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Machine

Key that identifies the general type of machine used in the work center.

Macro

Executable module of the program code within an ABAP program.

Main work center

Production group responsible for the processing of the work order. In Plant Maintenance, this is the group or trade responsible for performing the maintenance activities.

Main WorkCtr

Production group responsible for the processing of the work order. In Plant Maintenance, this is the group or trade responsible for performing the maintenance activities.

MainActivityType

Code for the type of maintenance to be performed on the order.

MainPlant

Plant where the maintenance activities will take place.

Maint. item text

Description of the maintenance and inspection tasks that are required at regular intervals for maintenance objects.

Maint. plan cat

Indicator that determines which call object is generated by a due maintenance call.

Maint. plan cat.

Indicator that determines which call object is generated by a due maintenance call.

Maint. plan category

Indicator that determines which call object is generated by a due maintenance call.

Maint.Item

Defines the preventive maintenance required for pieces of equipment and functional locations.

Maint.plan cat.

Indicator that determines which call object is generated by a due maintenance call.

Maintenance cycle text

Means used to determine the time or performance interval after which a task becomes due.

Maintenance Item

Ties the task lists and the maintenance strategies to specific pieces of equipment or functional locations.

Maintenance item description

Brief description of the maintenance item.

Maintenance item type

Code for the type of maintenance to be performed on the order.

Maintenance Object

A maintenance work order or notification.

Maintenance Operating System (MOS)

A discipline system designed for managing maintenance work.

Maintenance package

Identifies how often a task list operation is performed.

Maintenance plan

Group of maintenance items, which are periodically called and which generate work orders and/or notifications.

Maintenance plan (text)

Text that describes the maintenance plan.

Maintenance plan description

Brief description of the maintenance plan.

Maintenance plan status

The status of the maintenance plan.

Maintenance plan variance

Number of days before or past the plan date that the maintenance plan was completed.

Maintenance plant

Plant responsible for maintenance of the equipment.

Maintenance request

A type of notification used for work requests that are not related to an equipment malfunction.

Maintenance strategy

Defines the default rules for the sequence of preventive maintenance work. It contains general scheduling information, and can therefore be assigned to as many maintenance job plans (task lists), equipment or functional locations as required. Strategies can be linked to a factory calendar to identify plant holidays and other non-work days that should be avoided in scheduling planned due dates.

Maintenance supervisor

First line supervisor of the maintenance group responsible for overseeing the work.

Maintenance task list

A pre-planned maintenance task that will be repeatedly performed or can be expected to be performed more than once.

Maintenance Work Order (PM10)

Used for general equipment repair or replacement. Used for general maintenance work.

MaintenancePIan

Group of maintenance items, which are periodically called and which generate work orders and/or notifications.

MaintPIan sort field

Descriptive text used for making a selection in the list editing of maintenance plans.

MaintPIant

Plant responsible for maintenance of the equipment.

MaintPlan Text

Text that describes the maintenance plan.

Malfunction report

A type of notification used to document equipment that is operating at reduced capacity or not at all due to an equipment problem. Malfunction reports are considered time-sensitive.

Malfunction start

Date and time when the malfunction started.

Manual block. reason

The reason for manually blocking a document from further processing.

Manual call

A manual initiation of a maintenance plan. Used when the call-up is desired to be performed at a time other than its scheduled date. The manual call automatically generates a PM work order just like a scheduled call.

Manual depreciation

Process of posting depreciation for an unexpected, permanent reduction in asset value.

Manually-entered requisition

A requisition generated for non-MRP material or a requisition created by a planner to cover anticipated demand not included in MRP.

Manufacturer

Name of manufacturer of a material or product.

ManufSeriaINo.

Numerical code used by the manufacturer to identify an individual piece of equipment.

Mass processing

Mass processing allows you to create demand forecasts for large numbers of products while optimizing system resources. All mass processing jobs run in the background at a time you specify.

Master data

Provides reference information and functional structure for the PM process.

Master Forecast Profile

The planner defines master forecast profiles to forecast typical historical time series showing the constant, trend or seasonal patterns. The planner needs to define the planning area, time horizon with which the forecast is run over and procedures to be used for the following forecast: univariate, multiple linear regression or composite forecasting.

Master insp.charac.

Master file describing inspection requirements of a material.

Master plan

Generated in Repetitive Production Planning after master production scheduling has been generated. It details the recorded production quantities.

Master planning object structure

Groups together characteristics that can be planned in one or more planning areas of Demand Planning or Supply Network Planning.

