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A material that can be installed in a vehicle.

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You create this object as a material master record. For order processing of services and parts, you can enter parts as order items in the order.
For the item category in the order, the system distinguishes between the part entered in the material master and the manual part not entered in the material master and that is used for a specific order only.
You can use the search help to display existing parts. If you wish to restrict your search to deliver the most useful results, you can filter by using the material group. You can do this by assigning valid material groups in Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS), in accordance with the OEM and item category. The search help function can also be used to find entries in the original parts master.

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VSS-Specific Transactions
Apart from the standard transactions for the material, VSS provides the following transactions to support your industry-specific tasks:

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Manufacturer Part Number
In VSS, you can use the 40-character manufacturer part number that processes more than 18 characters. The uniqueness of a part results from the combination of the material number and manufacturer. This ensure the multi-brand capabilities of VSS.
To do so, you must enter the vendor number of the manufacturer in the material master. The prerequisite for using the manufacturer part number is that the conversion exit settings for Inventory-Managed MPN in Customizing is active.

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