Part

A material that can be installed in a vehicle.

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.

Structure

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

• Create Material (/DBE/MM01)
• Change Material (/DBE/MM02)
• Display Material (/DBE/MM03)

You can use the following changes to the standard in the VSS-specific transactions:

• Additional data
  • Return part (part to be returned)
  • Retention obligation
  • Subject to disposal
  • Check for multiple entry of parts items in the order
• Exchange parts process
  You can assign a used part to an exchange part. For more information, see Exchange Parts.

• Simplified user interface
  • Default views
  • Aggregated display
• Transaction Create Material from Original Parts Master (/DBE/MMXX)

You can search for parts in the original parts master. If you require a part in service and parts sales, you can create a complete material master record in your dealer parts master. By doing this, you avoid having superfluous material master records for parts in the system and ensure that you only have the material master records that you really require.

Manufacturer Part Number
In VSS, 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 settings for Inventory-Managed MPN in Customizing is active.

Supersession
VSS supports the following types of linear supersession, depending on the manufacturer:

1. Supersession takes place automatically in the background. When you create a new parts item, you receive the message that material X has been replaced with material Y.
2. When you create a new parts item, you can choose one of the two materials displayed in a dialog box. Supersession takes place based on the quantity, in other words, the order quantity is used.
3. When you create a new parts item, you can choose one or both of the materials displayed in a dialog box. By double-clicking on a line, the user can adjust the quantity as required.