Questions related to ---Item category? Release procedure ? Different movement types ?

24.Question: Is it possible to create a new Item category?

Answer:

 No, its not possible to create a new item category whereas SAP has given predefined item categories for all business scenario.

As I know, we cannot and for developing new category contact ABAP team id they can. But its not required to create new.

              

       25.Question: Difference between with and without classification:

       Answer: Without Classification:

Here we have only SAP predefined conditions like price,         

       Material group, Plant and account category

       Only item level is possible

       Without classification is for PR only      

       Coming to with classification, 

we have our conditions and we can maintain as per our company                    

       Standards, either with header or item level.

       With classification we have PO, Contract, Scheduled agreement and RFQ

We are using with classification method and not sure the working off without classification     method.

26.Question: Configuration step for header and item level release procedure for PR?

Answer: Configuration is same for both header and item level release process.

Whereas we have overall release check in release group and document type settings where we have check option as overall release.

Both the checks mention as header and if both the checks are not there then its item level.

27.Question: Is it possible to configuration PO item level release procedure?

Answer:

No, its not possible to maintain the release procedure for PO item level, Item level release procedure is possible only for PR.

With classification method has PO header level release only possible.

28.Question: Is it possible to assign more release classes in the release group step.

Answer: We can have N number of release groups but only one release class is possible.

For PR, we can have 2 release classes in the release group.

29.Question: Maximum how many release Quotes possible:

Answer: we have maximum of 8 release quotes possible.

30.Question: What is the purpose of changeability function in release procedure?

Answer: changeability function acts as a retriggering of PR/PO approval process.

We have 4 options, which are cannot be changed and new release strategy if there is a value change.

31.Question: Difference between 122, 124 & 161 Movement types?

Answer:  122 – return to vendor

Where we will return to vendor with same document number in which invoice is not paid.

124- return to vendor.

In this vendor we will return the goods from GR blocked stock to vendor, so system we need to use movement 124

161- return to vendor.

Where we return to vendor with other document number which contains return check in PO, where invoice is paid to vendor.

32.Question: Is it possible to create new movement types and what is the requirement of business?

Answer: Yes, we can create new movement type as per our business requirement.

Example: we have our customized movement types for scrap.

Where 551 will be for external scrap and Z51 is for internal scrap storage, so as per the requirement we will create new movement type, but we will not disturb the existing movement types.