How to Define Item Category

Background

An item category defines how a line item behaves in sales transaction.
SAP Uses Item category to process a material differently in each sales document type.

e.g.
AFX – It is inquiry Item category ,it is not relevant for billing.
AGX – It is quotation Item category ,it is not relevant for billing.
TAN – It is standard Item category, it is relevant for billing.

T-code for Define Item category is VOV7.

Step-1

1. Enter Tcode VOV7 in Command Bar.
2. List of Item Category including SAP and User Define Item category.
3. Click on New Entries Button,for create Item Category.

Step-2 While you create new Item category , following sections could be filled.

1. Business Data (billing / pricing etc. information).
2. General Control (It determine automatic batch,rounding permission and order quantity to 1 or not).
3. Transaction Flow( Item screen detail ).
4. Bill of Material (used for variant configuration).
5. Value Contract (for value contract).
6. Service Management (service scenario).
7. Control of resource(resource related billing scenario).
   We will enter data in Business Data Section.

Step-3

1. We are going to create YTA2 (Standard item category)
2. Enter Billing Relevance / Pricing. Check

• Business Item
• Sched. Line Allowed
• Wght
• Vol. Relevant
• Credit Active
• Determine Cost.

Step-4 Click On Save Button.

A Message “Data Was saved ” Displayed.