Standard API to determine Item Category Group in CRM

Hi ,
Can u plz help me out in identifying any standard API to determine Item Category group using Product Guid/Product id in CRM 5.0.
Our requirement is to implement the BADI 'CRM_COND_COM_BADI' .
Product details are found and Item Category group need to be determined.
Kindly help.
Thanks in advance.
Gayathri.

Hi Gayathri,
Pls use following FM to get the item category group.
CMS_PRODUCT_SALES_READ_BL
Input for Product ID: IV_PRODUCT_ID (It takes value of Product ID)
Output for item category group:
CRMT_PRODUCT_SALES_API_EXP-ITEM_CAT_GROUP
Best Regards,
Pratik Patel.
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*General item Category Group*      vs    *Item Category Group*

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What's the difference for the General item Category Group and Item Category Group in the material master?
Thanks.

Hi,
General item category grp is used in the sales processes like BOM, where we have higher item category and the default item
categories.
General item category grp would refer to the higher level item category and item category grp would refer to the default item category
General Item category Group is an extension item category group. Example: if one select item catagory group as NORM, but under item category group, NORM can further be classified as Service item, packagaing item or Normal
item using "general item category group".
Also, General item category group is maintained at client level, this field can be maintain from Basic Data View of Material Master. Thus in case item category group is missing, then general item category group is used for item category determination.
Item category group determines how a material is processed in the sales order. When processing sales and distribution
documents, the system uses the item category group to determine the item category and proposes it in the respective document. Item category group is defined in the Sales Org View 2 of Material Master Record.
Example, in the standard SAP System, the item category group NORM is defined for materials kept in stock and the group DIEN for services and non-stock material
Best Regards,
Amit.
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Item category group not exist in CRM

Hi all,
I u2018m getting an error item category group not exist in CRM that item category group is in R/3
So my question is weather I have to create that item category group in CRM or I have to download that one from r/3.
If I create in CRM how to link the R/3 item category group to CRM one.
Regards
Rami

There is definitely no exchange of neither transaction types nor item categories between an erp and a crm system. Also the dependent object like the organisational data profile or the partner profile are not exchanged.
Instead for those transactions that are exchanged you need to do the customizing the same way in both systems, ERP and CRM.
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Can we download item categories & item category groups from R/3 to CRM

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Can we download item categories & item category groups from R/3 to CRM ? If yes pl share the adaptor object name.
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PV

Hi Shanthala Kudva,
Thanks for the reply.
My question is before downloading of Materails, can we download item categories( for Sales transaction) and Item category groups to CRM with out maintaining these entries manually?
Eg: R/3 has maintained item category ZTAN , I need to download this entry to CRM by using Middleware adaptor object.Same for the item category group also.
Regards,
PV

Item category determination without Item category group

Dear friends,
I am using CRM 5.0. In transaction such as Lead, when i am inserting product Item category is not determined.Prior to this i have done customizing in spro and Product Master.
I am using this functionality under marketing organization so Item category group NORM is not working as i am not maintaining distribution channel, divison....
Error comes in Lead transaction. When product is selected and saved as Item category is not determined.
Plz help as its very crucial.Reward points will be awarded.
with regard,
Sachin Sonkar

Hi sachin,
refer the following link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm50/helpdata/en/6f/f26859448111d5992400508b6b8b11/frameset.htm
hope this doc is more clear.
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madhu.

Item category group for Raw Materials

Hello Gurus,
Goodmorning,
I have a client requirement,
Here my client is selling the Raw materials , i have some confusion in taking the category group , what is the item category group we have to use for determing for the sales categories ? I don't find any special item category group for raw material . in material master as well as in item category determination in in sales document types too .
looking for your inputs in this regard.
Thanks &Regards
Ravi.M

