What is rounding in SAP (IS-AFS-MM - Materials Management)?

SAP Term: rounding

• Component: IS-AFS-MM

• Component Name: Materials Management

• Description: Replacing the value of quantity entries in purchasing documents on the basis of rounding factors and a rounding method. Rounding factors can be defined for every SKU and make the rounding of SKU quantities possible to a multiple of the rounding factor. With the help of the rounding method you specify, among other things, whether the quantites should be rounded up or down. &EXAMPLE& You order 20 yellow T-shirts with size M for which you have defined the rounding factor 3. Depending on the rounding method, the quantity will either be rounded down to 18 or rounded up to 21 rounding to the nearest value.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Rounding is a feature in SAP Materials Management (MM) that allows users to round off the quantity of a material to the nearest whole number. This is useful when dealing with materials that are sold in whole numbers, such as boxes of items. It can also be used to simplify calculations and reduce the amount of time spent on manual calculations. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In order to use the rounding feature in SAP MM, users must first enable it in the system settings. This can be done by navigating to the “Rounding” tab in the system settings and selecting “Enable Rounding”. Once enabled, users can then specify the rounding rules for each material they are dealing with. For example, they can specify that all quantities of a certain material should be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using the rounding feature in SAP MM, it is important to remember that it only applies to materials that are sold in whole numbers. If a material is sold in fractions or decimals, then the rounding feature will not apply. Additionally, it is important to remember that rounding rules can be different for each material, so users should make sure they have specified the correct rules for each material before using the feature. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on how to use the rounding feature in SAP MM, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_ERP_6.0_EHP7/6.07/en-US/f3d8f9a2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9f3d5f2b7c14e8a9