SAP ABAP IMG Activity PPPI_MD_231 (Define Item Categories)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       CIIC (Package) CIM integration: Customizing
IMG Activity
ID PPPI_MD_231 Define Item Categories  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87006032   IMG Activity: PPPI_MD_231 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes PPPI_MD_231   Define item categories 
Customizing Activity PPPI_MD_231   Define item categories 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name PPPI_MD_231    

When you enter a new BOM item, you must assign an item category to the item. The item category defines the attributes and functions of a BOM item. It controls field and screen selection for detail screens in BOM maintenance.

The item category answers the following questions:

  • Is a material number required?
  • Is the item to be used in inventory management on a quantity basis ?
  • Is the item a text item only, with no other functionality?
  • Is the item to be used as a variable-size item with the option of entering individual sizes ?
  • Is the item a document item?

    The document item category allows you to enter a document which you created using the document management system.

  • Is the item a class item?

    For configurable material BOMs, you can enter a class in which materials or documents are classified. When you assign characteristic values during BOM configuration, the class node is replaced by the object with the required characteristic values. In this way, the workload involved in maintaining BOMs with many variants is reduced, because you no longer have to enter all items individually and assign selection conditions to them.

  • Are sub-items supported?
  • Is the item a plant maintenance structure element?

    If the item is a PM structure element, the system does not check whether the material is maintained in the plant. This item category should only be used for items which are used solely for designing plant maintenance BOM structures.

  • Is the item an intra material, which comes into existence between two processing units?

    Intra materials are only supported in master recipes.

  • Are negative quantities supported?

    For certain item categories, it can make sense to allow both positive and negative item quantities. For example, co-products that are kept in stock are entered with a negative item quantity.

  • Which detail screens and fields appear and are maintained?

    The item category control key is used to define the screens and fields to be displayed and maintained for each item category.

Note

  • When you define new item categories, please note that not all attributes and functions can be used in combination with each other. The system checks the combinations.
  • It is very important to select the correct item screen control key. You can either use existing item categories to help you, or ask your consultant. You cannot define new item screen control keys.
  • Do not delete any item categories which have already been used in bills of material.

Default settings

The following item categories are supplied as standard:

  • document item
  • class item (only for configurable BOMs)
  • stock item
  • text item
  • non-stock item
  • variable-size item
  • PM structure element (only for plant maintenance)
  • intra material (only for master recipes)

Recommendation

Use the standard item categories and do not make changes to them. Only create new item categories if the functionality you require cannot be covered by the standard item categories.

Actions

Define new BOM item categories if required.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
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 PPPI_MD_231 0 HLA0006271 Master Recipe 
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
V_T418 V - View OS13 PPPI_MD Define item categories 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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