Item Categories in Deliveries 

Item categories are defined so that you have more control over individual materials in the deliveries. The item category is copied from an order item. A standard item in a standard order then becomes a standard item in the delivery. If a delivery is entered without reference to an order, the system proposes the item category depending on the delivery type and the item category group of the material.

In the standard version of the SAP system, item categories include:

Standard Item Categories

Name	Item category
Standard item in a delivery without reference to an order	DLN
Consignment fill-up	KBN
Free of charge item (part of a delivery that is free of charge)	KLN
Service free of charge (part of a delivery that is free of charge)	KLX
Make-to-order production  (from standard order)	TAK
Standard item (from standard order)	TAN
Free of charge item (from standard order)	TANN
Text item (from standard order)	TATX

Control Elements

The item categories can also be adapted using control elements to meet the special requirements of your installation. In addition, new item categories can be defined in Customizing if the categories defined in the standard version of the SAP system do not sufficiently fulfill your shipping requirements.

You can distinguish between item categories using the following criteria:

·        Does amaterial number have to be defined for an item? For example, you do not have to specify a material number for a text item.

·        Is a delivery quantity of 0 allowed?

·        Should a check be carried out to determine whether the delivery quantity exceeds the minimum delivery quantity for the material in question?

·        Should a check be carried out to determine whether an item has been overdelivered and whether this overdelivery is allowed?

·        Is the item relevant for picking?

·        Should a storage location be specified for the item?

·        Should the storage location be determined automatically?