API to create Item Category

The item categories can be created using item import when Items are created. They can also be created using APIs discussed below:

Following are the steps to Check and/or Create Item Categories
1) Create Category Segment combinations
2) If the enforce list is checked for category then insert category combinations in the enforce list
3) Create/Update/Delete Category Assignments on Item

In Detail

Create Category Segment combinations
Following APIs can be used to create/update/delete category combinations.

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.CREATE_CATEGORY(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_REC  IN    INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.CATEGORY_REC_TYPE,
  X_CATEGORY_ID  OUT    NUMBER
)

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.UPDATE_CATEGORY(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_REC  IN    INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.CATEGORY_REC_TYPE
)

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.DELETE_CATEGORY(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER
)

Use following API for assigning a category to a category set. 

A category will be available in the list of valid categoies for a category set only if it is assigned to the category set. This is a required step if for categories enforce list is checked on.

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.CREATE_VALID_CATEGORY(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_CATEGORY_SET_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_PARENT_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2
)

Following APIs can be used to create/update/delete Item category assignments.

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.CREATE_CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENT(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_CATEGORY_SET_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INVENTORY_ITEM_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_ORGANIZATION_ID  IN    NUMBER
)

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.UPDATE_CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_DESCRIPTION  IN    VARCHAR2
)

INV_ITEM_CATEGORY_PUB.DELETE_CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENT(
  P_API_VERSION  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INIT_MSG_LIST  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  P_COMMIT  IN    VARCHAR2 := FND_API.G_FALSE,
  X_RETURN_STATUS  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  X_ERRORCODE  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_COUNT  OUT    NUMBER,
  X_MSG_DATA  OUT    VARCHAR2,
  P_CATEGORY_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_CATEGORY_SET_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_INVENTORY_ITEM_ID  IN    NUMBER,
  P_ORGANIZATION_ID  IN    NUMBER
)