Item Category Usage

[Former Member]

Hi friends,

When we are doing the item category determination we take in to consideration of Item Usage.I want to know what are the use of that usage and how it works in item category determination.Can anyone help me out on that.

Thanks

[former_member217082 · Accepted solution]

Hi Sayan

The purpose of item category usage is to tell how the item category will work when we create the sales order.

Kindly check the following links which gives information about Item usage

[https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=22235286&messageID=6950406]

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Srinath

[Former Member]

Thnaks

[Former Member]

Hi,

Item Category is determined by Sales Doc. TypeItem cat.groupItem usage+ItemCat-HgLvItm

The item usage indicator controls the system reaction when you process a sales document item in a certain context.

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).

It can also control which items are to be billed in a service quotation or the corresponding sales order and which are only there for statistical reasons.

Item category of the higher-level item

Specifies the item category for higher-level items in sales order and delivery processing. Higher-level items are items for which you create sub-items.

The item category of the higher-level item determines the item category of related sub-items.

For example: In a sales order, you want to create a rebate in kind item that is dependent on a higher-level item. You first create a higher-level item for 100 units. You then create a sub-item for a rebate of one unit and assign it to the higher-level item. When you create and assign the sub-item, the system automatically proposes an item category for it.

Regds.......

Sumit

[Former Member]

Hi,

The Item Category usage in SAP application is the relationship between the sub items and main item for example:

ORNORMNIL+NIL= TAN

ORNORMFREE+TAN=TANN

Here the usage is FREE and higher level item category is TAN

that means main item item category is tan and sub item item category is free

Any person who understands SAP SD thinks that there is sub item from for another main item.

I hope u understand,

Sadanandam Kasarla, CG

[Former Member]

Hi sayan,

The usage is used to determine the ITEM CATEGORY, it is

maintained in CUSTOMER MATERIAL INFO RECORDS ,in the bottom

most part of the screen u can see it.

Usage is used primarily for text items to go with the

standard item.

For ex. repairs for a material.

Standard Material - TAN

Service-Repair - Text material

Regards,

Swamy H P