item category and account category

[Former Member]

how important is item category and account category in MM while creating a PO?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi there

Item category- Represents what kind of procurement you are doing

The item category determines the field selection and whether any additional data screens are shown.

In addition, it determines whether a goods receipt or invoice receipt is to follow.

The following list contains the item categories defined in the standard SAP R/3 System:

Standard

B Limit

K Consignment

L Subcontracting

S Third-party

T Text

U Stock transfer

D Service

Account assignment category - Represents the account on which you want to do the procurement

A Asset

B MTS prod./sales ord.

C Sales order

D Indiv.cust./project

E Ind. cust. w. KD-CO

F Order

G MTS prod./project

K Cost center

M Ind. cust. w/o KD-CO

N Network

P Project

Q Proj. make-to-order

S S Ac Assigmnts

T All new aux.acc.ass.

U Unknown

X All aux.acct.assgts.

Z value

If you leave both the feild blank that means you are doing standard procurement ie material account and standard feild selection

Regards

Sujoy

[kunal_ingale]

hi

account assignment

The account assignment category determines which account assignment data

(such as cost center, account number and so on) is necessary for the

item.

item category

The item category determines the field selection and whether any

additional data screens are shown.

In addition, it determines whether a goods receipt or invoice receip

to follow.

The following list contains the item categories defined in the stand

SAP R/3 System:

o Standard

o Consignment

o Subcontracting

o Third-party

o Stock transfer

o Material unknown

o Material group

o Text

in simple word u can say account assignment is the key where ur spending ur material

and item category is the process for which ur spending ur material

hope it clears

regards

kunal

award if helpful

[former_member581212]

hi,

Its important when you procuring your material for other reasons ilke services, or for consumption posting etc...

there are few combinations defined in the system which could be used together...

Account cat ref U can be used in PR but not in PO ....can only be used in PO for blanket PO...

For the acct. like cost centre, you later decide theg/l account which is to be posted ...

While in normal po its takne from MMR...

Hope it helps..

Regards

Priyanka.P