SAP ABAP Data Element PNTYP_VK (Item Category)
Hierarchy
INSURANCE (Software Component) SAP Insurance
   FS-CD (Application Component) Collections/Disbursements
     ISCDFUN (Package) FS-CD: Collections/Disbursements Functionality
Basic Data
Data Element PNTYP_VK
Short Description Item Category  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PNTYP_VK    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 2    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 2    
Value Table TKKVPNTYP    
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 10 Item Cat. 
Documentation

Use

Controls the grouping in the payment program and in the invoicing run along with other criteria for open items, such as the account view category for the contract account.

Certain item categories can also be excluded from payment altogether. You must make the appropriate Customizing settings in the IMG activity Define Item Categories for Exceptions and Extended Grouping.

The function modules defined for standard item category 02 are used in the information container for processing information type V005.

Note

This flag is not supported for clearing control after Release 4.61.

Procedure

The item category is always determined automatically on the basis of the main and subtransaction, as well as the company code, and it is saved in the item.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050224 
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