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How do I extend an existing material to a new plant in SAP MDG and approve it through the workflow?
In SAP MDG, a requestor can extend an existing material to a new plant in the Manage Material Master Governance app, maintain plant-level details such as purchasing group and storage location, check and submit the change request, and then the material approver validates and approves it in My Change Requests - Monitoring before the material is active in MDG and S/4 HANA.
In SAP MDG, a requestor can extend an existing material to a new plant in the Manage Material Master Governance app, maintain plant-level details such as purchasing group and storage location, check and submit the change request, and then the material approver validates and approves it in My Change Requests - Monitoring before the material is active in MDG and S/4 HANA.
In SAP MDG, the material extension to a new plant follows a requestor/approver workflow. The requestor opens the material in Manage Material Master Governance, creates the change request, maintains the material details and plant-level data, saves and checks the request, and submits it. The approver then opens the request from My Change Requests - Monitoring, validates the updated data, runs Check, and approves the change request so the material becomes active in MDG and S/4 HANA.
Process flow
- 1. Log on to the S/4 Fiori launchpad with the MM Requestor user.
- 2. Open Manage Material Master Governance.
- 3. Search the material to be updated, open it, and choose edit.
- 4. Enter the change request description and review general details.
- 5. Maintain required material master details such as Description and any other needed fields.
- 6. Go to the Plants section and add the new plant(s).
- 7. Review derived values in Plants General Data, Purchasing Data, and Storage Location.
- 8. Maintain Valuation Area and Types details if applicable. When the plant is added, review fields such as Purchasing group, Storage location, and Purchasing value if the configured material group applies in your system: these should be der
Referenced tables
| Object | Purpose |
|---|---|
Fiori apps / worklist | Manage Material Master Governance, Manage Product Master, My Change Requests Monitoring, Display Change Requests |
Workflow status text | To be processed by approver, Final check approved |
Plant-level derived values | Purchasing group, Storage location, Purchasing value (configured default where applicable) |
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