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

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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
SAP Release Created in