Billing item categories are not necessarily the same as business transaction item categories. The system, therefore, uses item category determination to determine the appropriate billing item category during the transfer of billing-relevant data to the billing due list. The following methods of item category determination are available:
Simple item category determination
Determination is based on the following fixed attributes of business transactions:
Transaction type
Item category
Advance item category determination
Determination is based on business transaction attributes that are not available in simple item category determination. This determination method uses condition techniques.
Example
You can use advanced item category determination to determine item categories from the sales or service organization of a business transaction.
You have made the settings described below in Customizing for Customer
Relationship Management, in the section Billing
.
You have defined item categories, by choosing
You have set up Item category determination, by choosing
.You have activated the feature Advanced Item Category
Determination
in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management,
by choosing .
You have completed the activities described in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, in the section
.