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Use

The valuation category specifies which criterion should be used as the basis for differentiating between the various partial stocks.

The standard system contains several default valuation categories, for example:

  • B for procurement type

The stock is divided up according to whether the material is manufactured in-house or procured externally.

  • H for origin

The stock is divided up according to where it was delivered from.

Prerequisites

The system administrator can set up additional valuation categories in Customizing. For each valuation category you must define which valuation areas it is valid in.

Features

Every material subject to split valuation is assigned to a valuation category in the material master record. The material can then be managed using the valuation types defined for this valuation category.

The valuation category X is a special case: no valuation types are predefined for this category. At goods receipt, a batch is created for the material entered. This also serves as its valuation type. This makes it possible to valuate every goods receipt separately, for example, by using the order number as the valuation type.

In the case of partial deliveries for a purchase order, you can only valuate each partial delivery separately if goods-receipt-based Invoice Verification has been defined in the purchase order (the field GR based IV must be selected on the order item screen). If goods-receipt-based Invoice Verification has not been defined, the valuation type that you enter for the first partial delivery is binding for the following partial deliveries.