Material Listing & Exclusion: SAP VB01

What is Exclusion List?

Material exclusion / listing is a provision to restrict a customer’s buying choices. For example, if certain materials are defined in “Exclusion List” of a specific customer, then, the customer can not buy material from “Exclusion List”.

Example – A company produce 10 materials and company want to sell only 6 material to customer ABC then company create a list of these 6 material as “Listing List “(products that can be ordered) and remaining 4 material may be in “Exclusion List”. In this scenario Customer can buy only 6 material from “Listing List”.

Material exclusion / listing is controlled by condition technique. System check for material in “Exclusion List” first and later “Listing List”. T-code- 1. VB01 to create, 2. VB02 to change, 3. VB03 to display.

Material Exclusion

Step 1)

  1. Enter T-code VB01 in command bar.
  2. Click on exclusion type field.

Material Exclusion in SAP VB01

Select B001 in popup window as shown below

Material Exclusion in SAP VB01

Step 2)

  1. Enter Customer code and validity period.
  2. Enter material code for exclusion list.

Material Exclusion in SAP VB01

Step 3) Click on save button . A message “Condition records saved” will be displayed.

Material Exclusion in SAP VB01

When a user create sales order by t-code VA01 ,for material M-18 ,for customer # 1000 , a message “Material M-18 has been excluded” displayed.

Material Exclusion in SAP VB01

Material Listing

Step 1)

  1. Enter T-code VB01 in command field.
  2. Select List type .

Material Listing in SAP VB01

Select A001 in pop up as displayed below-

Material Listing in SAP VB01

Step 2)

  1. Enter Customer code ,Valid From / to date .
  2. Enter all material code which customer # 1000 can purchase.

Material Listing in SAP VB01

Step 3) Save the record.

A message “Condition records saved” will be displayed.

Material Listing in SAP VB01