Hello Ravi,
Sales of Raw material already being discussed some times back.
As I know, as per Central Excise law, you are not suppose to sell the raw material from a manufacturing unit.
Hence, you rename the ROH material code with suffix A. In tcode OSM2, activate sales view tab.
Apart from this, you need to maintain the renamed code in tcode J1ID with numeric value 1 under the tab Declared.
But, normal OR-LF-F2 process.
FYI - Choose of Material tyoe will be important than choose of general item category group. As I Cat group, Materials grouping that helps the system to determine item categories during sales document processing. If a group is configured specific to distribution channel, it has priority if the corresponding activity is distribution channel-dependent. In the standard system, there are normal items, items that signify services (and therefore need no delivery processing) and items that signify packing material, for example.
Thanks & Regards
JP

General item category group

Dear ,
Explain me about
General item category group ( IN MM01- Basic data) - Uses in real time scenorio , & IMG setting for the same,plz
Regards,
Suresh

Hi suresh,
it defines for Material grouping that helps the system to determine item categories during sales document processing.
The system automatically suggests an item type in the document depending on the item category group you assign and the sales document type you are processing.
If a group is configured specific to distribution channel, it has priority if the corresponding activity is distribution channel-dependent.
Example: In the standard system, there are normal items, items that signify services (and therefore need no delivery processing) and items that signify packing material, for example.
Hope this piece of info. will help you to understand the usage of General item category group .
cheers.....
Manoj

Item category & item category group

Hi
What is the Function of item category and item category group?
thanx in adv

hi,
read this help file.
Using the item category group, you group together different material
types for item category determination from the SD view. For every
material type, you can define a default item category group which is
proposed by the SAP System when you create a material master record. For
more information on setting default values please refer to the section
"Define material type defaults.
In the sales document, the system determines the item category from the
item category group of the material and from the sales document type and
proposes this item category in the document. You assign item categories
to sales order types and item category groups elsewhere. You can find
further information on this in the section "Assign item categories".
Actions
If you define your own item category groups, the keys should start with
the letter Z, since this name convention is kept free in the standard
SAP System for this purpose.
1. Check whether you can use the item category groups in the standard
    version.
2. If you want to create new item category groups, you must enter an
    alphanumeric key with a maximum of 4 characters as well as a textual
    description.
Item Catgeory:
In this menu option, you define item categories for sales documents. The
item categories that are contained in the standard SAP R/3 System
together with the sales document types represent the usual business
transactions.
You have the following options for defining your own item categories:
o   Copy an existing item category and change it according to your
    requirements.
o   Create a new item category.
Recommendation
If you define your own item categories, the keys should begin with the
letter Z since SAP keeps this range free in the standard system and
protects it from being overwritten during release upgrades.
If you define your own item categories, you should copy similar item
categories that are defined by SAP and make the required changes there.
In this case, all the specifications of the existing item category are
copied - even the assignment to the sales document types. In particular,
the data for example concerning partner determination, pricing or
document flow which you do not edit on the detail screen of the item
category is also copied. Consequently, you can test the new item
category for the settings made without having to edit the other menu
options.
When copying sales document types, item categories and schedule line
categories, the SAP system automatically creates a log with the copied
data. Using the log, you can check whether all of the copied data
applies to your item category or whether you must make changes.
Note
If you create or copy a new item category that is to be used for a
delivery, you must also define a delivery item category with the same
name. The SAP system automatically transfers the item category that was
found for the sales document item into the delivery item.
Activities
If you only need to make minor changes to the existing item categories
(e.g. changed description), then you change this as appropriate. Minor
changes refer to parameters that have no controlling character.
If you need to make further changes, define a new item category by
copying a similar item category supplied in the standard system and then
change this according to your requirements. In this way, you can for
example define an item category for which a certain type of pricing is
carried out, or for which the data must not differ at header and item
level but which otherwise matches an existing item category.
If you want to create an item category, proceed as follows:
1. Enter an alphanumeric key with a maximum of four characters.
2. Maintain the respective specifications of the detail screen.
3. Also consider the additional functions on item category level and
     the item-specific settings in the general sales and distribution
     functions.
Regards,
Murali

