An item category is used to define if an item is suitable for billing or pricing. It defines the additional control functions for a sales document.
Determine Item category:
Item category is determined automatically by the system based on the following criteria:
Item category = Sales Document type + Item category group (in material master) + Usage indicator (ABAP) + High Level I.Cat
It can be changed manually (if configured).
Sales Document types are configured at:
IMG: Sales and Distribution > Sales > Sales Documents > Sales Document Item > Assign Item Categories — transaction VOV4
Key field is:
- Sales Document Type
- Item category group from material master
- Item usage
- Item category of the higher-level item
- Item category (Default item category,this can be overridden with manual item category value)
- Manual item category (if business demands,we can add manual item category to override default item category)
Maintain (create) Item categories:
IMG: Sales and Distribution > Sales > Sales Documents > Sales Document Item > Define Item Categories — transaction VOV7
- Business Data (billing / pricing etc. information).
- General Control (It determine automatic batch,rounding permission and order quantity to 1 or not).
- Transaction Flow( Item screen detail ).
- Bill of Material (used for variant configuration).
- Value Contract (for value contract).
- Service Management (service scenario).
- Control of resource(resource related billing scenario).
