SAP Note 27683 - ME81 Wrong F4 "possible entries" for item category

Symptom:

The F4 (possible entries) help for the 'item category' field shows the internal, not the external, display of the item categories. If you choose a displayed item category, you get the error message ME 719 'Item category ... does not exist'.

Cause and prerequisites

Program error.

Solution
Corrected in 3.0B. You can make the following advance correction by changing the line indicated below in the specified program.

Additional key words

ME81, analysis of order values, T163, T163X, RM06ENHI.