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I

Determines classification of material. For example, stock material, consumed material, etc. Classification determines which fields and screens are required. In LIS, defines how purchase of an item is controlled.

I Equipment

Individual, physical object that is to be maintained as an autonomous unit.

IC

Determines classification of material. For example, stock material, consumed material, etc. Classification determines which fields and screens are required.

ICt

ID

Identification. Additional information used to differentiate between payment proposals.

Immediate

Number of maintenance orders that need to be done immediately.

Inbound delivery

The process of receiving an inbound delivery of goods at a receiving area. This process also includes the subsequent putaway and the actual increase in stock quantity.

Inbound Delivery Number

Number identifying an inbound delivery of goods at a receiving area.

Incoming orders

Net value of incoming orders.

Incomplete order

Sales documents in which required fields have not been populated.

Incompleteness

Procedure that specifies the fields that must be maintained by the user when he or she creates a sales document.

Incoterms

Internationally accepted terms describing when ownership is transferred during shipping. Examples include: free on board (FOB) and cash on delivery (COD).

Ind. Std descr.

Industry standard description - description according to industrial standards such as, ISO.

Indirect activity allocation

Allocation of one or more activity types from a cost center to another cost object using something other than the actual activity consumption (such as statistical key figure or fixed percentages) of the receiver as a basis.

Indirect Work Order (PM70)

A type of work order used for activities that are needed to support maintenance such as training, meetings, etc.

Industry sector

Key that specifies the type of industry to which the material is assigned.

Info rec.

Record containing detailed information related to the purchaser.

Info record

Record containing detailed information related to the purchaser.

Info structure

Collection of data in the Logistics Information System consisting of characteristics, key figures and a time reference that uniquely identifies an information structure.

InfoCube

An InfoCube consists of a number of relational tables that are arranged according to the star schema: a large fact table in the center, surrounded by several dimension tables. Dimension tables are independent of one another. The fact table connects the dimensions with the key figures.

InfoObject

Generic term in the Business Information Warehouse for characteristics and key figures.

InfoPackage

This describes which data in a DataSource should be requested from a source system.

Information Structure

Collection of data in the Logistics Information System consisting of characteristics, key figures and a time reference that uniquely identifies an information structure.

InfoSource

InfoSource is an infrastructure which allows information to be transported between OLTP systems (Online Transaction Processing) and SAP.

In-house production

Indicator specifying the material is produced in-house versus third party.

Initial

First initial.

Initialization

Indicator which specifies that the system should initialize a forecast model. For DP, it means creation of time series data. For SNP, which gets its master data from R/3 it means initializing the Live Cache to the new master data.

Initialization pds

Number of historical values that you want used for initialization.

Inquiry

Provides a customer with estimated prices, terms, and conditions for the purchase of a company's products. Inquiries are not legally binding and can be valid for a specific period of time.

Insert operation

Indicator used to specify that when operations are dispatched, capacity scheduling is carried out.

Insp Type

Determines how an inspection is to be carried out. Each inspection type is assigned to an inspection lot origin. There can be several inspection types for an inspection lot origin.

Insp. characteristic

Characteristic on the basis of which an inspection is performed. For inspection characteristics, a distinction is made between qualitative and quantitative characteristics (characteristic types). Inspection characteristics are often quality characteristics, but that does not necessarily have to be the case.

Insp. Iot qty

Request to a plant to carry out a quality inspection for a specific quantity of material.

Insp. method

Describes the procedure for inspecting a characteristic.

Insp.Iot origin

Identifies the origin of an inspection lot. (ie - inventory posting, production order, sales order, etc).

Insp.method

The procedure for inspecting a characteristic. Inspection methods are created as master records and assigned to master inspection characteristics, or inspection plans. Several inspection methods can be assigned to a master inspection characteristic.

Inspection frequency

How often an inspection takes place.

Inspection lot

Group of materials from which inspection sample is taken.

Inspection points

Indicator that specifies that all data in the task list pertaining to sampling procedures is based on inspection points.

Inspection type

Defines how a material should be inspected.

Int. characteristic

Internal characteristic.

Int. mat. costs

Total plant maintenance costs for internal personnel.

Int. wage costs

Total plant maintenance costs for internal personnel.

Interactive MPS

Tool that assists a planner by being able to review downstream effects from making on line changes in a production schedule before committing to the change.

Internal Comment

Text in a material master record in which you can store user information on a material.

Internat. article number (EAN)

International Article Number. Internationally standardized number that uniquely identifies a material, the equivalent of which in America is UPC (Universal Product Code).

Interval available capacity

Represents the number of workers available to work on a given shift.

Interval in months

Time period in months.

Inv.sales cost

Stock value of invoiced sales.

Inventory in period

Inventory for a given period.

Inventory no.

Physical Inventory Number. Specifies the number or description that is used to group various physical inventory documents so that they can be managed more effectively

Inventory record

Number that identifies an inventory process and groups together all related storage bins under a common number.

Inventory reference

Indicates the number of an external document relating to a physical inventory transaction/event.

Inventory turnover

Rate at which stock is turned over in a given period. If the rate is higher, stock is not remaining in storage but being used up.

Investment program definition

Document defining the currency and fiscal year of an investment program.

Investment program position

Any node on the investment program hierarchy.

Investment support

Process of using subsidies or grants to reduce the acquisition or production value of an asset.

Invoice cancellation

Indicates the billing document has been cancelled.

Invoice date

It is the date that is given by the vendor and appears on the invoice.

Invoice doc. number

Invoice document number.

Invoice list

A combined billing document which consolidates several invoices with same terms of payment and bill-to party into one. For example, all invoices in different parts of a company may be paid by a single group.

Invoice reversal

Process of neutralizing a posted invoice by posting an amount equal but opposite to the appropriate accounts.

Invoice value

Value of the order as shown in the invoice by the vendor.

Invoiced qty

Quantity of material that has been invoiced.

Invoiced sales

Net value of invoiced sales.

Invoicing dates

Date on which a delivery is due for settlement.

InvoicingListDates

Date used for invoice lists.

Issue stor. location

Storage location from which the material is being issued.

Issue stor.location

Storage location from which the material is being issued.

Issue storage location

Storage location from which the material is being issued.

Issuer

Customer.

Issuing plant

Plant that supplies the material.

ItCa

Item

An element in a bill of material that contains information about one object used in the assembly.

Item Category

Item Category (ItCa)

Indicator which defines the characteristics of a document item.

Item category group

Group specified in the material master record. The system uses the item category group and the sales document type to determine the category of a document item. For example, in the SAP standard version the item category group NORM has been defined for all materials that are kept in stock.

Item no.

Number that identifies a line item on a document. Line items are assigned by the system in increments of 10. Each line item is posted to unique GL accounts.

Item number

Number that identifies a line item on a document. Line items are assigned by the system in increments of 10. Each line item is posted to unique GL accounts.

Item Proposal

Sales order type. Grouping of material combinations and quantities frequently ordered.

Item Proposal Type

Frequently occurring material combinations and common delivery quantities.

Item quantity

Quantity to be produced per production order, including scrap.

Item text

Text description of financial statement item.

Item usage

The item usage indicator controls the system reaction when you process a sales document item in a certain context.

ItemNo

Number that identifies a line item on a document. Line items are assigned by the system in increments of 10. Each line item is posted to unique GL accounts.

Itm

An element in a bill of material that contains information about one object used in the assembly.