Master production schedule

Contains the start date, completion date, and required resources for all materials produced.

Master schedule item

Any material produced internally and appearing on the master production schedule.

Master warranty

Main record for a warranty used in SAP containing the name, identification code, and business-related information.

Mat doc.year

Calendar year in which a material document was posted.

Mat. Doc.

System generated document for material movement. Also, a document created when a goods receipt has been performed. The material document records the posting date and materials received.

Mat. doc. year

Calendar year in which a material document was posted.

Mat. document year

Calendar year in which a material document was posted.

MatEntered

Material which is entered.

Material

Substance or commodity that is bought or sold on a commercial basis, or is used, consumed, or created in production; a material can also be a service. Also, a number identifying a material master record.

Material (Description)

Text of up to 40 characters that describes a material. You can enter only one description for each material, in as many languages as you wish.

Material (from)

The ending material number in a search string.

Material (to)

The beginning material number in a search string.

Material BOM

A structured list of components (MROs) that would be needed to maintain a material. The list contains material numbers that uniquely identify the components together with the quantity and unit of measure. The components can be stock or nonstock.

Material Description

Text of up to 40 characters that describes a material. You can enter only one description for each material, in as many languages as you wish.

Material descry.

Text of up to 40 characters that describes a material. You can enter only one description for each material, in as many languages as you wish.

Material determ.type

Material determination type. Automatic search for a material master record during creation of sales and distribution documents using a freely definable key instead of the actual material number.

Material determination

Automatic search for a material master record during creation of sales and distribution documents with a user-defined key other than the material number.

Material doc.

Material which is entered.

Material document

System generated document for material movement. Also, a document created when a goods receipt has been performed. The material document records the posting date and materials received.

Material entered

Material which is entered.

Material group

Code identifying an allocated group of materials with the same features.

Material grouping

Grouping together of goods and services by charcteristics.

Material master record

Main record for a material used in SAP containing the name, identification code, and business-related information.

Material no.

Number used to identify a material.

Material Number

Number used to identify a material.

Material requirements planning

Activities involved in creation of a production schedule or procurement plan for the materials in plant, company, or company group.

Material substitution

Material substituted for another when creating a sales document or in planning production.

Material type

Key that assigns the material to a group of materials such as raw materials, finished products, or operating supplies.

Materials planner/controller

Individual or group of individual responsible for planning a material.

Materials with delete flag

Stock items flagged as those to be deleted.

Matl f. settI.

Material for rebate settlement. Identifies a generic material used to settle rebates when the rebate is not connected to the purchase of specific materials. The rebate material identifies important material master data so that the credit memo can be processed.

Matl group

Grouping together of goods and services by charcteristics.

Matl statictics grp

A designated number used to group materials for reporting purposes.

Matl statistics grp

A designated number used to group materials for reporting purposes.

Max Lot Size

Quantity that must not be exceeded during procurement.

Max. lot size

Quantity that must not be exceeded during procurement.

Max. partial deliveries

Maximum number of partial deliveries permitted per item.

Max.part.deliveries

Maximum number of partial deliveries permitted per item.

Maximum lot size

Quantity that must not be exceeded during procurement.

Maximum Quantity

Quantity that must not be exceeded during procurement.

Maximum weight

Upper limit of the storage bin weight capacity which will not affect the stability of the shelving or rack assembly frames.

Mean inventory value

Average value of stock.

MeansTransp.

Method used to transfer a material from one location to another.

MeasDocument

SAP document that records a single reading at a single measurement point for a piece of equipment.

MeasPoint

Measuring point.

MeasPointObject

An object with which one or more measuring points are associated.

MeasPosition

Measurement position.

MeasPtCategory

A key for identifying groups of measuring points.

MeasRdg

A description of the condition at a physical or logical place at a point in time. Measurement readings are the transaction data associated with measuring points. They are the basis of condition-based maintenance.

Measure

Elements assigned to the lowest levels of an investment program through which costs are assigned. Measures can be either WBS elements or internal orders.

Measurement Document

SAP document that records a single reading at a single measurement point for a piece of equipment.

Measurement Point

Location on a piece of equipment where performance data is periodically measured. Example include: vibration, temperature, pressure, thickness, speed, etc.

Measurement position

A number or description that you use to describe the position of a measuring point in relation to an object.

Measuring point

Physical or logical measurement of a status such as speed or temperature.

