Batches (if Batch Management Cross-Plant) — the plant-independent batch master, one row per material per batch, carrying batch-level shelf-life, origin, and classification attributes that hold true regardless of which plant stocks the batch. Feeds the batch lane alongside the plant-specific MCHA and the storage-location batch-stock table MCHB, and is only populated when a client is configured for cross-plant batch management (batch number unique per material rather than per plant).
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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 |
| GRX_NUM key | grex numerus | Batch Number | CHARG_D | CHAR 10 | — |
| SGN_GRX | signum grex | Deletion Flag for All Data in a Batch | LVOC1 | CHAR 1 | — |
| CRE | creatus | Created On | ERSDA | DATS 8 | — |
| NOM_PSN_CRE | nomen persona creatus | Name of Person who Created the Object | ERNAM | CHAR 12 | — |
| NOM_PSN_MUT | nomen persona mutatus | Name of Person Who Changed Object | AENAM | CHAR 12 | — |
| DIE_ULT | dies ultimus | Date of Last Change | LAEDA | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE | dies | Availability date | VERAB | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE2 | dies | Shelf Life Expiration or Best-Before Date | VFDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| GRX_STA_CLV | grex status clavis | Batch status key | DZUSCH | CHAR 1 | — |
| GRX_CPA | grex copia | Batch in Restricted-Use Stock | DZUSTD | CHAR 1 | — |
| DIE_ULT_STA | dies ultimus status | Date of last status change | DZAEDT | DATS 8 | — |
| VEN_RAT_NUM | venditor ratio numerus | Vendor Account Number | ELIFN | CHAR 10 | LFA1 |
| VEN_GRX_NUM | venditor grex numerus | Vendor Batch Number | LICHN | CHAR 15 | — |
| GRX_NUM2 | grex numerus | Original batch number (deactivated) | VLCHN | CHAR 10 | — |
| OFC | officina | Original plant (deactivated) | VLWRK | CHAR 4 | MARC |
| MAT | materia | Original material (deactivated) | VLMAT | CHAR 18 | MARA |
| UNI_GRX | unitas grex | Unit of issue for batch (deactivated) | CHAME | UNIT 3 | — |
| DIE_ULT_AMR | dies ultimus acceptio mercium | Date of last goods receipt | LWEDT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE3 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE4 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE5 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE6 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE7 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE8 | dies | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| PTR_ORG_MAT | patria origo materia | Country of origin of the material | HERKL | CHAR 3 | T005 |
| REG_ORG_MAT | regio origo materia | Region of origin of material (non-preferential origin) | HERKR | CHAR 3 | T005S |
| MAT_CTS | materia coetus | Export/import material group | MTVER | CHAR 4 | TVFM |
| ISP_DIE | inspectio dies | Next Inspection Date | QNPDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| DIE9 | dies | Date of Manufacture | HSDAT | DATS 8 | — |
| OBI_GRX | obiectum grex | Internal object no.: Batch classification | CUOBJ_BM | NUMC 18 | — |
| GRX | grex | Batch is no longer active | DEACT_BM | CHAR 1 | — |
| GEN_GRX | genus grex | Type of Batch | BATCH_TYPE | CHAR 1 | — |
Foreign keys
| Field | Check table | Check field |
|---|---|---|
MANDT | T000 | MANDT |
MATNR | MARA | MATNR |
LIFNR | LFA1 | LIFNR |
VLWRK | MARC | WERKS |
VLMAT | MARA | MATNR |
HERKL | T005 | LAND1 |
HERKR | T005S | BLAND |
MTVER | TVFM | MTVER |