New item categories

Hi,
Can we create new item categories in SAP.
Tx
Uts

Hi,
We cannot create new Item Categories in SAP. We can only change the naming & description of the Item Category through OMH4 Tcode. 
But we can create new Acc *** Categories.
Regards,
Komal

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  • Change item categories purchasing

    Hello,
    I found thread 1582236 via google. It nicely explains how to get the "invoice receipt" flag out of the purchase order by default (text below). I tried to change the customizing like described via IMG path:
    Materials Management>Purchasing>Define External Representation of item catagories>0/Standard
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    So can it be, that it is not possible to change item cats attributes ("Define External Representation of Item Categories") for purchase orders, or can someone confirm that it is changeable?
    Thanks
    Hi Ashish,
    Basically when you talk about procurement, it is always chargeable (that means purchasing of materials or services mostly purchased at a certain price. That means when it is chargeable, defnetly there must be invoice (accounts payable to vendor) for that perticular item (that can be for material or a service) in the purchase order.
    In above, case the Invoice Receipt Indicator is set (indicator set automatically) in the Invoice Tab of the Item details in the PO. And that specifies whether an invoice receipt is linked to the purchase order item.
    Note: If the Invoice indicator is not set, the means goods are to be delivered free of charge.
    And the above is based on the default configuration that is available in the system, but it can be customized as per your specifications, is as follows:
    Steps for that configuration setup:
    --> Display IMG (SPRO)
    --> Materials Management
    --> Purchasing
    --> Define External Representation of item catagories (click it)
    --> Here you can set the IR indicator depending on the type of procurement for the Item catageory (lie, std, thridparty,etc)
    --> click it, by choosing the required combination of item cat(internal) : item cat(external)
    and, in the control: invoice receipt
    set the Invoice Receipt (this is only an indicator and it specifies that the PO item is chargeable and is to be invoiced. But it can be changeable (remove or set the flag) by user (when the item is delivered free of cost), it is just a link for PO item.
    And there is one more indicator IR indicator firm.
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    --> firm in PO (if you set this indicator, user can not change while creating or changing the PO)
    --> changeable in PO (if this indicator is set, it can be changeable if requires at the time of creation or change of PO through ME21N /ME22N)
    And also
    --> Display IMG (SPRO)
    --> Materials Management
    --> Purchasing
    --> Maintain account assignment categories (click it)
    And here, also you can set the same by choosing your required /specific account assignment categories combination.
    Note: If you set the Invoice Receipt indicator in the CONFIGURATION (that is in Display IMG) and this will effect to the entire process for all users. So, please goahead by keeping all these things in your mind and in concern with the team.
    Hope it clarifies you,
    Regards,
    Srin

    yes I can confirm what JouLes wrote. But you can only change what I told you before.
    if you can do customizing on anything else, then you should be able to do it here too, there is no authorization object for a specific IMG area or knot. either you have authorization for customizing or not.
    Are you in a developement client? In production client it is not possible to do this customizing.

  • Creation of New Item Category

    Hi All
    Can anyone give an example of when a new item category creation will be required in practical ?
    Anil

    Hi Anil,
    It is always recommended to use standard item categories. Create new item categories if the functionality you require cannot be covered by the standard item categories. Following are the attributes and functions of a BOM  item category.                                                                               
    o   Is a material number required?                                                                               
    o   Is the item to be used in inventory management on a quantity basis
    o   Is the item a text item only, with no other functionality?                                                                               
    o   Is the item to be used as a variable-size item with the option of entering individual sizes ?                                                                               
    o   Is the item a document item?                                     
         The document item category allows you to enter a document which you created using the document management system.                                                                               
    o   Is the item a class item?                                        
         For configurable material BOMs, you can enter a class in which materials or documents are classified. When you assign characteristic values during BOM configuration, the class node is replaced by the object with the required characteristic values. In this way, the workload involved in maintaining BOMs with many variants is reduced, because you no longer have to enter all items individually and assign selection conditions to them.                                                                               
    o   Are sub-items supported?                                                                               
    o   Is the item a plant maintenance structure elment?               
         If the item is a PM structure element, the system does not check 
    If the requirement is to obtain the functionality by shuffling the above combinations, only than go ahead. 99 out of 100 times, the standard categories are suffiecient.
    Reward if cleared and close the thread.
    Keerthi

  • How to define new item category for mm purchasing document

    Hi,
    pls let me know the path for defining new item categories for MM Purchasing document
    thanks,

    Hi,
    Item category you are talking abt , you won't be able to create that as it controls the below item level items of your PO tcode screen .
    Thanks
    Dipak

  • New Item category Determination in delivery

    Hi Experts ,
    I want new item category to be determined in delivery i did all the customisation for Del Item category to be determined in IMG ,any suggestions in this .
    Regards
    VKS

