SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2793752 - Unable to make fields Mandatory in the Product Master Apps "Manage Product Master Data" and "Change / Create Material"

Symptom

Unable to make a field as Required / Optional / Hidden in the Apps "Manage Product Master Data" and "Change / Create /  Display Material" 

Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud - All Versions

Cause

Missing Functionality.

Currently, in S/4HANA Cloud there is no SSCUI for Field Selection in the Product Master to make fields mandatory / optional or hidden in the Apps  "Manage Product Master Data" and "Change / Create /  Display Material"

Resolution

Please use the SAP Customer Influence Program as outlined in the KBA 2963059 for the SSCUI to be included in a future release.

Workaround:

Please consider using the Enhancements Master Data : Product  provided in the app 'Custom Fields and Logic' if you wish to code an error to be raised to inform the user to maintain a certain field in the app "Manage Product Master Data"

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Please refer to the Documentation of the BAdI

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Please note the BAdI / Enhancement is only called in the app  "Manage Product Master Data". It will not be called in the 'Create / Change / Display Material' App.

See Also

Custom Fields and Logic

Manage Product Master Data

Extensibility 

Keywords

'Material Plant Validation' - Product Validate, Mandatory fields, Masterial Master, MM01, MM02, Manage Product Master Data, LO-MM-MD, SAP S/4Hana Cloud. , KBA , LO-MD-MM , Material Master , LO-MD-FIO-MM , Fiori UI for Product Master , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions