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Item Category
Classifies the accounts for document splitting.
You can use this object to classify your accounts. This is a prerequisite for document splitting in newGeneral Ledger Accounting.
In document splitting, the system uses account numbers to determine the item category of lineitems. From the document splitting rule assigned to the business transaction, the system determinesfor each line item whether it needs to be split or whether it remains unchanged.
StructureThe item categories are predefined in the system. You cannot define additional item categories.
The following item categories are available:
Available item categories
Item Category Description Comment
01000 Balance sheet account
01001 Zero balance posting (freebalancing units)
01100 Company code clearing
01300 Cash discount clearing
02000 Customer
02100 Customer special general ledgertransaction
Available as of SAP ERP 6.0
03000 Vendor
03100 Vendor special general ledgertransaction
Available as of SAP ERP 6.0
04000 Cash account
05100 Tax on sales and purchases
05200 Withholding tax
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06000 Material
07000 Fixed asset
20000 Expense
30000 Revenue
40100 Cash discount(expenses/revenue/loss)
40200 Exchange rate difference
80000 Customerspecific item category
IntegrationTo assign the accounts to the item categories, go to Customizing for Financial Accounting (New)and choose General Ledger Accounting (New) Business Transactions Document Splitting Extended Document Splitting Classify G/L Accounts for Document Splitting .
You must assign the following accounts in Customizing to the item categories:
Balance sheet accounts — item category Balance Sheet Account (01000)Bank accounts (cash fund) — item category Cash Account (04000)Expense accounts — item category Expense (20000)Revenue accounts — item category Expense (30000)
The assignment of all other accounts is predefined by the system in table Allocation: Internal Key Item Category (SAP) (T8G16). You can override the assignment of these accounts (for example, toassign the special G/L accounts for customers or vendors to the detailed item categories 02100 or03100). To do this, use the Override Internal Item Category Derivation indicator.
NoteIf you have implemented SAP Note 1069228 , you can no longer manually assign itemcategories Zero Balance Posting (Free Balancing Units) (01001) and Company Code Clearing(01100) to an account.
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