Item category group

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Can anyone pls. help me identify the appropriate item category group for the free goods in CRM only (i.e. no R/3 integ)? The current item category group of these products is set at NORM but we may need to change it to TANN because of an ABAP runtime error. I just don't know how to include it (TANN) in the list of values in the Item Cat. Group field in COMMPR01. Hope you can help me.
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Theresa

Hi Theresa,
In item category determination u will have two entries:
Transaction Typ : ZDBT
Item Cat. Group : NORM
Item Cat. Usage :
Main item cat. :
Item Category   : ZDB
Transaction Typ : ZDBT
Item Cat. Group : NORM
Item Cat. Usage : FREE
Main item cat. : ZDB
Item Category   : TANN
What I understand is that you wish to do free goods determination.I.e. For 1 Case = 1 Free item
For that we have other pre-requisites like:
Free good determination settings:
1. SPRO->Customer Relationship Management->Basic Functions->Set Up Free Goods->Assign Procedure
2. SAP menu->Master DataPrices and Conditions->/SAPCND/GCM - Maintain Conditions
Condition type: 0NA0
Procedure: 0NA001
Regards,
Shalini Chauhan

Missing Item Category Group data in Material SD data in CRM

Hi crm experts,
Please help us. We are trying to identify what's the rootcause of the problem we experienced in CRM regarding the Item category group. We are maintaining material master in ECC and it will be replicated in CRM via middleware. The data item category group is properly maintained in ECC but when we checked in CRM, only 3 of the sales areas have it.
Sales Area 1 - YES
Sales Area 2 - NO
Sales Area 3 - YES
Sales Area 4 - YES
So we will do a request load for the data to show also on Sales Area 2.
Item category group were maintained in the ff tables:
ECC table TPTM
CRM table CRMV_ITEM_CAT_GR
Can you please let us know how we can pin point this problem so that this will not happen again? We want to apply a permanent solution if there is. Hoping for your kind assistance. Thanks!
Best regards,
Mike

hi
General item category group
Materials grouping that helps the system to determine item categories during sales document processing.
*If a group is configured specific to distribution channel, it has priority if the corresponding activity is distribution channel-dependent
Item category group from material master
A grouping of materials that the system uses to determine item categories during the processing of sales documents.
the difference between the two lies in the specificity to the distribution channel
Regards
Raja

How to use item category group for pricing?

Hi,
how can I use the item category group to carry out pricing?
I want to determine a condition type for item category group DIEN only and no other.
Thanks for help!
Florian

Hi Florian Preuss,
You should follow the next steps:
1. Check if the item category group field exist in the pricing catalog to choose it as a field in a table condition, if it doesn't exist (I don't believe that), you should contact to a technical person (ABAP) to add it to the structure KOMPAZ.
2. Create a condition table with this field (item category group) and others that you need to determine the condition.
3. Create an access sequence with this condition table.
4. Create a condition type and assign it the access sequence.
5. Add the condition to pricing procedure.
6.. Enjoy it.
Thanks in advance,
Mariano.

" Item Category Group" in the material master?

Hi,
I'm going to use inbound delivery for purchase order, so I'm going to do it as follows:
1) Create a new "item category group Y001"
2) Create a new "item category Y001 (copy from ELN then change the movement type to 101, and set it relevant to putaway)",
3) Replace the item category group in the material master with Y001
4) Determine the item category via transaction 0184 as the following ways:
     "Delivery Type" EL    +
     "Item Category Group From Material Master" Y001    +
     "Item Usage" V     +
     'Item Category Of The Higher-Level Item"
     ==> "Determine New Delivery Item Category" Y001
My question is, If I change the item category group in the material master, is there any effect to SD part?
Thanks.

hi
General item category group
Materials grouping that helps the system to determine item categories during sales document processing.
*If a group is configured specific to distribution channel, it has priority if the corresponding activity is distribution channel-dependent
Item category group from material master
A grouping of materials that the system uses to determine item categories during the processing of sales documents.
the difference between the two lies in the specificity to the distribution channel
Regards
Raja

