No item category could be determined

What causes this issue?

No matching item category could be created for the item.
Unless the item category is determined, determination of the following
items may not work properly :
Text procedure
Partner procedure
Status profile
Org. data profile
Date profile
Action profile
Obj. reference profile

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

If necessary, check the item category assignment for the relevant
document type, and describe it.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.