Material
business object
Definition
A Material is a tangible product such as a sellable article, packaging, auxiliary material and expendable supplies. A product is a commodity that is the object of the business of a company and serves to create value for this company. A product can be tangible or intangible. A product can contain other products, or belong to another product, for example, display or gift sets. A product can have relationships to other products or objects.
Technical Data
Business Context and Use
The Material business object contains operations that enable you
to find the identifier of a material, or elements of a material,
for your business process from given vague data. The business
object also contains an operation that reads and returns basic data
for a given material.
Other Terms
Product (specialization in SAP ERP)
Service Interfaces
Category:
SAP A2A
Direction:
outbound
An interface to provide the retail demand management view of materials.
Category:
SAP A2A
Direction:
outbound
Manage Material Inis a service interface that contains an operation to read and
return basic data for a given material.
Category:
A2X
Direction:
inbound
Query Material Inis a service interface that enables you to find the identifier of a
material, or elements of a material, for your business process from
vague date given.
Category:
A2X
Direction:
inbound
Category:
SAP A2A
Direction:
inbound
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