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Former Member
Nov 02, 2011 at 09:54 AM

Item category in PO
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Hi

In our company, we use a custom PO type which when selected from the drop down hides the item category field
at the item level. I want to know the config behind this and an example business scenario where item catgory field
is not required. Please help.

Thanks

Kumar

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MM (Materials Management)

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Former Member
Nov 02, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Hi,
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Can you check this path.

spro>MM>Purchasing > purchase order>define document types

in that click on allowed item categories ,see any item categories are available or not.

Thanks.

Edited by: gudide on Nov 2, 2011 11:08 AM

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Former Member Nov 02, 2011 at 10:13 AM

Hi Gudide

Yes, there are item cagories assigned to this PO type.

Thanks

Kumar

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kailas ugale
Nov 02, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Hi
1
The item category determines whether the following are mandatory or permitted for an item:

Material Number, Account assignment, Inventory Management in the SAP system, Goods Receipt
& Invoice Receipt

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Document types of item category: -

1. Standard

2. L u2013 Sub contracting

3. K u2013 Consignment

4. B u2013 Limit

5. U u2013 Stock Transfer

6. D u2013 Services

7. T u2013 Text

8. S u2013 Third Party

and for your problem check following link it may help you

[For Z Po order type - Item category field is greyed out.;

Regards

kaials Ugale

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Krishna Chaitanya Reddy Katakam

As such item category dervies the business case scenario and it will determine which process you
0 are doing.

So I am afraid, item category cannot be ignored..even when you do normal standard PO, item
category is used, but it is blank.

If this is not you are looking, please explain it so that we will try to answer the same.

BR,

Krishna

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Former Member
Nov 02, 2011 at 10:01 AM

Pls. check is it only for a particular doc. type or only for a specific user?
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If you choose this document type and enter details and later go and change the document type is
item category field appearing back?

Regards,

Dakshesh

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Former Member Nov 02, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Hi Zafar

The item category is already set to Optional.

Thanks

Kumar

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Shiva Patil
Nov 02, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Hi Kumar,
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You cannot control hiding Item Category in the screen layout, you can only make it required,
optional or display and this is not wrt the doc type unless its controlled by a custom progeam.

It seems in your case it is happening with user specific auths. Kindly check and revert.

Shiva

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Former Member Nov 02, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Hi Shiva

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I am a super user and have full authorizations across the system. Is there anything specific in authorizations that I need to
check. Please advise.

Thanks

Kumar

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Former Member
Nov 02, 2011 at 10:18 AM

Hi,
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Please check if anybody selected the item category column hide option for this PO document
type. The path way is

spro-mm-purchaisng-PR- Define Screen Layout at Document Level. Thanking you.

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