Question no 4192 : Product Type Group in the PR and PO

In SAP S/4 1909, Note the "Product Type Group" in the "Material Data" TAB in the PO item detail, select the correct statements describing the Product Type Group ? 

(more than one answers)

A) The Product Type Group is assigned to the Material Type.
B) The Product Type Group is an alternative to the Material Group and only use for grouping of materials for reporting purpose.
C) The Product Type Group can be set in the Material Master Basic 1 data view.
D) The Product Type Group cannot be changed in the Purchase Order item detail screen.
E) The Product Type Group can be set in the Purchase Order item detail screen.
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Answer: A, E

A) You can find the Product Type Group assigned to the Material Type in OMS2 (top right corner) of the IMG screen. Either "Blank", "1 Material", "2 Service or "3 Subscription".

B) The Product Type Group define the procurement process to be different for materials and services. For example, you can only maintain the field Service Performer when you purchase a service. In S/4, a new Material type "SERV" is provided which is configured with Product Type Group "2 Service"; you will find that when creating a Material Master using "SERV", there will be minimum fields to be entered for this Service Material. Note the MIGO and ML81N is not possible for this kind of Material, and you will have to use a dedicated FIORI App to complete to Service Completion of the PO.

C) You sill not be able to find the Product Type Group in the Material Maser basic 1 data view, and it does seem that the field is not defaulted from the Material Type to the Material Master.

D) In standard SAP, for Purchase Order with Material created using "SERV", the system default the Product Type Group "2" in the PO item (Material data TAB) as DISPLAY field. However, if the Material Type is configured with "Blank" Product Type Group and the Material is a "ROH" material where MIGO is expected; the system will default the Product Type Group "1" in the PO item (Material data TAB) as DISPLAY field. Nevertheless, try creating a PO without a Material Master, and the "Product Type Group" field will be an ENTRY field in the PO item detail for the user to decide as "1 Material " (GR via MIGO or in case of Item Category "D" via ML81N), or "2 Service" (Service Completion via a FIORI App).

E) It is interesting to note that the Product Type Group field is always open for maintenance whether with or without Material Master entry in the Purchase Requisition. However, the system will still check the validity of the Product Type Group entry of "1" or "2" depending on the Material Master entered. For example, a Material with "SERV" (standard SAP) was entered in the PR but the user set the "Product Type Group" to "1 Material" will be an ERROR. Likewise, a Material with "ROH" (standard SAP) was entered in the PR but hte user set the "Product Type Group" to "2 Service) will be an ERROR. The last case of creating a PR without Material entry, similar to the PO case where user can decide as "1 Material " (GR via MIGO or in case of Item Category "D" via ML81N), or "2 Service" (Service Completion via a FIORI App).