Item category L meaning

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The following item standard categories in the SAP System are relevant for projects:

• Category L (stock item)
  

  Depending on the settings in the material master or the BOM, and the settings and assignments in the Project System, the following procurement methods are available for item category L:
  

  • Reservation for the network in plant stock or individual stock
    
  • Reservation for the network in individual stock, generating a purchase requisition to cover requirements
    
  • Generation of a purchase requisition in individuals tock as a preliminary purchase requisition or a third-party purchase requisition
    
  • Planned independent requirements for plant stock or individual stock
    
  • Purchase requisition for the network
    

  It is also possible to always use item category L in BOMs and to control the procurement type through the special procurement key in the BOM item and the procurement indicator in the network.