SAP ABAP Data Element APSTP (Item category of allocation table)

Hierarchy

☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     ⤷ CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       ⤷ WAUF (Package) Application development R/3 Purchasing, Allocation table

Basic Data

Data Element	APSTP
Short Description	Item category of allocation table

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	APSTP
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	4
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	4
Value Table	T621

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	4	ICat
Medium	15	Item category
Long	20	Item category
Heading	1	I

Documentation

Definition

Classification of an item in an allocation table by the typical features, such as the business transaction.

Use

The item categoriy controls:

• The business transaction
• Third-party orders
Stores order directly from the vendor.
• Order via the distribution center
Stores order from the distribution center, which in turn orders from an external vendor.
In this case the item category determines whether the goods received in the distribution center are put away or passed on to the stores (standard stock placement, cross-docking, or flow-through).
• Allocation out of warehouse stock
Stores order from the distribution center.
• Technical details for follow-on document generation
• Order types
• Aggregation
• Sequence of
• notification and follow-on document generation
• goods receipt in the DC and generation of warehouse orders or deliveries
• Supply source determination
• Storage location determination
• Scheduling

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20100310
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