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This SAP article will guide you all about “How to Assign Item Category in SAP” step by step with screenshots.

In this menu option, you can specify which item categories the system proposes during document processing for each sales document type and item category group. At the same time, you can specify additional item categories with which the system default can be overwritten. There is a maximum of three possible alternative item categories.

If, for example, you enter a material with the item category group NORM in a standard order, the SAP System determines the allowed item category via the assignment of item categories to sales document types and item category groups.

The system default and the allowed alternatives are always determined from the sales document type and one or two further criteria. The system default depends on the following criteria:

1. sales document type


2. item category group


3. item category of the higher-level item


4. item category usage

Steps to Assign Item Category in SAP

Step 1: - Access the transaction by using following navigation option

• SAP IMG Path: – SPRO > SAP Reference IMG (F5)> Sales and Distribution > Sales > Sales Documents > sales document item category > Assign Item Category

Step 2: – On the change view “item category assignment” overview screen, click on new entries

Step 3: - Enter the mandatory fields such as sales document type, item category, item category group, Manual item category.. etc.

Step 4: – Click on save icon to save the configured data

Now, we have successfully done with “How to Assign Item Category in SAP”.