What is customer material in SAP SD - Sales and Distribution?

SAP Term: customer material

• Component: SD

• Component Name: Sales and Distribution

• Description: Customer-specific information about a sales material. The customer material can also be used as an entry aid in sales processing.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Customer material is a feature in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) that allows customers to store their own material numbers for products they purchase from a vendor. This feature allows customers to easily identify and track the products they have purchased from the vendor. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In order to use customer material, the customer must first enter their own material numbers into the system. This can be done by creating a new material master record in SAP SD and entering the customer's material number as the material number. Once this is done, the customer can then use their own material numbers when ordering products from the vendor. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When entering customer material numbers into SAP SD, it is important to ensure that the customer's material number is unique and does not conflict with any existing material numbers in the system. Additionally, it is important to ensure that the customer's material number is properly formatted so that it can be easily identified by both the customer and the vendor. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Customer material is closely related to other features in SAP SD such as pricing, availability checks, and delivery schedules. It is important to understand how these features interact with customer material in order to ensure that customers are able to receive their orders in a timely manner. Additionally, it is important to understand how customer material affects pricing and availability checks so that customers are not overcharged or unable to receive their orders due to incorrect pricing or availability checks.