General Item category Group

[Former Member]

Whats the difference between the ITEM CATEGORY GROUP & General Item Category group

One is coming from MVKE and the other is coming from MARA.

Where do you use the General Item category group field in the business

Thanks

[Former Member]

<b>we use item category group to determine the Item Category

where as General Item Category Group use in PP module for Production Planning purpose But Not in SD module</b>.

[former_member227476]

dear radha

Item Category Group is one of the component which along with the Sales Doc Type, The Item Usage and Higher Level Item Category decide about the Item Category in a sales doc

General Item cat Group : by default NORM ( depending upon the material type system automatically proposes item category Group in material master system takes this general item category group as one of the factor to determine item category of line item )

Ex: Standard Item, Text Item, Value item, Free of Charge item

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. Thus in case item category group is missing, then general item category group is used for item category determination

In addition to NORM these are item category groups

0001 Make to Order

0002 Configuration

0005 Mile Stone Billing

BANC Individual P.O

BANS Third Party item

ERLA Structure – Material above

LUMF Structure – Material below

LEAS Leasing

VERP Packing material

LEIH Returnable Packaging material

LEIS Service / delivery

VCIT Value Contract Item

rewards if it helps

siva

[Former Member]

The item category group determines how a material is processed in the sales order. It defines, for example, that pricing does not take place for a free of charge item, such as a business gift; or that inventory management is not carried out for a service. When processing sales and distribution documents, the system uses the item category group to determine the item category. The system determines the item category based on the item category group of the material and the current business transaction, and proposes it in the respective document.

When creating the material types non-stock material and services, DIEN is proposed in both cases for the item category group, because the order processing for both material types is identical: for example, pricing is carried out for both, but no availability check.

Sam

[Former Member]

<b>Item category group</b> determines the behaviour of the item,Whether it is value item or free item.

<b>General item category group</b> determines the category of the item ,Like trading goods,service goods or finished goods.

Sam

[Former Member]

dear sam pls find the difference here.

we use item category group to determine the Item Category

where as General Item Category Group use in PP module for Production Planning purpose But Not in SD module.