Item category Proposal

Hello everyone
I'm trying to configure the copy control from an Invoice to a Sales Order Acknowledgement for a certain item category
Target Order Type ZRE from Invoice Type ZF2
Target Item Category ZRSI from item category ZKMI
example Item Category Group NORM
all document types (ZRE and ZF2) and Item Categories (ZRSI and ZKMI) are already configured and in use
I'm just trying to configure new copy control - but i've missed something somewhere
I've gone to VOV4 and have the following entry
SaTy     ItCGr     Usg.     HLevItCa     DfItC
ZRE     NORM               ZKMI          ZRSI
I have also gone to VTAF - Bill doc. to order copy control
and have the following entry
target doc ZRE source ZF2
under the Item folder I move down to teh ZKMI item Category
and have have the following configured
Target SalesDocTyp     ZRE                                       Source Bill. Type         ZF2
ItemCat Proposal         ZRSI                                      Item Category             ZKMI
I wasn't sure if i needed both sections configured from what I was reading but I went a head and configured both
But when I create a ZRE order type with Reference to a ZF2 billing document (the billing document has a line item with item category ZKMI)
the ZRE document defaults to a different item category ZRAQ
what am I missing?

I couldn't configure as you suggested
There is already a line but instead of Default item Category being = ZRSI it is ZRAQ
which is were I was guessing the system was pulling the ZRAQ category
however after you suggested removing the Higher level Item Category I deleted my previous
config and added ZRSI to one of the Manual Item Category columns after ZRAQ
Than ran another test I think that fixed it
It looks like the config in VTAF is set up to pull one of the item categories available in VOV4
does that sound correct?
I will configure the rest of the Item Category Groups and retest then post if that
has solved my problem
thank you for your help

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If, for example, you enter a material with the item category group NORM in a standard order, the SAP System determines the allowed item category via the assignment of item categories to sales document types and item category groups.
The system default and the allowed alternatives are always determined from the sales document type and one or two further criteria. The system default depends on the following criteria:
sales document type
item category group
item category of the higher-level item
item category usage
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The SAP System automatically copies the item category determined for a sales document item to the delivery.
Recommendation
Depending on the initial situation you can start the assignment differently:
When you define a new sales document type, you should specify the proposed and the allowed item categories for the materials that are represented by the item category group.
When you define a new item category, you should specify for which sales document types an item category is proposed or which item category is possible for the materials represented by the item category group.
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To define item category determination, proceed, for example, as follows:
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Regarding usage in item category determination

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