Function module for Article creation (transaction MM41)

Hello,

I have been trying to create an article which is normally done using transaction MM41.

I am trying to use BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA to do this, but since article creation is different  from regular material creation, there are fields that are not available, for example article category (MARA-ATTYP).

Another problem encountered with the BAPI is that the industry section is a required input.  For MM41 it is not a required field.

Therefore, is there an available function module aside from the BAPI mentioned above that can perform article creation?

If the BAPI above is sufficient, how can I properly populate the necessary fields?

Additional information:  requirement is developed in 4.6c.

provide the code I've been working on if asked.

Thanks in advance!