Item usage

hai all....
In determining a item category system takes in to account sales document type,item category group,higher level item category and item usage.so what actually are item usage and higher level item category. item category is linked to item group and order type in SPRO but where are item usage and higher level category linked to it.....?
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Hi Jhansi,
Think the senario of free goods , when a customer orders for 10 pacs of A ,say we give 2 pacs of B as free.
how would the system understand this that for matl B it should not take price.
this is ecplained by higher level item category and usage.
item matrl qty Item Cat10 A 10 ( higher level item ) Main item TAN
20 B 2 ( sub item ) Free goods TANN
for the main item item cat determination is
Doc type I C Group Item Category
OR + Norm TAN
for the free goods item cat determination is
Doc type I C Group Higher level I C Usage Item Category
OR + Norm + TAN + Free TANn
Item usage and higher level item category are linked in the item category detrmination in SPRO.
Hope this helps u .
Regards,
Sudarshan

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Item Category determination using item usage

Hi All,
We have a scenario where we need to derive item category based on Item usage.
We have defined a function module to derive at the item usage. Now we need to derive the item category based on this usage.
We were able to do this and we are able to get the default item category for this. We have assigned few manual item categories also along with default.
When we try to change the item category manually it is again resetting it to default item category.
ex: OR LEIS A -> Tan X    Y        (Where A is the usage,X and Y are manual item categories, OR is order typea nd LEIS is item category group)
To expalin clearly the above Tan is getting determined as default correctly bit when we try to change it ti X it is not accepting.
It is allowing to enter X and Y manually only if we have another entry above similar to this:
OR LEIS    -> Tan X    Y (Without usage).
Now we dont want the entry without usage.
In debugging we noticed that usage field (VWPOS ) is blank.
We understand that there is one function midule SD_VBAP_VWPOS_GET which derives usage for free goods,CMIR, repair items etc adn we are nto sure where they are calling this FM to so that the system determines item category based on usage.
Cna anybody help on this please.
Regards
Basha

Hi Raghu,
you understading is correct.
The purpose of using the usage in our scenario is to overcome the extra entry i.e without usage.
We are deriving the usage but we are not sure where to call the Z function module so taht system will directly go to:
Slaes doc type+ item category group+ Usage   -
> IC
with out checking for entry sales doc type+ item category -
> IC (in VOV4).
The main purpose of using usage here is that system should directly go to the place where usage is used.
It works fine when we go for CMIR and assign usage there but CMIR is not allowed.
Please help.
Regards
S.M.Basha

Item Usage in Item Category Determination?

What is Item Usage in Item Category Determiantion?

Hi Farhan,
Usage field will tell what is the purpose of Particular Material
Example
FREE: For free goods Material
CHSP: Batch Items
TEXT: Text Materilals..etc
Item Category Usage: It controls system response during document processing. The line item has an specific usage according to that usage it has to respond. Free for free items, text for text items etc.
Usage field will covney the material details.
The usage field tells whether it is related to the higher level of item category. and how that material given usage should behave in the partifular sales order line item. for example in free goods we give this usage as free and in text items and in material determination and in BOMS. u can also view this in CMIR.
Item category Determination: Sales Document type + Item Category Group + Usage + Higher Level Item Category
TA + NORM + FREE + TAN = TANN
Hope this will solve your problem.
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Thx & Regards,
Pankaj

What is the use of item usage in the item category determination.

Hi,
What is the use of item usage in the item category determination.
can any one please give me config setting where from actually the system will take the item usage and background functionality
thanks
Kuntla

hi,
thanks for the answers,
Then how the system will no that it is a service item , or it is a free item.
the above can be done in item category.
then what is the user of item usage
thnaks
kunlta

Where do we use the ITEM USAGE in SD Transaction Level ?

Dear Experts,
In VOV4, We maintain the Item Category Determination for sales use.
I know that the following are the elements used in determining the item category:
1. Sales Document Type
2. Item Category Group
3. Item USAGE
4. Higher Level Item Category
Now, My Question is,WHERE Exactly we use this "Item USAGE" in the transaction level.
Is any one Having any IDEA where do we use this ITEM USAGE at transaction level ?
Please be so kind and guide me finding its location in transactions.
BR,
Venkat
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Edited by: Ian Kehoe on Feb 29, 2012 10:50 PM

Hi,
Taking an example for Batch management process.
In Batch Management process from the SD perespective when we do delivery we have TWO Item Category that will be displaying in the Delivery Document.
So there is a parent line item and then a sub line item. Sub Line item will have the batch number and the quantity. There in order to determine these two line item from the Item category determination purpose this USAGE come into play.
ITEM Category define - How you will control the behaviour of the material . Now for batch management process and the batch managed Material behaves in a different way.
So this usage is used to map such bussiness scenario. Frequently used are PACKING Scenario , Batch Management and Free goods.
Thanks
RB
Edited by: RBhardwaj on Feb 23, 2012 7:33 PM
Edited by: RBhardwaj on Feb 23, 2012 7:33 PM

Can you explain about Higher-level item category and item usage?

