Usages In Item Category Determination

Dear Friends,
         Usages is one of element to determine the Item category. Would any one tell me what is it?
why it is required?
what is effect in business transaction process.
Regards
arun

Hi Arun,
Usually a quick search for your question would probably uncover a lot of similar questions with answers. You're supposed to post a question only if your answer is still not answered.
In any case, the answer to your question is not straighforward. Yes, the usage does determine the Item category (along with the item category group and sales document), but it is not something you can control.
Usage SENI and SEIN for instance are used for sales document type DR. When you create a sales document of type DR via resource related billing (DP90) it uses one type of usage (SENI or SEIN, can't remember), while when you create the same sales document type directly in VA01 you get the other type. I don't remember whether it's SENI or SEIN in each situation, but the point is that the type of usage is determined by the system and there's nothing you can do to manipulate it.
The only thing you can do is to play around with item category determination config to see what usage is used in each case. The way I went about it was to start with only one entry in the config, for instance:
Sales doc type: DR
Item category group: 0002
Usage: blank
Default item category: L2N
Then try creating your sales document. If you get an error in Item category determination then you know something's wrong with that rule. Read the message and try to correct the entry in the table. Usually the error tells you exactly what you're missing. If for instance the message tells you that there is no entry in the table for the combination DR 0002 SENI, then you know that the system uses item usage SENI in your example and you need to ammend the entry in the table to:
Sales doc type: DR
Item category group: 0002
Usage: SENI
Default item category: L2N
That I think is the only way to understand the Item Usage
cheers
Michalis

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  • What is the use of usage in item category determination?

    Hi Gurus,
    What is the use of usage in item category determination? pls give examples.
    Thanks,
    Paul

    Hi John,
    Assign Item Categories
    In this menu option, you can specify which item categories the system proposes during document processing for each sales document type and item category group. At the same time, you can specify additional item categories with which the system default can be overwritten. There is a maximum of three possible alternative item categories.
    If, for example, you enter a material with the item category group NORM in a standard order, the SAP System determines the allowed item category via the assignment of item categories to sales document types and item category groups.
    The system default and the allowed alternatives are always determined from the sales document type and one or two further criteria. The system default depends on the following criteria:
    sales document type
    item category group
    item category of the higher-level item
    item category usage
    Note
    The SAP System automatically copies the item category determined for a sales document item to the delivery.
    Recommendation
    Depending on the initial situation you can start the assignment differently:
    When you define a new sales document type, you should specify the proposed and the allowed item categories for the materials that are represented by the item category group.
    When you define a new item category, you should specify for which sales document types an item category is proposed or which item category is possible for the materials represented by the item category group.
    When you define a new item category group, you are to enhance the assignment of item categories to sales document types by this new item category group.
    Actions
    To define item category determination, proceed, for example, as follows:
    1. Choose the sales document type to which you want to assign item categories.
    2. Then choose one of the item category groups.
    3. Specify all the allowed item categories for the combination of sales document type and item category group.
    If you are dealing with a non-material item, you must specify the corresponding item usage.
    If it is a subitem, specify the item category of the higher-level item.
    If it is an item category that is to be proposed in the sales document, you must indicate the combination of item category, item category group and sales document type as a default value.
    4. If necessary, specify between one and a maximum of three item categories, with which the system default can be manually overwritten during document processing.
    Thanks & Regards
    Sasikanth.Ch

  • Regarding usage in item category determination

    what the use of usage in item category determination,how many types are usages are there in sap sd item category  determination

    Hi,
    An item categories usage is defined by SAP when creating a sales order. The system determines,
    for example, that the usage refers to a text item as opposed to a deliverable item when you enter test in the order item rather than a material number. Based on this usage, the system will use the item category determination to propose an item category.
    You can see all of the item category usage indicators in SPRO, SD > Sales > Sales Docs > Sales doc items > Define Item cat usage.
    Example:
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    Usage we use is PSHP for Displaying Main Items
    Usage we use is PSEL for Displaying Sub Items
    This usage we use for OUTCOME
    Outcome: outcome controls whether substituted material
    Should be replaced or displayed as sub items.
    For Free Goods
    Usage is free
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    Regards,
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  • Item Usage in Item Category Determination?

    What is Item Usage in Item Category Determiantion?

