Item category

How to configure Sales Document Item Category

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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

To Configure Sales Document Item Category

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
SAP version used in this post: SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0
Also See: High Level & Fundamental understandings of SAP System Architecture

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