Material Types (IM09)

Material Types describe the Material from which your products are made. Material Types are defined in IM09 and are assigned to products in Maintain Inventory Master (IM13). The 'primary' Material Type for a product appears on the Export Invoice (IN52).

1. Enter a code in the Material Type field. This code can be a maximum of 10 characters in length. You may use an alpha-numeric combination.

2. Enter a description of the Material Type in the Description field. The description can be a maximum of 30 characters in length.

3. Click Submit to add this code to the system.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 until all Material Types are added.

Note: This is an optional code. You may decide not to use this feature.

The following table outlines the functionality of each button on the Material Types folder:

Button Label	Icon	Functionality
Submit		Saves the information entered for the current material type.
Delete		Deletes the current material type. Note: You cannot delete a material type if the code is assigned to a product in IM13.
Clear		All fields on this folder clear and you can begin adding a new material type record.

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