Material - Range of numbers

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

We have 3 companies in the group, and each one manage their own material numbers ('smart codes') when the first and second character mean something, the third and fourth character mean other concept, etc.

With SAP the range of number is internal (correlative). What are the reasons (technical and functional) so that the materials number were correlatives?

Thanks in advance for your help.

José Luis

[sjeevan · Accepted solution]

If you want implement your "smart codes" only for display you have to use the enhancement MGA00003, in this case SAP will store the numbers in internal number range but it when displaying it will concatenate your "smart code" according to the logic you maintained in the exit.

But if you want it to create and store numbers according to your smart code logic automatically you have to use this exit MGA00002.