Configuration of Sales Document Item Category

SAP version used in this post: SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0

Item category is determined automatically by the system based on the following criteria:

Item category = Sales Document type + Item category group (in material master) + Usage indicator (ABAP) + High Level I.Cat

It can be changed manually (if configured).

Sales Document types are configured atIMG: Sales and Distribution > Sales > Sales Documents > Sales Document Item > Define Item Categories -- transaction VOV7

Lets look at Item category TAN

The full list of default Item Categories in SAP are:

0001 - Requisition

AEN - Qtn from Serv. Order

AES - Qtn from Serv. Order

AFC - Configuration

AFN - Inquiry Item

AFNN - Free of Charge Item

AFTX - Text Item

AFX - Inquiry Item

AGC - Config.at Mat.Level

AGE - Service Quotation

AGM - Config.at Comp.Level

AGN - Standard Item

AGNN - Free of Charge Item

AGR - Repair Quotation

AGTX - Text Item

AGX - Quotation Item

ALEN - ALE Standard Order

ALES - ALE Third Party

APX - Quotation Item Proj.

APXS - Quotation Item Stat.

AVC - Configuration

AVN - Standard Item

B1E - Reb.Credit Memo Req.

B1N - Reb.Credit Memo Req.

BI1 - Indirect Item Rebate

BI2 - Indir.Returns Rebate

BVN - Cash Sales

BVNN - Cash Sales:FreeofCh.

CH00 - Request Rent

DCH01 - Cancel.Rent Req.

DCH02 - Request Admin.Cost

DCH03 - Cancel.AdmCo Req.

DCH04 - IEA Request

DCH05 - Cancel.IEA Request

DCH06 - IEA Intern. Deb

CH07 - Cancel.IEA Intern.

DCH08 - Request Rent D Pr.

CH09 - Cancel.Rent P.Req.

DCH10 - IEA Pr. Req.

DCH11 - Cancel

IEA Pr. Req.

DCH12 - IEA pr. Int. Deb.

CH13 - Cancel. IEA Pr. Int.

CH14 - IE Sett.Req

DCH15 - Cancel.IE Sett.Req

DCH16 - CreditMemo IE Sett.

DCH17 - C.CreMemo IE Sett.

DCH18 - IE Sett. Intern

DCH19 - Canc.IE Sett. Int.

DCH20 - IE Sett.Req

DCH21 - Cancel.IE Sett.Req

DCH22 - CreditMemo IE Sett.

DCH23 - C.CreMemo IE Sett.

DCH24 - IE Sett. Intern

DCH25 - Canc.IE Sett. Int.

DCH26 - Request Sec. Dep.

DCH27 - Cancel.Sec.Dep.Req

DCH28 - Sec.Dep. Statement

DCH29 - Cancel.Sec.Dep.Sta

DCH30 - Sec.Dep.Inter.Sta

DCH31 - Cancel.S.D.Int.Sta

DCH32 - Sec.Dep.Res. Req.

DCH33 - Ca.Sec.Dep.Res.Req.

DCH34 - Sec.Dep.Res. Sta.

DCH35 - Ca.Sec.Dep.Res.Req.

DCH36 - Sec.Dep.Inter.Req

DCH37 - Ca.Sec.Dep.Int.Req.

DCHA0 - Payment Statement

DCHA1 - Cancel.Payment Sta

DCHA2 - Request Payment

DCHA3 - RequestCanc.Paymnt

DCHB0 - Depreciation

DCHB1 - C Depriaition

DCHBA - Rebate

CHBB - Rebate Cancellation

CHBV - Clearing

CHBW - Clearing Bonus

CHK0 - Payment Sta.

CCHK1 - Cancel.Payment Sta

DCHK2 - Payment Req.

CCHK3 - Cancel.Payment Req

CCHT0 - Repayment Sta

DCHT1 - Cancel.Repay.Sta

DCHT2 - Request Repayment

DCHT3 - Cancel.Repay.Req.

DCHV0 - Request Refund

DCHV1 - Cancel.Req. Refund

DCHZ0 - Interest Res.

DCHZ1 - Canc.Interest Res.

DCHZ2 - Request Interest

DCHZ3 - Cancel. Inter.Req.

DDIGN - Goods Mov-Inb. Dely

DLN - Stndard Itm w/o Ord.

DLN2 - DFPS Normal Item

DLP - Items from Projects

DLTX - Text Item

DLW - Value Item

DLX - Non-stock item

DOGN - Goods Mov-Outb. Dely

DSI - CMS Stdrd Indiv.Part

DSTP - TransfPostItemCentr

EDK - ExtAgtCorrectionItem

EDK1 - Neg.Correct-Ext Agt

EGN - Rough Goods Receipt

EGSH - Rough GR:SLSMainItem

EGSU - Rough GR:SLS SubItem

ELN - Inbound Delivery