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Create Generic and Variants Using LSMW

Posted by Paul Gendreau in SAP f or Retail on Dec 4, 2014 4:29:57 PM
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Article Master LSMW Generic/Variants - ARTMAS05

This subject raised a f ew questions in an

SCN thread with the title of

Error while try ing to create Generic

Articles with v ariants using LSMW (ARTMAS05).

A document that I wrote in response to that question is requested f requently. This post replaces the document
named md_article_generic_lsmw.pdf
Creating a generic article master with v ariant articles is accomplished v ia processing of one ARTMAS05 IDoc.
There is important prerequisite master data, which is detailed in steps below that were executed to create an
example.
PROCESS STEP

PROCESS STEP IMAGE

CT04 Create Characteristic

Create HN_COLOURS

CT04 Create Characteristic

Maintain v alues f or HN_COLOURS

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PROCESS STEP

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PROCESS STEP IMAGE

CLWE Create Characteristic

Profile
Create HN001

CLWE Create Characteristic

Profile
Assign Characteristic and make
relev ant f or the creation of Variants.

WG21 Create Merchandise

Category
Create S14

WG22 Change Merchandise

Category
Change S14
Assign Characteristic Prof ile HN001

WG22 Change Merchandise

Category
Change S14
Create ref erence article.

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PROCESS STEP

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PROCESS STEP IMAGE

WG22 Change Merchandise

Category
This takes y ou to MM41 / MM42 to
create or change the ref erence article.
Create ref erence article A11000011.
Maintain all v iews except Purchasing.

LSMW Process ARTMAS05

See IDoc detail at end of document.

LSMW Process ARTMAS05

See IDoc detail at end of document.

LSMW Process ARTMAS05

See IDoc detail at end of document.

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PROCESS STEP

PROCESS STEP IMAGE

LSMW Process ARTMAS05

See IDoc detail at end of document.

MM43 Display Article

Click the Variants button to display the
Variants.

MM43 Display Article

Here is the IDoc that created the example Article Master

Observ e the usage of segments and f ields.
SEGMENT

FIELD NAME

SHORT

VALUE

DESCRIPTION
E1BPE1MATHEAD

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MATHEAD

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MATHEAD

MATL_TY PE

Article Ty pe

HAWA

E1BPE1MATHEAD

MATL_GROUP

Merchandise Category

S14

E1BPE1MATHEAD

MATL_CAT

Article Category

01

E1BPE1MATHEAD

CHAR_PROF

Characteristic

HN001

prof ile
E1BPE1MATHEAD

REF_MATL

Ref erence article

A11000011

E1BPE1MATHEAD

BASIC_VIEW

Include Basic Data View

E1BPE1MATHEAD

LIST_VIEW

Indicator: Consider

Listing v iew
E1BPE1VARKEY

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1VARKEY

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1VARKEY

VARIANT

Variant number

A11000010001

E1BPE1VARKEY

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1VARKEY

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

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SEGMENT

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FIELD NAME

SHORT
DESCRIPTION

VALUE

E1BPE1VARKEY

VARIANT

Variant number

A11000010002

E1BPE1AUSPRT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1AUSPRT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010001

E1BPE1AUSPRT

CHAR_NAME

Characteristic Name

HN_COLOURS

E1BPE1AUSPRT

CHAR_VALUE

Characteristic Value

10

E1BPE1AUSPRT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1AUSPRT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010002

E1BPE1AUSPRT

CHAR_NAME

Characteristic Name

HN_COLOURS

E1BPE1AUSPRT

CHAR_VALUE

Characteristic Value

20

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010001

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

CHAR_NAME

Characteristic Name

HN_COLOURS

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

CHAR_VALUE

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010002

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

CHAR_NAME

Characteristic Name

HN_COLOURS

E1BPE1AUSPRTX

CHAR_VALUE

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARART

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MARART

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MARART

OLD_MAT_NO

Old article number

9999MAT

E1BPE1MARART

BASE_UOM

Base Unit of Measure

EA

E1BPE1MARART

TRANS_GRP

Transportation Group

0001

E1BPE1MARART

DIVISION

Div ision

10

E1BPE1MARART

TAX_CLASS

Tax classif ication of

the article

E1BPE1MARART1

BRAND_ID

Brand

0001

E1BPE1MARARTX

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MARARTX

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MARARTX

OLD_MAT_NO

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARARTX

BASE_UOM

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARARTX

TRANS_GRP

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARARTX

DIVISION

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARARTX

TAX_CLASS

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARARTX

BRAND_ID

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MAW1RT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MAW1RT

REPL_LIST

Assortment List Ty pe

E1BPE1MAW1RT

ABC_ID

ABC Indicator

E1BPE1MAW1RT

PUR_GROUP

Purchasing Group

100

E1BPE1MAW1RT

COUNTRY ORI

Country of origin of

AU

the article
E1BPE1MAW1RT

LOADINGGRP

Loading Group

0001

E1BPE1MAW1RT

ASSORT_LEV

Assortment grade

E1BPE1MAW1RT

LI_PROC_ST

Listing procedure f or

B1

store or other assortment categories

E1BPE1MAW1RT

LIST_ST_FR

Date f rom which

20130401

listed in the store

E1BPE1MAW1RT

LIST_ST_TO

Date to which listed

in the store

99991231

E1BPE1MAW1RT

SELL_ST_FR

Date f rom which sold

in the store

20130401

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SEGMENT

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FIELD NAME

SHORT
DESCRIPTION

VALUE

E1BPE1MAW1RT

SELL_ST_TO

Date to which sold in

the store

99991231

E1BPE1MAW1RT

VAL_CLASS

Valuation Class

3100

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

REPL_LIST

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

ABC_ID

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

PUR_GROUP

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

COUNTRY ORI

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

LOADINGGRP

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

ASSORT_LEV

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

LI_PROC_ST

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

LIST_ST_FR

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

LIST_ST_TO

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

SELL_ST_FR

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

SELL_ST_TO

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAW1RTX

VAL_CLASS

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MAKTRT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MAKTRT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MAKTRT

