Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BMD (Package) Application basis for MRP (originates from MD, MD0*)
Basic Data
| Data Element | PSTYP |
| Short Description | Item category in purchasing document |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | PSTYP | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
| Value Table | T163 |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | ITEM_CAT | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Item cat. |
| Medium | 15 | Item category |
| Long | 20 | Item category |
| Heading | 1 | I |
Documentation
Definition
Indicator which shows the item features.
Use
The item category controls whether the following entries and procedures are necessary or permitted for the item:
- material number
- additional account assignment
- inventory management in the SAP System
- goods receipt
- invoice receipt
Example
In the standard system an item in the "normal" category requires goods and invoice receipts. On the other hand for items in the "consignment" category, (that is order item for consignment material) invoice receipts are not allowed.
Supplementary Documentation - PSTYP 0001
Use
Depending on the item category, the following entries or transactions the item are required or possible for the item:
- Material number
- Additional account assignment
- Inventory management with the SAP System for the material
- Goods receipt
- Invoice receipt
Procedure
Any value that you enter in this field will appear in each item as the default value.
Example
An item with category "normal" requires goods/invoice receipt in the standard system. For items with category "consignment" (that means order item for consignment material) on the other hand, invoice receipts are not allowed.
Dependencies
Which item category is allowed depends on the category (for example, purchase requisition) and type (for example, transport requisition for stock transfer) of the relevant purchasing document.
Supplementary Documentation - PSTYP 0002
Dependencies
Which item category is allowed depends on the category (for example, purchase requisition) and type (for example, transport requisition for stock transfer) of the relevant purchasing document.
Supplementary Documentation - PSTYP 0003
Use
Procedure
You can enter your selection criteria for this field in the following ways:
- You enter an individual value in this field.
- You enter an interval of values in this field and in the adjacent field.
- You enter several intervals.
All purchase requisitions that satisfy your selection criteria will be displayed.
Supplementary Documentation - PSTYP 1
Use
If you enter an item type, then it will be proposed for each item in the purchasing document.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19981111 |
| SAP Release Created in |
