"Value Only" Merchandise Category???

Hai,
I created a new Merchandise Category and tried to create a "Value Only" reference article for it. But when I choose the "WERP value only", I am getting an error that "value only can't be used as the article type". Is there any way to create any Merchandise Category as "value only"?
Regards,
Maheshwaran. I

Hi,
For value only article you have to create like this.
1. Create Merchandise Category in WG21... then create a MG Reference Article with article type FOOD (excl. perishables), here maintain all the details in (basic data, listing, Purchasing... all the views).
2. After creation of that go to WG22.. enter the merchandise category then click on "MC category Article".. now you can start creating Value only article.
For more details: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_pserv464/helpdata/EN/fa/6a376542ef11d2a64b00104b57eaa3/content.htm
Regards
GK.

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