LANGU

Language Key

E1BPE1MAKTRT

MATL_DESC

Article Description

QUEEN BED

(Short Text)
E1BPE1MARMRT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MARMRT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MARMRT

ALT_UNIT

Alternativ e Unit of

KG

Measure f or Stockkeeping Unit

E1BPE1MARMRT

NUMERATOR

Numerator f or

Conv ersion to Base Units of Measure

E1BPE1MARMRT

DENOMINATR

Denominator f or
conv ersion to base units of measure

E1BPE1MARMRT

LENGTH

Length

10

E1BPE1MARMRT

WIDTH

Width

12

E1BPE1MARMRT

HEIGHT

Height

15

E1BPE1MARMRT

UNIT_DIM

Unit of Dimension f or
Length/Width/Height

E1BPE1MARMRT

VOLUMEUNIT

Volume unit

CCM

E1BPE1MARMRT

GROSS_WT

Gross Weight

E1BPE1MARMRT

UNIT_OF_WT

Weight Unit

KG

E1BPE1MARMRTX

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MARMRTX

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MARMRTX

ALT_UNIT

Alternativ e Unit of
Measure f or Stockkeeping Unit

KG

E1BPE1MARMRTX

NUMERATOR

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

DENOMINATR

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

LENGTH

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

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SEGMENT

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FIELD NAME

SHORT
DESCRIPTION

VALUE

E1BPE1MARMRTX

WIDTH

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

HEIGHT

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

UNIT_DIM

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

VOLUMEUNIT

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

GROSS_WT

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MARMRTX

UNIT_OF_WT

Updated inf ormation

in related user data f ield

E1BPE1MLTXRT

FUNCTION

Function

009

E1BPE1MLTXRT

APPLOBJECT

Texts: Application

MATERIAL

Object
E1BPE1MLTXRT

TEXT_NAME

Name

A11000010

E1BPE1MLTXRT

TEXT_ID

Text ID

BEST

E1BPE1MLTXRT

LANGU

Language key

E1BPE1MLTXRT

TEXT_LINE

Text Line

POS 2nd line

E1BPE1MLTXRT

MATERIAL

Article Number

A11000010

E1BPE1MLTXRT

MATERIAL_EXTERNAL

Long Article Number

f or MATERIAL Field

E1BPE1MLTXRT

MATERIAL_GUID

External GUID f or
MATERIAL Field

E1BPE1MLTXRT

MATERIAL_VERSION

Version Number f or

description

MATERIAL Field
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SR Kumar Dec 4, 2014 4:42 PM

Thanks Paul f or the inf ormativ e LSMW f or Article Master upload.

Regards,
SRK
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Romain Ledu Jan 8, 2015 4:33 PM

Hello Paul,
Thank y ou f or y our inf ormation.
I cannot create generic/v ariants with idoc ARTMAS because i use transaction WRFCHVAL to
def ine characteristic v alues of my characteristic.
Same steps as y our but :
- when I create my characteristic I indicate f unction module "WRF_CHECK_CHAR_VAL" in v alue
tab.
- Then, I indicate characteristic v alues in transaction WRFCHVAL instead of CT04.
When I try to create materials with this characteristic through doc I alway s hav e the same

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could be determined for the generic material"

For inf ormation, when I create a material through transaction MM41 with this characteristic,
ev ery thing is OK.
Do y ou hav e any idea?
Thank y ou in adv ance f or y our f eedback.
Romain Ledu
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Paul Gendreau Jan 8, 2015 7:26 PM (in response to Romain Ledu)

Hello Romain:
You are using New Characteristic Value Storage. I hav e not tested that case, but I don't
believ e that the ARTMAS should be populated any dif f erently.
Take a look at y our f ailed IDoc, pay ing attention to:
E1BPE1AUSPRT-CHAR_NAME
E1BPE1AUSPRT-CHAR_VALUE
E1BPE1AUSPRTX-CHAR_NAME
E1BPE1AUSPRTX-CHAR_VALUE
Are those f our f ields f illed correctly ?
- Paul
---------------------------------Paul R. Gendreau, Jr.
SAP Retail
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Ramakrishna Nuthalapati Jun 4, 2015 3:59 PM (in response to Paul Gendreau)

Hello Paul and Romain,

I am also f acing the issue. Used new char v alue storage.
Getting message ,, No Characteristics could be determined f or generic material.
Idoc processed successf ully. Error comes while opening Generic article in
MM43.
Let me know if y ou hav e solution.
Thanks,
Krish
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Sep 30, 2015 7:51 PM (in response to Paul Gendreau)

Hello Paul
I f ollowed y our manual and it works perf ectly. But I hav e an issue.
When I enter to MM42/MM43 with my generic article I can see that my v ariants
are created BUT their characteriscs are not "checked" when I click on "Values".
I don't know if this is the normal behav ior because y o do not mentioned this
any where.
If it is not normal, can y ou please help me? I need the relev ant characteristics
of my v ariants as checked.
Best regards.
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Sudhanva Joshi Jan 12, 2015 8:38 AM

Hello Paul,
I hav e a requirement of creation of similar article master by LSMW+IDOC method f or Single,
Generic and Variant articles.
To start with, I hav e started creating a single article and I hav e f illed all the f ields but getting an
error 'No entry in key f ield of table MARM'.
I hav en't maintained data in AUSP segment since this is single article.
Need help on this.
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhanv a Joshi

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