| Category (tdpct0501m000) |  |
| Use this session to list categories that you can maintain or display in the Category (tdpct0101s000) session. On the appropriate menu, you can choose: Catalog - BP, to link sold-to business partners to a catalog in the Category - BP/Employee Linkage Data (tdpct0103m000) session if the category is a specific category. Category Structure, to start the Category Structure (tdpct0502m000) session. Copy Structure, to copy a structure from one category to another in the Copy Category Structure (tdpct0201m000) session. Delete Structure, to delete the category's structure in the Delete Category Structure (tdpct0202m000) session. Create Product Catalog, to create a product catalog in the Create Product Catalog (tdpct0204m000) session. Note From this session, you can define a new category, or copy a category in the Category (tdpct0101s000) session. As long as no category structure exists for the category, you can also delete a category in this session. Related topics Product catalogs
Fields | Description
Category | A classification or division of items. The classification can be by form, fit, or function. Categories are used in catalogs. The highest level category is referred to as a catalog.
Search Key | A search key used to create a user-defined search string for the category.
Catalog | If this check box is selected, the category is a catalog. If this check box is cleared, the category is a subcategory.
Category Type | Identifies whether the category is Sales or Purchase category.
General/Specific Identifier | Identifies whether the category is accessible by anyone ( General ) or is restricted to a pre-defined class of sold-to business partners ( Specific ). Note If the category is a catalog of the Specific type, sold-to business partners must be linked to the catalog in the Category - BP/Employee Linkage Data (tdpct0103m000) session.