item category in equipment BOM ?

[former_member210158]

hi all,

how could i chose the item category of a component while creating equipment BOM.

how do i know weather it is of 'L' of 'N' or any thing else.

regards,

chandra

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Chinta,

The call should be taken by the Business team.

if suppose there is a motor and for that the business wants to keep the bearing in the stores only then the Item Category should be"l"

and the rotor be kept in the local Department, to make sure the availability at any point and not wasting time for the searching, then the item category should be "N".

Hope it helps you further.

Regards,

Yawar Khan

[former_member210158 · Accepted solution]

thank you khan,

and thank you all guys.

the replies you posted helped me a lot...

actually i am trying to learn about creating a BOM in PM.

in my company i am the only abap devloper and we have no functional consultants...to consultant.

thank you again.

regards

chinta

[Former Member]

Hi Chandra,

You can choose the item category item cat. tab and you will be getting a list of types as c-compatable unit

D-document item I-pm structure element K-class item L-stock item M-phantom material N-non stock item R-variable size item T-text item.

And you asked how to choose among the catagories for that MM guys will help you or you can approach core team members.There is noneed to be confused.

Regards,

Bharat

[former_member385375]

Hi

Item category L- stands for stock items i.e. for these items you normally maintains stocks.

N- is Non stock item i.e. when you use it in BOM its for idication only. However when one creates order & assigns components of item category N, it trigers a PR for immediate procurement. So check with your business requirement.

Regards

Shakti

[Former Member]

Hi,

Item category can be selected by using dropdown and selection criteria of Item Category is business part , your core team member can give inputs over this.

Thanks,

Priyanka

Edited by: PriyankaM on Dec 17, 2011 11:23 AM