Material Descriptions — the language-dependent short-text description of a material, keyed by material number and language. Small text table joined onto MARA wherever a material-level line item needs a human-readable description.
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| Canonical name | Concept | Description | Data element | Type | Check table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLI key | cliens | Client | MANDT | CLNT 3 | T000 |
| MAT_NUM key | materia numerus | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR 18 | MARA |
| LNG_CLV key | lingua clavis | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG 1 | T002 |
| MAT_DSC_TXT | materia descriptio textus | Material Description (Short Text) | MAKTX | CHAR 40 | — |
| MAT_DSC | materia descriptio | Material description in upper case for matchcodes | MAKTG | CHAR 40 | — |
Foreign keys
| Field | Check table | Check field |
|---|---|---|
MANDT | T000 | MANDT |
MATNR | MARA | MATNR |
SPRAS | T002 | SPRAS |