Symptom
Error occurs as "Item Category could not be determined" when creating a subcontracting challan using the Create Subcontracting Challan – India app
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Navigate to app create subcontracting challan - india.
- Enter Company Code, Plant and select 'Create Challan/Invoice.
- Click on Execute.
- Select Line Item.
- Click on Create Challan.
- Click on Processing Log.
- Error ‘Item category could not be determined.
Resolution
To resolve the error below configuration steps needs to be followed:
- Maintain the item category group for the subcontracting component in the material master.
- Check the "Sales Document Type" in configuration activity "Classify subcontracting billing types" (SSCUI: 101924) for the company code and billing document type.
- Maintain "Default item category for the document" for the sales document type and item category group in configuration activity "Assign item categories" (SSCUI :102807).
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