ITEM CATEGORY GROUP VS GENERAL ITEM CATEGORY GROUP

Hi Gurus,
In material master,there are two fields, General Item categary group and Item categary group,
what is the significant usage of these two fields,
In F1 I'm getting same description,
With Regards,
J.SRUTHI

Hi,
Item Category Group is one of the component which along with the Sales Doc Type, The Item Usage and Higher Level Item Category decide about the Item Category in a sales doc.
As per definition General Item Category Group & Item Category Group both are to detrmine Item Category in Sales Document.
the Item Category Group is used to determine Item Category.
General item category is a broader term and used other than SD processes
Regards,
Ravi Duggirala
Edited by: ravi duggirala on Jun 23, 2008 11:04 AM

Item Category Group in BOM

Dear Gurus
I want to create the BOM for Computer = Screen + Herdisk + Key board
1) Main Item Level processing
I have maintained item category group ERLA in MMR (Sales 2 screen) of the finished product
(Computer 1 ).
What item category group should be maintained for sub items?
2) Subitem Level Processing
I have maintained item category group LUMF in MMR (Sales 2 screen) of the finished product
(Computer 2).
What item category group should be maintained for sub items?
3) Also explain about how to mainatin the master records (CS01).
Regards,
Ashish
Edited by: Ashish Desai on Apr 8, 2009 1:10 AM

Ashish,
Suppose the material is completed then the value is shown against final product. In that case we use Item vategory Group ERLA. The maina item category will be shown as TAQ. The Subitem will take item category TAE (text item)
If the material is still not complete then the value is ascertaind through sub items in that case LUMF item category is used and item category for the main item is TAP and for sub items it is TAN.
In any case we will change the item category group as (ERLA or LUMF) in the material master of the final material "Computer". Where as the subitems item category will be "Norm".
Note: If you use standarad Order = OR, and standard item category group ERLA in the Finished MAterial Conmputer, then system will automatically assign item categories for Main item = TAQ and SUb Items = TAE.
Standard process and ORder = OR
Then Execute MM02 for finished material or Main materialo alone i.e., "Computer", Assign Item Category Group = ERLA and save. Then create BOM CS01, CS11 Single level the output will be
COMPUTER = TAQ
SCREEn = TAE
HERdisk = TAE
Key board= TAE.
Similarly if you proceed process by changing Item category group = LUMF for main material i.e., Finished goods "Computer" then
COMPUTER = TAP
SCREEn = TAN
HERdisk = TAN
Key board= TAN
If you are changing the document type prefixed with Z , then you need to proceed with "Assign tem Catgeory"
Regards
Sathya

Use of Item Category Group

Hello All
can any one explain the functional use of Item category group maintained in CRM material master under basic data tab and also under sales and distribution tab.
what is the difference between two views and what happens if dont have value at Sales and distribution level.
Regards
Phani

Hi Phani,
1. Item category Group is just a key which comes from the Product master and helps in the item category determination.
Item category group in the Material Tab, is a general Item category Group valid for all sales areas.
Whereas the one maintained in the Sales and distribution tab becomes specific to that particular sales area.
For eg: To a Product HT-1011 u have assigned two sales areas say A and B
In the Material tab, we assign item category group NORM
In the Sales and Distribution tab, for sales area A , we assign item category group ZORM.
In the item category determination the following settings are maintained:
Assumption transaction type is TA.
Transaction Type: TA
Item category Group : NORM
Item category: TAN
Transaction Type: TA
Item category Group : ZORM
Item category: TANN
Now in the sales order if u enter product HT-1011 and choose sales area A, TANN will get determined, if u choose B TAN will get determined.
It is not mandatory to put the item category group. It onlu helps in the item category determination.In case u have not assigned any item category group, it will look for a item category dtermination entry something like:
Transaction Type: TA
Item category Group :
Item category: TAN
Wish this helps.
Regards,
Shalini Chauhan

Standard API to determine Item Category Group in CRM

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