| Field Name | Description | Comments |
| General Data | | |
| Base unit of measure | Same as above | |
| Order unit | Different from base unit of measure | Purchase order采购时的单位 |
| Var. OUn | Variable order unit active | 是否激活不同的采购单位 这样可以在PO和source list使用一个order unit不同于info record的单位,对于pr,如果要有不同单位，需要有相应单位的source才行 |
| Purchasing group | Buyer of group buyer who will purchase this material | 采购组 |
| Material group | Same as above | |
| Plant-sp matl status | Material can be blocked from procurement, warehouse, task lists or BOMs Enter appropriate code | 这个是plant level的限制，之前在basic data之中时cross-plant |
| Valid from | Same as above | |
| Tax ind. f. material | Automatically determines the tax code Set indicator button to on/off | |
| Discount in kind | Specifies whether and for what areas the material qualifies for a discount in kind Leave blank unless required | Discount在什么时候使用，比如sales, purchase等 |
| Material freight grp | Used to group materials so that they can be classified according to freight class and code | Material的运输分类 |
| Autom. PO | If automatic PO are allowed from Purchase requisitions | 是否自动创建PO，用于MRP |
| Batch management | Material is handled in batch management Set indicator button to on/off | 是否使用批次管理 |
| Purchasing values | | |
| Purchasing values key | table of reminder letters to vendors Choose from table | 预先定义好的一组数据，选择后自动带出以下的数据 |
| Shipping instructs. | | |
| Reminder1 | reminder letters to vendors | Reminder信发出时间，可以正负，以due day计算 |
| Reminder2 | reminder letters to vendors | |
| Reminder3 | reminder letters to vendors | |
| Underdel. tolerance | Tolerances allowed without having to change Purchasing documents | 送货短缺限制 |
| Overdeliv. tolerance | Tolerances allowed without having to change Purchasing documents | 送货超送限制 |
| Min. del. qty in % | | 最少送货比例 |
| Std del. time var. | | |
| Unltd overdelivery | | 不限制可以多送 |
| Acknowledgment reqd | | 采购文档是否需要vendor确认 |
| Other data / manufacture data | | |
| GR processing time | Time allowed to process receipts of material from when they arrive at site This becomes part of the equation for estimating lead time | 收货所需时间，用于mrp plan计算 |
| Quota arr. usage | material is part of quota arrangement Indicator button on/off as required | 是否使用quota，quota基本就是多个vendor的比例安排 |
| Post to insp. Stock | Material requires procurement quality inspection Indicator button on/off as required | 收货后到质检区 |
| Source list | If this button is on a source of supply must be entered into a source list before a PO can be created Indicator button on/off as required | 是否一定要有source list才可落po |
| Critical part | Indicates critical prat Information purposes only | 是否是重要部件 |
| JIT sched. indicator | Determines whether it is possible to generate JIT delivery schedules Indicator button on/off as required | 不明白 |
| Mfr part profile | Defines how to work with MPN materials in the procurement process Choose from table | MPS相关的吧 |
| Mfr part number | Code used by manufacturer to identify the material Enter manufacturer part number | MPS相关的吧 |
| Mfr | Manufacturer of the MPN material or the manufacturer plant for which a manufacturer master record has been created Enter manufacturer number | MPS相关的吧 |