Product Categories in SRM Browser.

Dear SRMers,
System Information: SRM 5.0 and ECC 6.0
My categories are not getting loaded in to the Drop down list box, during the select Goods/Service step when creating a shopping cart line item in SRM Browser.
I checked in the COMM_HIERARCHY tcode in SRM server and there I see all the Product categories listed with their properties etc.
Please let me know what may be the missing link.
Points will be rewarded.
Thanks in advance,
Bob

Hi,
Please check the following points :
- Your PRCAT hierarchy is attached to purchasing application in transaction comm_prapplcat
- Your are connected to SRM in a language where there is a description for your PRCAT. In other words, if you PRCAT description are in german, and if you are connected in english, nothing will appear !
Kind regards,
Yann

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