Item category B & D, how SRM decides

Hi all,
When we create SC and PO goes to backend. It goes with one item category. Which are 3:
1) Standard orders: Nil
2) Limit orders: B
3) Service Orders: D
I want to know how SRM discriminate between B & D. I know that if you choose items from catalogs it goes as standard orders. Means, on what parameter it is decided that the item in SC will take category B or D in R/3.

Hi,
D is service items  : item category is a field in the SC structure.
If you select item from catalogue, it can be a service or an item and the OCI (open catalogue interface between catalogue and SRM) will transfer the correct information on wether it is a service or a good.
If non catalogue item (describe requirement) :
there is a radio button to select manually service or good
If this is a replicated material or service (from R/3 to SRM), the item contains the inforation (see transaction commpr01).
For limit items, there is a special transaction and item category B is default one.
Kind regards,
Yann

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