Hierarchy
PI_BASIS (Software Component) Basis Plug-In⤷
AP-MD-PRO (Application Component) Central Part of Product Master⤷
COM_CATEGORY_BW (Package) Category: Extractor for Business Warehouse
Basic Data
| Data Element | COMT_R3_CATEGORY_ID |
| Short Description | Category ID from ERP |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | COM_CATEGORY_ID | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 20 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 20 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | COM_CAT_HIER | |
| Search Help: Parameters | CATEGORY_ID | |
| Parameter ID | COM_CATEGORY_ID | |
| Default Component name | ||
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | ERP Categ. |
| Medium | 15 | ERP Category |
| Long | 20 | ERP Category |
| Heading | 20 | ERP Category |
Documentation
Definition
Use
Uniquely identifies a product category in a category hierarchy.
Procedure
Dependencies
Examples
Supplementary Documentation - COMT_R3_CATEGORY_ID0001
Use
Examples
Dependencies
If a numbering scheme has been specified, the category ID must conform with the numbering scheme. You can enter a category ID only if the Automatic number assignment indicator is not set.
Supplementary Documentation - COMT_R3_CATEGORY_ID0002
Use
When creating a product, you assign it to a product category. The possible entries pushbutton displays only the base categories for which you have the authorization to create products.
Dependencies
Example
Procedure for System Administration
If necessary, check the authorization objects assigned to the product categories using the transaction Maintain Categories and Hierarchies.
Supplementary Documentation - COMT_R3_CATEGORY_ID0003
Use
Identifies a category in the configuration hierarchy.
Examples
Dependencies
If no values are displayed for selection in the possible entries help, you can make the necessary settings in the transaction Maintain Categories and Hierarchies.
In this transaction, designate a particular hierarchy as the configuration hierarchy. To do this, select the appropriate hierarchy in the locator and then set the Hierarchy Is Configuration Hierarchy indicator under Configuration for Product Type.
All product categories belonging to this hierarchy should now be displayed in the possible entries help for the Category ID field in product maintenance.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20080415 |
| SAP Release Created in | 400 |
