Parent Product and pruduct category

Question

I know how to use product category, but i don't know how to use Parent Product.when i created a server request ,they gave the answer
is:+Parent Product is a System Defined read-only picklist which shows all the Products listed for your company. You can create additonalProducts and select any existing product as the Parent product.However, it is not mandatory that each newly created products should have a Parent Product associated.+ but this answer doesn't help me. what i want to know is when i need to add a Parent Product field and what is the different between Parent Product and Product Category?

Answer 1

Hello Jamal,
In txn:COMMPR01,you can see the Item Category Group under Sales and Distribution tab,under Sales:Control Fields,Quantities.
With the help of the item category group, you review the various products from a business view for item category determination. Enter the item category group for each product in the product master.
During business transaction processing, the system creates the item category from the item category group for the product, and from the business transaction category, and proposes it in the document. You can assign item categories to business transaction types and item category groups in the process Maintain item category determination.
So for a product you need to assign it during the product creation and then only this product would be available for selection in transaction depending upon the item category determination.
Hope this helps!
Best Regards,
Shanthala Kudva