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This document's objective is to provide a guide to ZPRC, ZMAT (manufactured and raw material), ZVER, ZERS, ZUNB material master data management for GBU Technology Solutions.
Material Master Data management process includes creation and modification of the material, its inactivation and flagging for deletion, and reactivation if needed, as well as mass modification.
Creation of Basic Data, Classification, Sales, Foreign Trade, Purchasing, General Plant Storage, Warehouse Management and Label Data Views will be presented in this procedure. Management of MRP, Work Scheduling, Quality Management, Accounting and Costing Views is being performed by Process Teams. Accounting and Costing views are created by Data Operations when extending materials to Trading Plants. For Sample codes and ZERS Data Operations is creating all necessary views.
Requests of Technology Solutions Material Master creation or maintenance should be submitted via Service One platform.
Request forms for Technology Solutions Materials are stored on Google Drive.
The referral lists mentioned in this procedure, such as Material Groups, Purchasing Groups and Profit Center List are embedded in the TS SAP Material request forms file or linked in this procedure.
Under Data Operations scope is the management of ZPRC, ZMAT (manufactures and raw material), ZVER, ZERS, ZUNB materials for GBU Technology Solutions (Legacy Cytec organization). Data Operations can create and extend ZDIE materials if requested so by Finance.
Material Type | Description | Division |
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ZPRC | Commercial Products | N/A |
ZMAT | Finished Goods | Multiple |
ZVER | Packaging | WD |
ZERS | Industrial supplies | WA |
ZUNB | Stocked and non-valuated materials | Multiple |
ZDIE | Services | Multiple |
Abbr. | Description | Abbr. | Description |
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RCS | Rhodia Core System | SBS | Solvay Business Services |
ZDIE | Service | UoM | Unit of Measure |
ZMAT | Finished product, semi-finished product, raw material | HSE | Health, Safety and Environment |
ZPRC | Commercial Product | MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
ZUNB | Stocked and not valuated material | MRP | Material Resource Planning |
ZVER | Packaging | DG | Dangerous goods |
ZMAT - Finished Goods setup can be performed only once both ZPRC code and MSDS are available.
ZMAT - Raw Material setup can be performed only once MOC-ID and ZPRC code are available.
ZVER setup can be performed only once MOC-ID code is available.
Prior to submitting a new request, it is the requester´s responsibility to ensure the material does not exist in SAP already, so no duplicates are created in the system. If the material was not found, the TS SAP Material request form must be filled and submitted to Data Operations for material master setup in SAP. A second search in the system is performed by the Data Management team to ensure no duplicates are created. It is Data Management team's responsibility to check that all necessary approals have been received.
Prior to material creation in the system search is performed by the Data Operations team to ensure no duplicates are created.



Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZMAT /Finished pdt & RM & SF |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
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| Main activities | Key points |
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Select Views to be created:
| NOTE! Warehouse Management 1 & 2 Views to be created and warehouse number added (in brackets) for warehouse managed plants only: *Reactor level Materials* need Basic Data 1 & 2, Classification, Sales: General/Plant Data, General Plant Data/Storage 1 & 2. *Intermediates* should be created as Finished Products and can be opened to sales organization 1 and 2 views if requested by the product manager. For Trading Plants listed below Classification, Accounting, Costing Views have to be created. Views are completed in the same way as for CMC Samples except the Planning views (MRP 1-4).
Storage Location in plant 8806: Please use the Country of origin field to determine where the material is sourced from. If the Country of Origing is Turkey (TR) then use TURK Storage location. For all other items see rules below: For Polymer Additives For Mining and PS: |
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| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
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Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZMAT /Finished pdt & RM & SF |
| Copy from… Material | 149059 TS LABEL MODEL SAMPLE MATERIALS has been created to be used as model for CMC sample creation |
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Select Views to be created:
| Data Management is creating all necessary views for CMC Sample codes |
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| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


| Main activities | Key Points |
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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
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Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZMAT /Finished pdt & RM & SF |
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| Main activities | Key points |
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Select Views to be created:
| Data Management is creating general, purchasing and planning views, finance complete their own views |
| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
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| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |

