Re: [sap-log-mm] Change to the Unit of Measure

Posted by Sap Land Wednesday, 6 July 2011 14:25

Posted by PMassey48
on Jul 6 at 5:23 PM

Pover

The simple answer is that you cannot once you have history on that item.
You can of course create alternative units of measure and create the
conversion factors within MM01 or MM02 depending on where you sit with these
materials. The question you have to ask is why do you need to change the base
units of measure - is it essential or can you use other alternatives, but
without details of the issues I cannot offer further advice.

If it is essential that you change the base unit of measure for a
substantial number of materials then you will probably require some ABAP support to
download the existing data and to create a new set of materials with a new
base unit of measure and the corresponding data. Clearly you will have to
teat any outstanding transactions, purchase and sales orders. In effect you
may be faced with a new data take-on. Therefore it is important that you
understand exactly why you need to change the base unit of measure and the
implications with all relevant modules.

You should also consider from a conceptual viewpoint that the material
requiring a new base unit of measure is not the same material. This principle
may open up other alternatives.

---------------Original Message---------------
From: pover
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 4:18 PM
Subject: Change to the Unit of Measure

How do I change the Base Unit of Measure for a material in SAP w/o contacting the CDO?

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