what is the use of usage in item category determination?

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

What is the use of usage in item category determination? pls give examples.

Thanks,

Paul

[Lakshmipathi]

Dear John

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.

You can maintain the item usage indicator in Customizing.

Thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member]

Define Item Category Usage

In this menu option, you specify the item category usages which control the usage of an item. Item category usage controls, for example, the system response if during document processing an item does not refer to a material but to a text item. Item category usage can also be maintained via the item categories (detail screen for item categories: Goto -> Item usage).

[Former Member]

Dear John,

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 you 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

Item category determination : sales document type+ item category group+ usage + higher level item category

standard item category : OR +NORM --TAN

For Material Determination

Usage we use is PSHP for Displaying Main Items

Usage we use is PSEL for Displaying Sub Items

This usage we use for OUTCOME

Outcome: outcome controls whether substituted material

should be replaced or displayed as sub items.

For Free Goods

Usage is free

so configure this usages in vov4.

some cases the system itself identifies the usage. for example when u jus type some text in the description in the order it automatically identifies it to be a text item with TATX as item category.. here usage text is automatically determined.

Do let me know in case of any queries.

Hope this helps you.

Regards,

Rakesh

[Former Member]

hello, friends.

to RakeshSingh,

you can define your own usage. aside from specifying the usage in the condition records, where else in IMG do you assign this so that the system knows when a document is, for example, a 'free of charge' transaction?

thanks and regards.

[Former Member]

Hi John,

This will give clear picture of usage item category determination.

Define Item Category Usage

In this menu option, you specify the item category usages which control the usage of an item. Item category usage controls, for example, the system response if during document processing an item does not refer to a material but to a text item. Item category usage can also be maintained via the item categories (detail screen for item categories: Goto -> Item usage).

Default settings

In the standard SAP R/3 System, the following usages are defined:

Batch split

Text item

Service item relevant for billing

Service item not relevant for billing

Actions

1. Check first whether you can copy the usages in the standard system.

2. If necessary, create a new item category usage by entering an alphanumeric key with a maximum of four characters and a description.

Thanks & Regards

Sasikanth.Ch

[Former Member]

Hi John,

Assign Item Categories

In this menu option, you can specify which item categories the system proposes during document processing for each sales document type and item category group. At the same time, you can specify additional item categories with which the system default can be overwritten. There is a maximum of three possible alternative item categories.

If, for example, you enter a material with the item category group NORM in a standard order, the SAP System determines the allowed item category via the assignment of item categories to sales document types and item category groups.

The system default and the allowed alternatives are always determined from the sales document type and one or two further criteria. The system default depends on the following criteria:

sales document type

item category group

item category of the higher-level item

item category usage

Note

The SAP System automatically copies the item category determined for a sales document item to the delivery.

Recommendation

Depending on the initial situation you can start the assignment differently:

When you define a new sales document type, you should specify the proposed and the allowed item categories for the materials that are represented by the item category group.

When you define a new item category, you should specify for which sales document types an item category is proposed or which item category is possible for the materials represented by the item category group.

When you define a new item category group, you are to enhance the assignment of item categories to sales document types by this new item category group.

Actions

To define item category determination, proceed, for example, as follows:

1. Choose the sales document type to which you want to assign item categories.

2. Then choose one of the item category groups.

3. Specify all the allowed item categories for the combination of sales document type and item category group.

If you are dealing with a non-material item, you must specify the corresponding item usage.

If it is a subitem, specify the item category of the higher-level item.

If it is an item category that is to be proposed in the sales document, you must indicate the combination of item category, item category group and sales document type as a default value.

4. If necessary, specify between one and a maximum of three item categories, with which the system default can be manually overwritten during document processing.

Thanks & Regards

Sasikanth.Ch