What is the difference between gen.item catagory group and item catagory gr

[Former Member]

Dear All,

What is the basic difference between General item catagory group and item catagory group in the material master.

How we can use both of them separately for determining a item catagory.

Thanks with Regards

Subrat

[Former Member]

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

Regards,

Martin

Edited by: martin sapsd on Nov 21, 2008 6:46 AM

[Former Member]

can i use a same material as a header item in the bom and child item in another material and vice-versa

bye usging this item catagory group.

[Former Member]

Hi subu sd

General Item Category group:

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.

Procedure

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.

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.

Item Category Group:

Item category group from material master

A grouping of materials that the system uses to determine item categories during the processing of sales documents.

Procedure

Depending on the item category group that you apply and the sales document type you are processing, the system automatically proposes an item category in the document.

Example

In the standard system, for example, there are standard items, items that represent services (and do not require delivery processing), and items that represent packaging materials.

Regards

Srinivas.

[Former Member]

Hi there,

This has been answered many time. Pls do the search before posting the query.

Item catg grp in MM02 is the 1 which is used in item catg determination in sales order. It specifies the actual item catg grp like 002 configuration, BANS 3rd party item.

General item catg grp will is the high level representation of the material. If the entry is not maintained in Item catg grp field, then system will use the entry in General Item catg grp to propose the item determination. For eg a higher representation of NORM can in reality be BANS or 0002 or 0003.

So a material can have NORM in General item catg grp & 0002 in Item catg grp.

Regards,

Sivanand