What is maintenance status in SAP LO-MD - Logistics Basic Data?

SAP Term: maintenance status

• Component: LO-MD

• Component Name: Logistics Basic Data

• Description: A key indicating which user departments have updated the material master record. From the software view, there is a maintenance status for each material master table. In addition, there is an overall maintenance status for the complete material. This overall maintenance status is made up of the maintenance statuses of the individual material master tables. Almost all logistics functions use the maintenance status, that is, the material master record must have certain statuses to be used by other application areas. &EXAMPLE& Purchasing requires the statuses: E = Purchasing B = Accounting

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• Key Concepts: 
  Maintenance status is a feature in the LO-MD Logistics Basic Data component of SAP software. It is used to control the availability of material for use in production and sales. The maintenance status can be set to either “active” or “inactive”, depending on the current availability of the material. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To set the maintenance status of a material, go to the LO-MD Logistics Basic Data component in SAP. Select the material you want to change the status of and click on “Change Status”. You will then be able to select either “active” or “inactive” as the maintenance status for that material. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to remember that setting a material to inactive will prevent it from being used in production or sales. Therefore, it is important to double-check that you have selected the correct material before changing its maintenance status. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about using the maintenance status feature in SAP, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_ERP_6.0_EHPs_6/6.0/en-US/f3d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b04d8f9a7c2b0/.