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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