Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
AP-MD-PRO (Application Component) Central Part of Product Master⤷
COM_PRODUCT_CUST (Package) Product Master Customizing - General
IMG Activity
| ID | COM_PRODUCT_CATS | Assign Category Hierarchies to Applications |
| Transaction Code | S_A2C_40000152 | (empty) |
| Created on | 20001006 | |
| Customizing Attributes | COM_PRODUCT_CATS | Assign Category Hierarchies to Applications |
| Customizing Activity | COM_PRODUCT_CATS | Assign Category Hierarchies to Applications |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | COM_PRODUCT_CATS |
In this activity, you assign a category hierarchy to an application. By doing this, you enable the hierarchy to be used as a base hierarchy. In the Products component, a base hierarchy is required to create products. Each product must be assigned to a category from this hierarchy.
A further option Assignment per Product Type for Application Product is available in this activity for the application Product. This allows you to assign a different base hierarchy to each product type within this application. Any product type assignment you make will override the higher-level assignment between the hierarchy and application Product. However, if no product type assignment is made, the hierarchy specified for the application will serve as the base hierarchy for all product types.
Note that once products have been created, you cannot change the settings you make here. You can, however, create additional categories in the base hierarchy or assign new set types.
Specifics in CRM
In the Purchasing and Sales applications as well only categories from a particular hierarchy are allowed:
- Purchasing
The hierarchy assigned is used in Enterprise Buyer functions such as shopping baskets, purchase orders, bid invitations, and goods receipts.
- Sales
The hierarchy assigned is used, for example, in orders and opportunities.
When system settings for materials and services are replicated from the ERP system ,the relevant hierarchy is assigned to the corresponding application automatically. In this case, the assignment need not and should not be changed.
If you are not going to replicate data from the ERP system you must have created the hierarchy you want to assign to the application.
Example
Requirements
Standard settings
Recommendation
Activities
- In the Assign Hierarchies to Applications transaction, choose New Entries.
- Display the possible entries and select the application required.
- Assign the required hierarchy to the application by entering the hierarchy ID.
- Save your data.
- If you wish, you can assign a hierarchy specifically for each product type. To do this, choose Assignment per Product Type for Application Product and then New entries.
- Display the possible entries and select the product type required.
- Assign the required hierarchy to the product type by entering the hierarchy ID.
- Save your data.
Further notes
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 201 | Make global settings |
| Mandatory / Optional | 2 | Optional activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 1 | Critical |
| Country-Dependency | A | Valid for all countries |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | COM_PRODUCT_CATS | 0 | A4C0000261 | Central Part of Product Master |
Maintenance Objects
| Maintenance object type | C | Customizing Object |
| Assigned objects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customizing Object | Object Type | Transaction Code | Sub-object | Do not Summarize | Skip Subset Dialog Box | Description for multiple selections |
| COMV_PRAPPL_HIER | C - View cluster | SM34 |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20030228 |
| SAP Release Created in | 20C |
