---
title: Map spend categories to product categories using an Excel file
description: You can map spend categories to product categories using an Excel file to better organize and manage your organization’s expenses by grouping similar goods or services into logical categories.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/map-spend-product-categories-excel.html
release: australia
product: Sourcing and Procurement Operations
classification: sourcing-and-procurement-operations
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Spend and Savings Management, Use, Sourcing and Procurement Operations, Finance and Supply Chain]
---

# Map spend categories to product categories using an Excel file

You can map spend categories to product categories using an Excel file to better organize and manage your organization’s expenses by grouping similar goods or services into logical categories.

The process for mapping spend categories to product categories using an Excel file includes the following tasks:

1.  [Add spend category data in an Excel file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/add-spend-data-spo.md).
2.  [Load and map spend categories to existing product categories](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/load-spend-categories.md).
3.  [Run transform to import spend category data into the Spend Category primary table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/spend-category-run-trasnform.md).