Item category for free goods that does not require extra free goods

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have created 3 item categories (ZM1J, ZM0J and ZMFJ)

ZM1J is standard item for sales

ZM0J is free goods

ZMFJ is also free goods

I have setup VBN1 for free goods "buy 10 get 1 free" and my order is including these 3 item categories

ZM1J 10 EA and ZM0J 1 EA. These 2 lines are correct as I need.

Then I give other free goods which is ZMFJ 10 EA and system is asking me to give free goods 1 EA but I don't want to give free goods for ZMFJ. I will deliver only 21 EA (10 for sales and 11 for free)

What config it should do for this case?

Another question, ZM0J is selected by default. How to manually change it to ZMFJ in sales order? This is because some case, I still need to use ZM0J.

Please advise. Thank you very much.

Best Regards,

Darin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Item category is determined by the four combination

Sales order + item category group + usage + item category at higher level.

Now you are using free goods determination procedure.

So that does not depend upon item category determination.

You have to define the item category determination so that proper delivery and proper pricing happens.

Now if you are giving 10more free item for which you have maintain free goods determination master data.

Then system will automatically give one more free goods for that material.

but if you giving some other material as a free goods then please let me know.

Give your requirement that in which way you want to process your ZMFJ then we can give you better suggestion.

To define alternative item category go to

IMG u2013 SD u2013 Sales u2013 Sales documents u2013 sales document item u2013 assign item category.

Over here you can assign alternative item category for your combination.

If you assign over here then you can change manually in the sales order.

Regards

Raj.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Raj,

As per you mentioned, if I give 10 ZMFJ for free, system will automatically give one more free goods as well. Is this standard sap?

We are giving sames material as the free goods.

After read your reply, the way that I want to process is

Sell material A (ZM1J) 10 EA, then I am able to get 1 EA free. User able to choose free goods item category either ZM0J or ZMFJ. this is because we have differrent movement type for these 2 item category. Can you please advise, how to manually change it in sales order?

Regards,

Darin

[Former Member]

Hi,

I think in the ITEM CATEGORY DETERMINATION you maintained ZMOJ Item categories as the Free good Item categories with the High level item category as ZMIJ and ZMFJ might have maintained as the standard item cateogry

Please check this settings in VOV4

revert back if the issue not resoled with more details

thanks,

santosh

[Former Member]

Hi Santosh,

Yes. I maintained ZM0J as the free goods items category. and ZM1J and ZMFJ as per you mentioned.

Why standard item ZMFJ also need to check for free goods? please advise.

Regards,

Darin