Handbook for SAP PP in S/4HANA: Production Planning and Execution in SAP S/4HANA

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H. GoelHandbook for SAP PP in S/4HANAhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8566-4_2

2. Master Data in SAP PP

Himanshu Goel¹  

(1)

Germany, Germany

 

This chapter explains the master data objects required for the manufacturing process in SAP: material master, bill of materials, work center, routing, and production version.

Master Data

In SAP, two types of data are created—master data and transaction data.

Master data is static data that is used to drive key processes in the organization. Once the master data is created, it is seldom changed. Master data acts as a prerequisite to run business processes.

Transaction data is dynamic data used to capture day-to-day business ...