    Hi Farhan,
           Usage field will tell what is the purpose of Particular Material
    Example
    FREE: For free goods Material
    CHSP: Batch Items
    TEXT: Text Materilals..etc
    Item Category Usage: It controls system response during document processing. The line item has an specific usage according to that usage it has to respond. Free for free items, text for text items etc.
    Usage field will covney the material details.
    The usage field tells whether it is related to the higher level of item category. and how that material given usage should behave in the partifular sales order line item. for example in free goods we give this usage as free and in text items and in material determination and in BOMS. u can also view this in CMIR.
    Item category Determination: Sales Document type + Item Category Group + Usage + Higher Level Item Category
    TA + NORM + FREE + TAN = TANN
    Hope this will solve your problem.
    Reward Pts if it solve your problem.
    Thx & Regards,
    Pankaj

  • Usage in Item category determination

    Hi friends,
    In delivery item category determination there will be in field called "Usage" . Delivery type will be coming from delivery document type, Item category group will be coming from material master. In the same way where from this Usage data will be coming. How come the system knows which is FREE, CHSP, Etc??
    Can anyone explain me in detail please.
    Ratna Kumar

    Hi ramarao
    Spro --> Sales and Distribution --> Sales --> Sales Documents --> Sales Document Item --> Define Item Category Usage
    Item usage controls how the item category should behave during a document processing. Item usage controls the usage of the item. Item usage tells wheather it is a text item , free item , product selection item etc
    We can maintain Item usage feild  at CMIR also
    Regards
    Srinath

  • Usage in Free Goods Item category Determination

    Hi,
    I have configured the Free Goods and it is working fine and I had to utlize the SAP standard Usage "FREE" in the Free Goods Item category determination as per the below:
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    ZOR1                    NORM           FREE        ZAN1         ZANN
    ZOR1                    NORM                            ZAN1         ZANN          TAX
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    Thanks,
    Jans

    Hi,
    Try to do as mentioned below.
    step by step process for free goods.
    1. need to create the free goods condition(condition tables/access seq and types) and pricing procedure and then assign the same to sales area, doc. Priccing proce and cust pri. Procde.
    2.you need to maintain the condition records( tcode: VBN1) and maitain the data as mentioned
    above(check Notes 2 sheet)
    3. if you don't want the free goods item to be created, then you need to add the NRAB condition type to the pricing procedure(document pricing procedure not Free goods pricing procedure) and need to maintain the condition record for this
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  • User Exits for Item Category Determination based on Item Category Usage

    Hi Gurus,
    If I need to create a new item category usage code and perform item category determination using the new item category usage code, is there a user exit or function module which is able to perform this?
    Thanks & Regards

    Hi Lawrence Tam,
             If you are going to create a new item category usage to determine an item category, you need to add a new line in transaction VOV4 for the new combination of sales document type + Item Cat. group + usage + high leve item cat. to determine the item category.
    Thanks in advance,
    Mariano.

  • Item Category Determination- Usage

    Hi All,
             I am looking into my system configuration for item category determination.
    I know that Item category is determined based on
    1. Sales document type
    2. Item category group
    3. Usage and
    4. Higher level item cat group
    Here, I came to know that Usage is determined from Customer material info record. But in my system, I see a Line item with out usage maintained in CMIR but detemined the item category relevant for usage.
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    Thank you
    Kris

    Item Usage is not a mandatory field in CMIR (T.Code: VD51). Hence the same can be left blank and item category will be determined accordingly.
    From configuration point of view, I was refering to as under:
    Sales Order Type | Item Category Group | Usage | H.L. Item cate | Default Item Category
    OR | NORM | blank | blank | TAN
    OR | NORM | blank | TAP | TAN
    OR | NORM | APO0 | TAPA | TAN
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    Rajesh banka

  • Usage "CHSP" in delevery item category Determination

    Dear Exports,
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    Bhanu

    Hiya
    CHSP means it is an Batch Item
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    FREE: For free goods Material
    TEXT: Text Materilals..etc
    The usage field tells whether it is related to the higher level of item category. and how that material given usage should behave in the partifular sales order line item. for example in free goods we give this usage as free and in text items and in material determination and in BOMS. u can also view this in CMIR.
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    Ranjeet

  • What is the use of item usage in the item category determination.

    Hi,
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    can any one please give me config setting where from actually the system will take the item usage and background functionality
    thanks
    Kuntla

    hi,
    thanks for the answers,
    Then how the system will no that it is a service item , or it is a free item.
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    kunlta

  • Clarification in item category determination based on Usage

    Hi
    We are having one quotation document (ZXYZ) and the item category determination we maintained is as below
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    Thanks in Advance & Regards

    Hi,
    Please find below the explaination for your query.
    Item usage
    The item usage indicator controls the system reaction when you process a sales document item in a certain context.
    Use
    This indicator can be used for determination of item categories, where you can use it to control which other item categories are to be found in a certain environment (text items and packing items, for example).
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    The item category usage can be defined using transaction 0VVW.
    I hope this gives you sufficient information on the usage in item categories.

  • Item category determination for Free Goods

    Hi
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    Any ideas?
    regards
    Tim

    I forgot to specify that the usage was for Free Goods in the item category determination.
    It now works.

  • Item category determination with ref to price conditions in contract

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    Regards,
    Hari Challa.

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    regards,
    Sagar

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    Hi Lawrence Tam,
             If you are going to create a new item category usage to determine an item category, you need to add a new line in transaction VOV4 for the new combination of sales document type + Item Cat. group + usage + high leve item cat. to determine the item category.
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