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Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZMAT /Finished pdt & RM & SF |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
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Select Views to be created:
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| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


| Main activities | Key Points |
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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
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| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |

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Use MM01 transaction to create material
These are request to create a non valuated version of an existing ZMAT item. For example, where the business has sold the inventory to a customer but the material remains at a Solvay site and require shipment from our plants under a new code.
Example 2033702 CYTOP 340 COVESTRO 330KG 727LB CYL UN correspondent ZMAT code 143561 CYTOP 340 330KG 727LB CYL UN.
Requests can be accepted only from Product Managers that corresponds to the Division from the ZMAT.
Mandatory information to be provided with the ticket:
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Select Views to be created:
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Basic data 1 is the same set up for ZMAT
Basic data text – ZPRC description (used for shipping and paper work) ZPRC# is mandatory
AUOM is the same ZMAT
Descriptions same
Basic data 2
Classification – 014
Sales 1 view – same as ZMAT
Sales 2 view – same as ZMAT
Sales general plant– same as ZMAT
Foreign trade export
Purchasing
Foreign trade import
Plant data/stor. 1
Plant data/stor. 2
Label data
Raw Material setup can be performed only once MOC-ID and ZPRC available.
In all cases when MOC-ID is missing Lindsay Schramm and HazCom team should be contacted to clarify whether raw material code can be set up without this information.
Important! Verify the question "Is it a raw material or re-sale?" in the Data Operations checklist:
Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZMAT /Finished pdt & RM & SF |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
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| Main activities | Key Points |
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Select Views to be created:
| Sales Organization and Distribution Channel should not be filled by creation, but can be requested upon plant extension if material will have stock transfer from one plant to another (Intercompany only). Please ask approval from Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims for raw material extension to Sales Organization and Distribution Channel. NOTE! Warehouse Management 1 & 2 Views to be created and warehouse number added (in brackets) for warehouse managed plants only: |
| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
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| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |

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Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZVER /Packaging |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
| Hit Enter |
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| Main activities | Key Points |
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Select Views to be created:
| Sales Organization and Distribution Channel should not be filled by creation, but can be requested upon plant extension if material will have stock transfer from one plant to another (Intercompany only). Please ask approval from Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims for raw material extension to Sales Organization and Distribution Channel. NOTE! Warehouse Management 1 & 2 Views to be created and warehouse number added (in brackets) for warehouse managed plants only: |
| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |


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Fill in Organizational Levels |
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Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZERS / Industrial Suuplies |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
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Select Views to be created:
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| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |

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| Fill in Organizational Levels |
8359, 8371 – STRM; |
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It is in Data Management scope to create ZPRC records for Raw Materials when requested comes from HazCom Team. When ZPRC record is completed in SAP WP1, systems are being synchronized overnight and PRCO code appears on HazCom side.
To complete this request material chemical name should be verified and provided by HazCom Team.
ZPRC record creation for Finished Goods needs to be performed by Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims. |
Use MM01 transaction to create material
| Main activities | Key points |
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| Industry Sector | Always choose "C Chemical industry" |
| Material Type | ZPRC / Commercial Product |
| Copy from… Material | Option to copy data from an existing material can be useful in some cases |
| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |
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Select Views to be created:
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| Hit Enter |
| Use Default Setting button to save your selections for future creations |