Medium

Format that a recipient receives a document in. (printed, EDI, Fax, etc).

Member number

Material number being added to the product group.

Message type

Specific interpretation scheme for electronically transmitted data.

Method

A method used to select objects or to define a condition to activate a row in a planning template within formula planning.

Min. lot size

Instructs the system not to create procurement proposals for less than the minimum lot size.

Min. qty

Minimum quantity that may be delivered to a customer.

Minimum delivery qty

Minimum quantity that may be delivered to a customer.

Minimum lot size

Instructs the system not to create procurement proposals for less than the minimum lot size.

Miscell. costs

Total miscellaneous plant maintenance costs.

Mn wk.ctr

The group or trade responsible for performing the maintenance activities.

Mn. Wk.Ctr

The group or trade responsible for performing the maintenance activities.

Mn.wk.ctr

The group or trade responsible for performing the maintenance activities.

MnTmToRepair

Average breakdown hours of a machine. The average amount of time that a machine is unavailable when it is down for repair.

MntPlan

Number of the maintenance plan.

Mode

Used in APO-PPM. A mode represents a relation between Activity and Resource requirement. Modes are used to assign alternative primary resources to activities.

Model

For FI Special Purpose Ledger, it is a one dimensional predefined reporting structure, which can be inserted in the rows and/or columns of the Report Painter report. In Quality Management, a model is the first part or products that have been manufactured using equipment processes and conditions intended for use in the manufacture of the final production series.

Model (APO)

The supply chain model is the basis for all APO planning functions. It covers all areas of the network chain from the supplier's supplier to the customer's customer. The model can be determined by importing the relevant data objects from source systems into APO, or it can be created and maintained solely in APO. Master data from external sources flows into the active APO model (model 000). There can be other models in APO, but none of the others receives data from external systems.

Model (PPM)

Models are used to assign alternative primary resources to activities in a PPM.

Model name

Name of the model.

Model number

Numerical code used by the manufacturer to identify the equipment model.

Model service specs.

A set of service specifications that can be used as a model or template for creating other sets of service specifications for use in procurement transactions.

ModeOfTrnsprt

A means by which cargo is transported, such as rail, road, air, or ship.

Modification rule

Procedure which varies sample size by assigning different inspection severities to different production stages.

Module

A subdivision of the SAP software which accomplishes a particular business function. Implementation of multiple modules accomplishes an integrated solution. There are several modules of SAP. Some of the most commonly used modules are: Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), Sales & Distribution (SD), Asset Management (AM), Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Plant Maintenance (PM), and Human Resources (HR).

Month

Time period.

Months

Time period.

Movement type

Code used during the creation of the stock transfer order. Each different type of warehouse movement is represented by a different movement type code. Examples include goods issue to production, goods receipt with purchase order, etc.

MRP

Determines how the source of supply defined in the source list record is used in MRP (Material Requirements Planning).

MRP 1

Material master record view containing information required for production planning and procurement planning.

MRP area

An MRP area represents an organizational unit for which you can carry out material requirements planning separately.

MRP controller

Controller or group of controllers responsible for planning material requirements.

MRP date

Date on which the system created the MRP list.

MRP element data

Describes an order, requirement, or stock type used during material requirements planning.

MRP List

A static list that shows the stock and the requirements situation at the end of the last planning run.

MRP area

An MRP area represents an organizational unit for which you can carry out material requirements planning separately.

MRP controller

Controller or group of controllers responsible for planning material requirements.

MRP date

Date on which the system created the MRP list.

MRP element data

Describes an order, requirement, or stock type used during material requirements planning.

MRP List

A static list that shows the stock and the requirements situation at the end of the last planning run.

MRP type

Used to identify the type of MRP method used to purchase planned material.

MRP1 / MRP4

Views within the Material Master which contain MRP related data.

MRP-generated requisition

A requisition generated by the system in response to higher level independent demands.

Msg.typ

Specific interpretation scheme for electronically transmitted data.

Mstr insp.char

Master file describing inspection requirements of a material.

Multi Mixed Resource

Resource that can be used in SNP and PP/DS and can have several operations running on it at the same time.

Multi-level BOM

BOM reporting function which lists all assemblies and other components in a product. Bill of Material that contains components, some of which have their own BOM.

MvT

Code used during the creation of the stock transfer order. Each different type of warehouse movement is represented by a different movement type code. Examples include goods issue to production, goods receipt with purchase order, etc.

My quotations

Screen in the BizTracker of DPE where users have access to view quotations.