SAP Course for Material Master

The SAP course for material master is for anyone who creates or reviews materials inside SAP and feels that the system lets you do everything wrong without warning. I implemented SAP at large companies for almost fifteen years and watched the same movie play out again and again: material records created in a rush at month-end, with no standardization, becoming a headache later for procurement, warehouse and maintenance.

The course is for master data analysts, buyers, warehouse staff and IT professionals who work with SAP's materials module day to day.

What you learn in the course

You learn descriptive standardization of materials, taxonomy and classification so that procurement, logistics and maintenance speak the same language, the role of NCM (Mercosur Common Nomenclature, Brazil's tax classification code) and of tax classification in the material master, and how to prevent the same item from being created several times with different descriptions. We show how SAP Master Data Governance can support this process when the company already works with it, and how to organize the process even without that tool.

We also cover data migration to SAP S/4HANA, because the migration is when years of poorly made records show up all at once, and without prior data cleansing the project suffers.

How MDM Academy teaches

I teach with direct examples from real SAP projects, because I did data loads, designed record creation processes and watched a go-live nearly stall because of poorly kept master data. The course isn't about memorizing SAP transactions. It's about understanding the logic of the material master that makes the system work afterward.

Frequently asked questions

Is the course about SAP's technical transactions (MM01, MM02)? The focus is on the process and quality of the material master, not just the transaction. Understanding the transaction without understanding the business rule behind it produces records that are technically right and operationally wrong.

Is it suitable for those who use another ERP, such as TOTVS or Oracle? The principles of taxonomy, classification and standardization apply to any ERP. The course uses SAP as a reference because it is the most common system in mid-size and large companies in Brazil.

Does the course help with an S/4HANA migration project? It helps a lot. A good part of the content deals exactly with how to prepare the material master before the migration, so the old problem isn't carried into the new system.

Do I need access to SAP to follow the course? It isn't mandatory. The content is about process and record-creation criteria, applicable even to those who don't yet have direct access to the system.

Get to know MDM Academy

This course is part of MDM Academy, the data governance and master data school of 4MDG. If your company's material master needs order before the next project, it's worth getting to know MDM Academy at [mdmacademy.com.br](https://www.mdmacademy.com.br).