Why item category re-determined at delivery level

[former_member223456]

Hi Gurus

I want to know what is the purpose of redetermining item category at delivery level?

[former_member223456]

Thank you

[moazzam_ali]

First thing to know is that Item Category determination is used only on newly added items and other specific usages like batches, product substitution, etc. It is meant for Deliveries that are not created with reference to a sales order. If you are copying an item from the order and the item category is configured as a Delivery Item category in 0lvp, SAP copies the order item category and does not redetermine it from configuration.

If you are using Product Substitution in the delivery, SAP first copies the higher level item from the Sales Order, then executes Material Determination to bring in the substitution (lower level) items. In this case the higher level item category would be from the order. Redetermined BOMs would follow the same logic as Product substitution.

In short you can redetermine items in delivery when you are using product substitution or add new Items in delivery or using Sales BOMs.

Hope its clear to you now.

[former_member223456]

Hi

Thank you for very clear and well explained answer. Just wanted to ask, how can we add new items or assign another new sales documents to an existing delivery.

[moazzam_ali]

We can not add new sales document for any existing delivery as delivery is created with reference to sales order. You can create more deliveries with reference to one sale order but you cant add new sales order to existing delivery.

But you can add new Items directly in sales order. Use item category DLX in delivery or check the following link.