Assigning Settypes to Product Categories

Hi,
I'm about to start building up hierarchies and categories for my CRM Solution (using CRM 5.0). There are a couple of generic Settypes that should be working irrespectively of product type (e.g. Material or Service). One of those settypes is COMM_PR_SHTEXT - but I cannot find it, regardless of which Product Type I've chosen. Is there a step I'm missing. What I've done is:
1. Created a new hierarchy
2. Created a "root category" where I've disabled the possibility to assign products. No product type chosen.
3. Under this root category, I've created other "sub categories" with Product Types assigned.
When I try to assign Settypes to these categories, the settype COMM_PR_SHTEXT does not show up...
Any ideas what could be missing?

Hi Phillipp,
Yes, I have solved the problem...
What you are experiencing is the standard behaviour. Some of the SAP
delivered settypes like COMM_PR_LGTEXT*, COMM_PR_SHTEXT and
COMM_PR_UNIT can only be assigned to Base Hierarchy.
In your customizing setting in transaction COMM_PRAPPLCAT, you have
to assign the hierarchy that you work with as the Base Hierarchy for product type Service (or material if that is what you are dealing with). Hence
you can assign the above mentioned settypes only to that hierarchy.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
Magnus

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