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Assignment of Item Categories
In this menu option, you can specify which item
categories the system proposes during document processing for each sales
document type and item category group. At the same time, you can specify
additional item categories with which the system default can be overwritten.
There is a maximum of three possible alternative item categories.
If, for example, you enter a material with the
item category group NORM in a standard order, the SAP System determines the
allowed item category via the assignment of item categories to sales document
types and item category groups.
The system default and the allowed alternatives
are always determined from the sales document type and one or two further
criteria. The system default depends on the following criteria:
- item category of the higher-level
item
Note
The SAP System automatically copies the item
category determined for a sales document item to the delivery.
Recommendation
Depending on the initial situation you can
start the assignment differently:
- When you define a new sales document type, you
should specify the proposed and the allowed item categories for the materials
that are represented by the item category group.
- When you define a new item category, you
should specify for which sales document types an item category is proposed or
which item category is possible for the materials represented by the item
category group.
- When you define a new item category group, you
are to enhance the assignment of item categories to sales document types by
this new item category group.
Actions
To define item category determination, proceed,
for example, as follows:
1. Choose the
sales document type to which you want to assign item categories.
2. Then choose
one of the item category groups.
3. Specify all
the allowed item categories for the combination of sales document type and
item category group.
If you are dealing
with a non-material item, you must specify the corresponding item
usage.
If it is a subitem,
specify the item category of the higher-level item.
If it is an item
category that is to be proposed in the sales document, you must indicate the
combination of item category, item category group and sales document type as a
default value.
4. If
necessary, specify between one and a maximum of three item categories, with
which the system default can be manually overwritten during document
processing.