Item Category

A grouping of items within a catalog based on a common characteristic or usage, such as the Home Improvement category or the Winter Supplies category.

QName: {http://xmlns.oracle.com/apps/scm/productModel/catalogs/itemCatalogService/}Category

Logical Business Objects

• SCM : Product Model : Item Catalog

Relationships

The following table describes how this service data object is related to other service data objects or business object services.

Relationship Type	Object or Service
Contains	Item Category Descriptive Flexfield
Contains	Attachment SDO
Contains	Item Category Translation
Handled by	Item Catalog

Attributes

The following table describes attributes in the service data object.

Name	Type	Description
Attachment	Attachment SDO	A view object for attachments associated with a Category.
CatalogCode	string	Code of the catalog to which this newly created category will be associated
CategoryCode	string	Code of the category.
CategoryDFF	Item Category Descriptive Flexfield	Descriptive flexfield of category
CategoryId	long	Unique Identifier of the category Primary Key
CategoryName	string	Name of the category
CategoryTranslation	Item Category Translation	User can provide values in other languages for translatable fields of the category
Description	string	Describes the category
ESSRequestId	long	Identifier of the ESS request submitted to copy items in copyCategory operation
EndDate	{http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/svc/types/}date-Date	Date till which the category is effective. Should be greater than start date and system date
ParentCategoryCode	string	Code of the category under which this category is created.
RestrictCategoryToItemAssignmentOnlyFlag	boolean	Indicates whether to restrict the category to a leaf level category
StartDate	{http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/svc/types/}date-Date	Date from which the category is effective. Defaults to system date.