Determining Sales Document Item Categories SD Product Selection

Prerequisite

When you create a sales document, the system determines the item category for the line according to settings in the item category determination table for the sales document type, item category group, item usage, and higher level item.

In product selection, you choose the item category usage based on the outcome that you specify in the reason for substitution, either A or B. The following usages are available for sales document main and sub-items:

Item Category Usage

	Outcome
Usages	Order & Delivery	Order Only
	A	B
Main item	PSHP	PSA1
Sub-item	PSEL	PSA2

Procedures

Make new entries for the appropriate document type and usage indicator for the outcome that you have specified. To assign categories, perform the Customizing activity Sales ® Sales Document ® Sales Document Item ® Assign item categories (transaction VOV4).

To assign the main item category:

1. Choose New entries to enter the order type, item category group, and usage codes.
2. Leave the higher level item blank.
3. Enter the new sales document main item category in the default Item category field.
4. Save and choose Back to exit.

To assign the sub-item category:

1. Choose New entries to enter the order type, item category group, usage codes, and higher level (main) item category.
2. Enter the new sales document sub-item category in the default Item category field.
3. Save and choose Back to exit.