*General item Category Group* vs *Item Category Group*

[Former Member]

Hi,

What's the difference for the General item Category Group and Item Category Group in the material master?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

General item category grp is used in the sales processes like BOM, where we have higher item category and the default item

categories.

General item category grp would refer to the higher level item category and item category grp would refer to the default item category

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

Item category group determines how a material is processed in the sales order. When processing sales and distribution

documents, the system uses the item category group to determine the item category and proposes it in the respective document. Item category group is defined in the Sales Org View 2 of Material Master Record.

Example, in the standard SAP System, the item category group NORM is defined for materials kept in stock and the group DIEN for services and non-stock material

Best Regards,

Amit.

rewards, if helpful.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot!

[Lakshmipathi]

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G. Lakshmipathi

[former_member335885]

hi

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.

Go through this IMG path

SPRO>Sales and Distribution>Sales>Sales documents>sales documents item-->Define item category groups.

Transaction code is OVAW.

To create Item Category, go to VOV7.

To assign Item Category VOV4

Thanks & Regards,

Kiran