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Following MOC procedure plants are obligated to review existing MOC process every two to three years, therefore valid MOC ID is mandatory component for Raw Material and Packaging plant extension, this information should be provided by requester any time material should be created for a new plant.
HazCom Team should be involved in Raw Material activation process due to their responsibility to verify MSDS (ZPRC) code validity and correctness. They will also verify whether existing MOC ID can still be used.
Note!Raw Materials and Packaging should not be extended to Trading plants (8572 – MX, 8573 – CL, 8571 – PE, 8580 – NL, 7788 – ID, 7786 – AU, 8574 - CN).
Note! For Raw Materials and Packaging Sales Organization and Distribution Channel should not be filled by creation, but can be requested upon plant extension if material will have stock transfer from one plant to another (Intercompany only). Please ask approval from Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims for raw material extension to Sales Organization and Distribution Channel.
Note! The Industrial Materials (ZERS) can be extended from one plant to another, however there might be cases when the specifications for a plant differs from the other. In such cases when the extension is requested, always contact all plants (Buyers) to confirm if indeed they are the same material with the same specifications.
| Main activities | Tips/Best practices | |
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| Enter transaction MM01 | Full path: Logistics -> Materials Management -> Material master -> Material -> Create (General) T-code can be entered directly in Command field. T-code can be saved in Favorites | |
Select Material, Industry Sector, Material Type | Material is the material number that needs to be extended Industry Sector always C Chemical Industry Material Type the same as the material that is being extended Copy from… option can be used, preferably to copy from an existing view of the same material | |
| Select the necessary views for the extension | For sales org extension select sales organization views for all applicable material types Sales Organization views:
For plant extension select plant views according to the specific material type To determine which plant view needs to be opened, please see material creation section for each matrial type Plant views:
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| Select Organizational levels | To determine which organizational levels need to be selected, please see material form and material creation section for each matrial type | |
| Save the changes performed |
Check Sales Control indicator in request form. If Sales Control is required:
Material modification is allowed only if validated by all Plants using the material.
Requests to change the fields listed below must not be performed – in this case a new material has to be created. The only exception can be a mistake for recently created material that has not yet had any stock and stock movements in the system. The fields that must not be changed:
Please see file to check whether you have to get an approval for a particular change, as well as the correlated fields.
| Main activities | Tips/Best practices |
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| Enter transaction MM02 | Full path: Logistics -> Materials Management -> Material master -> Material -> Change T-code can be entered directly in Command field. T-code can be saved in Favorites |
| Select the view containing the field that needs modification | |
| Select the Organizational Level for which the modification is requested | |
| Make the requsted update | Repeat the modification for all Sales Areas or Plants if applicable |
| Save the changes performed |
Material master mass modification is performed when a change of a value in the same field(s) for a list of materials needs to be carried out.
| Main activities | Tips/Best practices | |
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| Enter transaction MM17 | Full path: Logistics -> Materials Management -> Material master -> Material T-code can be entered directly in Command field. T-code can be saved in Favorites | |
| Select the Table(s) containing the field(s) that need to be modified |
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| Go to Fields tab | ||
| Select the Field(s) that need to be modified | Use search option to easily find the field to be changed. Use technical name of the field in search. You can find out technical name of the field pressing F1 when field is selected and pressing Technical Information button |
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| Limit selection as much as possible to perform the change only for the materials that need it | Use additional options on the bottom of selection screen to amend selection options or add/remove selection fields if necessary Press Execute button |
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| Enter new value | New value(s) has to be entered in the designated space above list of materials It is possible to deselect records that do not require change Press 'Perform mass change' button to copy the value to selected materials Press 'Test changes' button to make system check the changes without saving them |
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| Check log of changes performed in Test mode | Green light indicates successful change Yellow light indicates a warning Red light indicates data change is not possible/allowed |
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| Save the changes performed | Check log of changes performed | |
| Mass change of data can be performed also by importing data from file or clipboard |
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The requests will be submitted by Anne Delure, Corine Lamiraud or Stacey Walker-Robertson. This request for Delivery Unit Update should be done only for Polymer Additives (Distribution Channel 9P).
Rounding profile needs to be set to BLANK for the material codes.

