into SAP just before going live in SAP. What transactional data needs to be converted into SAP is determined case by case basis.

Few examples of  Master data objects  and transaction data objects in SAP and Loading Priority as below

Masters:

Customer Master

Price Master

Material Master

Material Classification

Credit Master

Equipment Master

Bank Master

Vehicle Master

Vendor Master

Transactional:

Open Invoices (AR)

Open Orders

Vehicle Inventory

Hope this helping you

Thanks

Ahalya

[Former Member]

Hi Venkat,

In addition to above, following better naming conventions while naming infopackage or process chains through which you can easily identify what data is loaded by those objects.

Regards,

Harish.

[Former Member]

Hi Ahalya

This will help lot to me

Thanks

narasimha