Hi all
Can you explain about Higher-level item category and item usage?
thanks all

Higher level item category and Item usage are used in the item category determination.
Let me take an example of Item Category TANN (Free of charge Item)
Item category Determination: Sales Document type + Item Category Group + Usage + Higher Level Item Category
TA + NORM + FREE + TAN = TANN
Higher Level Item category: The category on which this item category is dependent. meaning for TAN , TANN is a free item. Therefor TAN is the higher level item category.
Item Category Usage: It controls system response during document processing. The line item has an specific usage according to that usage it has to respond. Free for free items, text for text items etc.
Regards
AK
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About Alternative item usage prob value(percent) function

Hi guys:
How does Alternative item usage prob value(percent) impact which alternative item Production order uses.

Kevin,
Could you please look at the stock situation of material "A" and "B".
It looks like from your posting that "Stock of material A" is having shortage of quantity w.r.t to requirement quantity for the production order that is the reason it has pulled in material "B" in production order.
Key points to note
Alternative item: strategy
This value defines how items in an alternative group are selected for withdrawal postings.This strategy is ignored in material requirements planning (MRP).
Use
The withdrawal posting for the reservation in the production order can be selected as follows:
According to usage probability (manual changes possible)
For all items that you want to reserve, enter:
 - Strategy (value 1 or no entry)
 - Priority (only influences how materials are sorted)
 - Usage probability
Withdrawal if 100% availability
For all items that you want to reserve, enter:
 - Strategy (value 2)
 - Priority (If you do not enter a priority, the system checks the items in the sequence in which they are transferred to the availability check).
 - Usage probability
Usage probability in % (alternative item)
Percentage probability that a material will be used in the assembly.
Use
The usage probability is always taken into account for requirements planning.
Maintain selected usage probability
Requirements planning for alternative items is based on the usage probability.
Quantities are suggested based on the usage probability for the withdrawal posting according to strategy 1. You can plan in excess for the alternative items since the usage probability is not limited to 100%. You can change the proposed quantities. Maintain no usage probability If you do not enter a usage probability, the alternative item just serves as information that can be evaluated, for example, in a situation with a missing part.
You receive a warning since dependent requirements with 0 as quantity are created.
But if the strategy is "2" - "100% check" then the material which fullfills the requirement will be reserved for the production order after availability check.
So In your case change the strategy to "1" so that reservation is carried out based on the probability
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Prasobh

ITEM USAGE SLSV

Hello,
i need to create a sales order with items TALS and TAULS.
To do this i need the item category usage SLSV in my sales order. How can i do this?
How to create the SO with this item usage. This is additionals functionality but i can not customize.
Thanks

Marcin,
ok. Perfect. The question is solved.
But i thought that with this kind os item usage, the ADDITIONALS subscreen will appear. But it doesn`t.
Do you know how to use ADDITIONALS subscreen in sales order items.?????
Thanks for your answer

Item Category Determination for sales document- Item USAGE

Hi dear all.
I read already the discussions held around this subject, as I'm facing a similar problem for which I cannot find a solution.
I have the need to set up a ItCat determination for sales order ZPD.
The proposed ItCat must be ZPDW. However, for the NORM ItCat Group we have already a setup which cannot be changed.
This is the present status.
SaTy ItCatGrp Usage HLevItCat Proposed ItCat
ZPD NORM ZPD
I need that the proposed ItCat is ZPDW, under the same conditions
SaTy ItCatGrp Usage HLevItCat Proposed ItCat
ZPD NORM ? ZPDW
For that I believe that I'll have to play along with the Usage.
But how?
What triggers an USAGE during sales order creation? Is it related to the entered material. In a NORM material, how can a usage be deducted?
Thanks for your feedback on this issue.
Rui Viegas

It is possible , either one of the item category u can make as proposed and another one as manual. So while creating sale order u need to change it manually
Sam

HowTo find item usage in existing reports

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I would like to cleanup an existing and grown universe. I went to hiding the fields/Items I'm planning to remove.
Furthermore I would like to check, whether these "deprecated" fields/items are still being used in any report, before removing them from the universe. Thus, avoiding broken reports.
Is there any way to check reports for the usage of a certain universe field/item. I mean another way than to open each report and check the universe query.
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Thomas