Note! Even if you are updating from ZIP to Z00, confirm in Sinequa Portal (MSDS) if indeed the material is non-hazard.
Hazcom team will send two notifications of changes in SDS before publishing the latest version of SDS in Sinequa.
Important! Before changing the information in the material master, contact Terry Mccoll (terry.mccoll@solvay.com) and Yin Sin Pock (yinsin.pock@solvay.com) to confirm the DG information.
A new material class (Z_DP_ASPEN_8373) has been created to support the Aspen Tech demand planning tool. Only planners at Welland plant 8373 can request this change in the Classification view.
This new class should only be used for items at Welland,plant 8373. If we decide to use this class for additional plants we will create new classes.
Approved planners can be found here.
We can accept requests from the logistics team to update the packaging code for the materials in the classification tab, follow the steps below:
Before inactivating material an approval should be received:
ZPRC material group 0450 inactivation needs to be performed by Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims after all the ZMATs are inactivated. Please request the inactivation to EDA via Service One (Appendix – Request to EDA |
Before inactivation material should be checked for open items under "Stock overview".
If you have a request to inactivate a CMC or Plant shipped sample, request the Product Manager to confirm if the material does not have any stock (Data Operations does not have the access to check it). |
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If there are no open activities, Stock will show only "0". If any other values displayed, appropriate Product Manager should be contacted for Stock removal.
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| Global | After Stock is cleared material can be inactivated.
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Local | If material has to be inactivated for specific sales areas
If material has to be inactivated for specific plants
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Before reactivating material an approval should be received:
| Global | If the material has to be reactivated for all plants and sales areas
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Local | If the material has to be reactivated for specific sales areas
If the material has to be reactivated for specific plants
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Finished Product requests can be accepted from Product managers.
Detailed Technology Solutions Support Organization file by plants can be found in following link.
| Division | Distribution Channel | Product Manager |
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| E6 - MEP | 9U - MEP | Tony Lux |
| E5 - Mineral Processing | 9S - Mineral Processing | Tony Lux Amanda Lawrence |
| E4 - Alumina | 9R - Alumina | Amy Buntzen Rebecca Dunn |
| E3 – Industrial Minerals | 9T - Industrial Minerals | Amy Buntzen Rebecca Dunn |
| E2 - Polymer Additives | 9P - Polymer Additives | Elvira Lenting - EU & LA (Incl. MX) Abbey Nesiu - NA Philippe Dedonder - AP Zixiu(zelda) Ye - AP |
| E7 - Phosphines | 9V - Phosphorus Derivatives 9Q - Electronics Gases | Bryant Ries |
E0 - Phosphorus H0 - Fumigants | OG - Fumigants | Bryant Ries |
| SX - Phosphorus | 9N - Sodium Hypo | Bryant Ries |
| SY & TF & TL | Bryant Ries / 'ownership' of the material will be transferred to Oil & Gas |
Raw Material and Packaging requests can be accepted from Purchasing representatives.
Detailed Technology Solutions Support Organization file by plants can be found in following link.
| Purchasing Representative | |
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| US and Canada | Vanessa Scott - vanessa.scott@solvay.com Leslie Fleming - leslie.fleming@solvay.com Peter Mertzanis - peter.mertzanis@solvay.com Thierry Leclerc - thierry.leclerc@solvay.com Mario Bruins - mario.bruins@solvay.com Sophie De Claviere - sophie.declaviere@solvay.com |
| LAM | Abril Gomez - abril.gomez@solvay.com Vincent Cifelli - vincent.cifelli@solvay.com Eduardo Rubalcaba Guizar - eduardo.rubalcabaguizar@solvay.com |
| APAC | Nathkrita Amatyakul - Nathkrita.amatyakul@solvay.com Celine Koh - celine.koh@solvay.com Catherine Lu - catherine.lu@solvay.com Nathan Purvis - nathan.purvis@solvay.com |
| EMEA | Thierry Leclerc - thierry.leclerc@solvay.com Sophie DeClaviere - sophie.declaviere@solvay.com |
| ZPRC/MOC | HazCom - hazcom.rawmat@solvay.com |
| MOC | Lindsay Schramm - lindsay.schramm@solvay.com |
ZERS creation/modification/deletion requests can be accepted from buyers.
| Plant | Buyer | ||
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| 8359 | Willow Island | US | Dennis Andlinger |
| 8371 | Mount Pleasant | US | |
| 8373 | Welland | CA | Peter Mertzanis |
| 8356 | Atequiza | MX | Diego Caldino |
| 8486 | Fengxian | CN | Shen Jie |
Location of table.