    Hi,
    You have to define the new item categories for the deliveries in the IMG
    path: 
    IMG-->LOGISTICS EXECUTION-->SHIPPING-->DELIVERIES-->DEFINE ITEM CATEGORIES
    After defining the Item categories yo have to assing the item categories to the delivery documents in the IMG
    Path:
    IMG-->LE-->SHIPPING-->DELIVERIES-->DEFINE ITEM CATEGORY DETERMINATION IN DELIVERIES
    here you have to assign the default item categories for the
    DELIVERY DOCUMENT TYPE
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    HIGHER LEVEL ITEM CATEGORY
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    Now the item category will be atomatically determined in the transaciton of delivery creation once you create the delivery
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  • Synchronizing item categories to R/3

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    i have created some new item categories in SAP CRM (v4). In SAP R/3 i have an ALV grid with a search help on these item categories (table CRMC_IT_TYP_CO). However, the new item categories do not automatically appear in R/3. Is there any way to synchronize the new item categories, to update this table?
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    Hi Alexander,
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  • Item categories in New GL

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    Dear DSK,
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    You can add item categories in table T8G02
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  • How to swap between to sets of item categories in sales order

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    Hi,
    We ended up designing a solution where item category was swapped by shipping condition. For shipping condition 11, we simulated that a specific 'usage' was active. It required a few tricks to get the Source determination to run, and a further trick to avoid a re-pricing B to nuke the pricing conditions. This is still draft code, but it seems to work :
    Enhancement points ES_SAPFV45P / VBAP_FUELLEN_10 : Ensure ‘usage’ is set according to shipping condition
    data : ld_active type c.
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    constants : lc_vwpos_no_pricing(20) type c value 'VWPOS_NO_PRICING'.
    Fake change to ensure new item cat determination
    ( conditions when this is active, setting ld_active )
      if sy-subrc is initial
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        ld_no_pricing_vwpos = 'X'. " Flag for suppress B repricing
      when '12'. " standard logic
        clear t184_vwpos.  " Standard T184 usage for indirect
        clear *vbap-mandt. " simulate change of *vbap
        matnr_changed = 'X'." simulate change
        ld_no_pricing_vwpos = 'X'. " Flag for suppress B repricing
      when others.
        clear ld_no_pricing_vwpos.
      endcase.
    Memory ID read in MV45AFZB, form USEREXIT_NEW_PRICING_VBAP
      export ld_no_pricing_vwpos to memory id lc_vwpos_no_pricing.
      endif.
    MV45AFZB, form USEREXIT_SOURCE_DETERMINATION : Ensure item category determinations takes ‘usage’ into consideration
    ( conditions when this is active, setting ld_active )
      if sy-subrc is initial
      and w_active = 'X'            "Action enabled for company
      and t180-trtyp ca 'HV'.       " Create/change mode
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      clear lv_uepos. clear  gv_spp_pstyv.
      lv_uepos = vbap-uepos.
      do 10 times. " to eliminate phantom levels
      read table xvbap with key posnr = lv_uepos.
      if sy-subrc = 0 and xvbap-pstyv ne lv_zvco.
      gv_spp_pstyv = xvbap-pstyv.
      exit.
      elseif sy-subrc eq 0 and xvbap-pstyv eq lv_zvco.
      lv_uepos = xvbap-uepos.
      elseif sy-subrc ne 0.
      exit.
      endif.
      enddo.
    t184_vwpos set in FV45PFAP_VBAP_FUELLEN
      call function 'RV_VBAP_PSTYV_DETERMINE'  "Determine using T184
             exporting
               t184_auart   = tvak-auart " Order type
               t184_mtpos   = maapv-mtpos "Item category group
               t184_uepst   = gv_spp_pstyv  "Higher level-SPP item category
               t184_vwpos   = t184_vwpos " Usage from FV45PFAP_VBAP_FUELLEN
               vbap_pstyv_i = ''
             importing
               vbap_pstyv   = vbap-pstyv.
    endif.
    MV45AFZB, form USEREXIT_NEW_PRICING_VBAP : Ensure dynamic change of item categories does not trigger repricing type B.
    data : ld_no_pricing_vwpos type c.
    constants : lc_vwpos_no_pricing(20) type c value 'VWPOS_NO_PRICING'.
    Memory ID set in FV45PFAP_VBAP_FUELLENP, FORM VBAP_FUELLEN
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    if sy-subrc is initial
    and ld_no_pricing_vwpos = 'X'.
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      clear new_pricing.
    endif.
    I hope someone will find it useful. Please notice that Enhancement points was required, so it will not work in older R/3 versions.

  • Replication of Item Categories from R/3 to CRM

    Hi,
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    Sai

    Hi Sai,
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  • Show item categories in VF01

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  • Saving of assigned item categories not possible

    Hello Guru,
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  • Created new Item category, guidence required for assignment.

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