Janke,
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Another way to find out about objects is possilbe through Auditor. If you have Auditor installed and have turned on certain auditing events on your services then using the data accumulated in Auditor may also be another avenue for finding out about stuff.
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Usage in Item category determination

Hi friends,
In delivery item category determination there will be in field called "Usage" . Delivery type will be coming from delivery document type, Item category group will be coming from material master. In the same way where from this Usage data will be coming. How come the system knows which is FREE, CHSP, Etc??
Can anyone explain me in detail please.
Ratna Kumar

Hi ramarao
Spro --> Sales and Distribution --> Sales --> Sales Documents --> Sales Document Item --> Define Item Category Usage
Item usage controls how the item category should behave during a document processing. Item usage controls the usage of the item. Item usage tells wheather it is a text item , free item , product selection item etc
We can maintain Item usage feild at CMIR also
Regards
Srinath

Item Category Usage: Free

Hi
Want to know significance of Usage Free, know that used in VOV4 , but scenario where this is used , for eg when we define TAN and higher level Item Vcat as TAN the result is TANN.
Also I have searched the usage field in MARD/MARC/MARA, no mention of usage field
Document type                                     OR
Item cat group                                     NORM
Usage                                                 FREE
Higher level item category                  TAN
Default Item category                         TANN
Regards
Rohit

Hi bahlrohit1,
Usage field will tell what is the purpose of Particular Material
Example:
FREE: For free goods Material
CHSP: Batch Items
TEXT: Text Materilals..etc
Higher level item category and Item usage are used in the item category determination.
Let me take an example of Item Category TANN (Free of charge Item)
Item category Determination: Sales Document type + Item Category Group + Usage + Higher Level Item Category
TA + NORM + FREE + TAN = TANN
Higher Level Item category: The category on which this item category is dependent. meaning for TAN , TANN is a free item. Therefor TAN is the higher level item category.
Item Category Usage: It controls system response during document processing. The line item has an specific usage according to that usage it has to respond. Free for free items, text for text items etc.
Please go thru the below issues
Re: "item usage"
Thanks,
Swamy H P

Item Category Usage query

Hi Gurus
Please tell me how item category usage is getting assigned to a material?
We define item category usage...
We assign it to a sales doc typ, item category group to get item category.
But how it is getting determined for a material? Where is the link?
Regards
Murali

hello, friends.
i've actually been thinking about this issue since i started posting. yes, you can find item usage in customer-material info. but where is item usage assigned so that this is relevant in item category determination (as in: sales doc type + item category group + item usage + higher level item category = item category)?
how does the system, for example, know that usage is blank (for normal processing) or 'FREE' for free goods? is the item usage in the condition records created?
where does the system find the indicator (item usage CHSP) when batches are involved?
although there have been many helpful threads, including the 'where used' list, a definitive answer would be very much welcome.
regards.
Edited by: jonathan yap on Feb 27, 2008 3:10 PM

What is the use of usage in item category determination?

Hi Gurus,
What is the use of usage in item category determination? pls give examples.
Thanks,
Paul

Hi John,
Assign Item Categories
In this menu option, you can specify which item categories the system proposes during document processing for each sales document type and item category group. At the same time, you can specify additional item categories with which the system default can be overwritten. There is a maximum of three possible alternative item categories.
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
Note
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.
When you define a new item category group, you are to enhance the assignment of item categories to sales document types by this new item category group.
Actions
To define item category determination, proceed, for example, as follows:
1. Choose the sales document type to which you want to assign item categories.
2. Then choose one of the item category groups.
3. Specify all the allowed item categories for the combination of sales document type and item category group.
If you are dealing with a non-material item, you must specify the corresponding item usage.
If it is a subitem, specify the item category of the higher-level item.
If it is an item category that is to be proposed in the sales document, you must indicate the combination of item category, item category group and sales document type as a default value.
4. If necessary, specify between one and a maximum of three item categories, with which the system default can be manually overwritten during document processing.
Thanks & Regards
Sasikanth.Ch

Usage of material in item category

Hello could anyone tell me where could i go and change the usage of a material or menu path
During item category determination 'usage' is a combination but i dont know where i can find a usage of a material.

Hi,
We come across the field Item usage in Customer material Info Record (VD51).
After entering the information of our material with the customers information, select the line entry and click on details.
We will come across the field item usage at the bottom of the screen. When once you change this the item category determination gets changed.
If you want to create your own item usage, the path is as follows:
SPRO - IMG - Sales and Distribution - Sales - Sales Documents - Sales Document Item - Define Item category Usage.
Mohan
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