Whenever a material is extended to any of non-GTS plants, extension has to be added in a file to notify the responsible team. Location of the file.
| Plant | Description | Country |
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| 8524 | 7418 / Gas Chem Logistic Osaka | Japan |
| 8506 | 6062 / Poh Tiong Choon Jurong | Singapore |
| 8789 | 7523 / Mauá NATAM Express | Brazil |
In order to request to EDA team (Danyse Ryan/Jane Sims) plant/sales organization/purchasing organization/delivery plant links or any subject related to ZPRC (Material group 0450), please follow the steps described below:
| 8380 | 7786 / JF Hillebrand Fremantle |
| 8433 | 7788 / Jakarta |
| 8496 | 7722 / BDP Peru Arequipa |
| 8500 | 7725 / Andimex San Antonio |
| 8503 | 7988 / Daesung Whse Yangsan |
| 8505 | 7723 / FH Logist Azcapotzalco |
| 8506 | 6062 / Poh Tiong Choon Jurong |
| 8507 | 7725 / Sercabol Antofagasta |
| 8508 | 7776 / Sinotrans Intl Shanghai |
| 8509 | 7734 / KWE Logistics Shanghai |
| 8511 | 7794 / CML Ltd Walvis Bay |
| 8515 | 7786 / Toll Contr Laverton Nth |
| 8519 | 7786 / NSS Port Sth Townsville |
| 8520 | 7008 / XPO Logistic Bristol |
| 8521 | 7008 / XPO Logistic La Porte |
| 8527 | 7794 / Schenker Kempton Park |
| 8528 | 7734 / Sinotrans Intl Shanghai |
| 8543 | 7008 / KEMIRA WATER MOBILE |
| 8545 | 7008 / FLUID ENERGY HATFIELD |
| 8548 | 7008 / MOBILE SOLVENT EIGHT MILE |
| 8549 | 7752 / NOVA MOLECULAR PASADENA |
| 8553 | 7008 / SOUTH COAST HOUSTON |
| 8554 | 7008 / SPRAY TEK MIDDLESEX |
| 8559 | 7008 / TOLL COMPACTION NEPTUNE |
| 8589 | 7734 / Tianjin DLD Beicheng Wh |
| 8605 | 7794 / Kemira Chem Bradford |
| 8614 | 7734 / COSCO Logistic Tianjin |
| 8617 | 7776 / COSCHEM Logist Shanghai |
| 8618 | 7794 / Praxair Oevel-Westerlo |
Link to the file.
Check for active/inactive PIR - ME1M
Check for open Purchase Orders - ME2N or ME2L
Check for open Sales Orders - VA03
Extensions of Services (ZDIE) materials are being managed in Sales: Sales Org. Data 1, Sales: Sales Org. Data 2 and Sales: General/Plant Data views. To perform extension, use the option to Copy from… an existing extension of the same material.

Scope
Technology Solutions
Pre-requisites
Before starting the extension in MDG, contact Danyse Ryan and Jane Sims to check if the STO link is created between the delivering plant and the receiving plant and the Intercompany Sales Organization.
As soon as extension of a material to a plant in another (second) Company Code is requested, material is also to be extended to Intercompany Distribution Channel of the Sales Organization of the shipping Plant for Intercompany movements.
In the e-mail/ticket provide the information below:
The TS Material extension form should be filled with the required information.
Check the delivering plant/shipping from (Where the material is coming from) in MM03 if the material is already extended to multiple plants, the material should be already extended to the correct Sales Org. (Intercompany).


If the TS plant is not maintained in MDG, the steps below should be follow:
Extending materials in MDG
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