SAP ABAP Data Element VMTPO (Default value for material item category group)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       MG (Package) Application development R/3 material master prior to 3.0
Basic Data
Data Element VMTPO
Short Description Default value for material item category group  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MTPOS    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table TPTM    
Further Characteristics
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Parameter 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 Itm.cat.gp 
Medium 15 Item cat. group 
Long 20 Item category group 
Heading ICat 
Documentation

Definition

Group of materials that the system uses to determine item category for the processing of sales documents.

Procedure

The system determines the item category on the basis of the item category group, to which the material is assigned, and the transaction-specific data, that is defined in a table. It then proposes this item category in the document concerned.

Example

There are normal storage location items, returnable packaging items, cost-free items, and so on.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991102 
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