Important: You must use this window to define valid categories for each

purchasing category set before you can use Oracle Purchasing.

To define a category set

1. Navigate to the Category Set window.

Select a control level.

Master Level: Item assigned to this category set has the same category value in all
organizations where it is assigned.

Org Level: Item assigned to this category set may have a different category value in
each organization where it is assigned.
Indicate whether to enable an item to be assigned to multiple categories within this
category set.

If you enable this feature, you can assign an item to multiple categories within a
category set. For example, you may define a Hazard category set. In this case, an
item may be assigned to both the Poison and Corrosive categories.

Note: Enable this feature to create cartonization groups. See: Cartonization

Note: For cost management purposes, Oracle recommends having a separate category set,
with this feature disabled, for costing fixed assets. Costing functionality does not permit an
item to be associated with multiple categories within a category set.

Indicate whether to enforce the list of valid categories.

If you do not enable this feature, you can assign an item to any category defined
that uses the same flexfield structure as this category set.

If you enable this feature, you can assign an item only to those categories defined
as valid categories for this category set.

If the enforce list of categories assignment checkbox is not checked, then all of the
categories associated to the category set for purchasing are displayed in the LOV on
the Enter PO window.

if the enforce list of categories assignment is checked, only the categories defined in
the table are available in the category LOV on the enter PO window.

If your item is enabled for a particular functional area you cannot delete the item's
corresponding default category set assignment.

You should not change the Purchasing category set after you have created
requisition or purchase order lines using the categories.

Note: Product Line Accounting is enabled when you assign a default category set.

Note: The category set Product, is a seeded category set. It is the default category
set for the Product Reporting functional area. The system automatically assigns this
category to customer ordered or internal ordered items.
The list of values contains categories with the same flexfield structure as the category set
you selected in the Category Set window. If Enforce the list of valid categories is selected
the list is limited to those categories.