Which of the following does the material type control? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AProcurement type of a material
• BBatch requirement for a material
• CMaterial number assignment
• DField selection in the material master
• EMaterial availability check

• A
  81% (35)
• B
  14% (6)
• E
  5% (2)

Explanation

In SAP Materials Management, the material type acts as a master template that governs three foundational attributes: it determines the allowed procurement type (A) - whether a material is procured externally, produced in-house, or both (e.g., raw materials vs. finished goods); it controls material number assignment (C) - whether numbers are assigned internally by the system or externally by the user; and it drives field selection (D) in the material master, dictating which fields are visible, required, or suppressed for that material category.

B is wrong because batch management requirements are configured at the plant/storage location level within the material master, not governed by material type. E is wrong because material availability check behavior is controlled by the checking group (set in MRP/Sales views) and checking rules, not the material type itself.

Memory tip: Think "PNF" - material type controls Procurement type, Number assignment, and Field selection. If it's about how the material is transacted at the plant level (batches, availability), that's configured elsewhere.

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