Item Category
Purpose
This wiki page will breify discuss about functionality of Item Category in SAP Sales and Distribution transaction.
Introduction
Item category is critical and esstential part of sales order and sales process. It generally controls the behaviour of item in a sales order, like, pricing, TOR, etc.
Functionalities of Item Category
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Whether the item is standard or text or value item. |
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The rule for establishing when a quotation or |
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Whether business data in the item can be |
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Items that are relevant for del will |
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= 1 |
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We need to check this field in item |
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You use a delivery group to determine |
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Indicates whether, during pricing, the system |
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In the case of text items, however, pricing would |
Types of Item Category
The following table will discuss about different type of standard item category available:
Item Category |
Description |
Features |
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BVN |
Cash Sale |
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TAB |
Individual order purchase |
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G2N |
Credit memo |
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TAK |
Make to order |
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KBN |
Consignment fill up |
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KRN |
Consignment return |
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TAQ |
Extent delivery- BOM |
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TAS |
Third party |
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REN |
Returns |
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L2N |
Debit memo |
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TAC |
Configurable material |
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KEN |
Consignment issue |
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KAN |
Consignment Pickup |
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TAP |
Extent delivery higher lever item in BOM |
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TAE |
Explanation - BOM |
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TAW |
Value Item |
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AGN |
Standard item in QT |
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TAN |
Standard item in Order |
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TANN |
Free of Charge Item in order |
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TATX |
Text item in Order |
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Item Category Determination
Depending on the item category group that you apply & the sales doc type you are processing the system automatically proposes an item category in the document.
SPRO Path |
IMG - Sales and Distribution - Sales - Sales Document - Sales Document Item - Assign Item Category |
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Transaction Code |
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Determination Rule
Item Category |
= Sales Document Type |
+ Item Category Group |
+ Usage |
+ Higher Level Item Category |
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Example
Sales Document Type |
Item Category Group |
Usage |
Higher Level Item Category |
Default Item Category |
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OR |
NORM |
TAN |
TANN | |
OR |
NORM |
TAN | ||
OR |
NORM |
FREE |
TAN |
TANN |