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Variant Configuration

Variant configuration is used for manufacturing complex products where customers can customize features. It allows defining dependencies between product options to restrict invalid combinations. A configurable material stores all possible combinations in a super bill of materials. When an order is placed, the selected characteristics trigger the explosion of the correct BOM and production of the customized product for the customer. The order flows through sales, production planning, manufacturing, and delivery. Characteristics, classes, profiles, and dependencies control the configuration process.

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Variant Configuration

Variant configuration is used for manufacturing complex products where customers can customize features. It allows defining dependencies between product options to restrict invalid combinations. A configurable material stores all possible combinations in a super bill of materials. When an order is placed, the selected characteristics trigger the explosion of the correct BOM and production of the customized product for the customer. The order flows through sales, production planning, manufacturing, and delivery. Characteristics, classes, profiles, and dependencies control the configuration process.

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Variant Configuration

Bhramara Katuri
Purpose
 Variant Configuration is for manufacturing complex products in which the
customer determines the features of the product.
 If you maintain unique material code for each possible combination, the
number of such material types would be huge.
 When there are multiple dependencies, with different permutations and
combinations, variant Configuration allows to 'code' dependencies based
on other decisions to restrict the user from selecting an option that is not
available.
 We can also drive characteristics to be chosen based on selections.
E.g. When a customer orders a computer/ car there are multiple combinations
that are available to choose from.
Industries for configurable products
Overview
 A configurable material is a special Bill of Material called the Super BOM
in which all the possible combinations are stored.
 The product is configured in the sales order by choosing the required
characteristic values.
 The requirements are then passed to production planning. On explosion of
BOM, the system selects the components assigned to the characteristics
values in the order.
 After production, the material is assigned as sales order stock for
delivery to the customer .
 The sales order is created in Sales and Distribution, and the requirements
are passed on to Production Planning. The requirements are checked using
MRP, before the production order is generated.
 The production order is created in PP, shipping and billing occur in SD
and finally the costs and revenues are assessed in CO
Made to Order
 Characteristics define the features of the product.
 Class is used to group the characteristics that define the configurable
material.
 A material with different features/ characteristics is called configurable
material.
 Material is linked to class through profile.
 Profile controls the configuration process in the sales order
Configuration for VC
 Create Configurable material in MM01, Material type- KMAT, MRP 1, 2,
and 3 views
 Item category 0002, Strategy group- 25
 Define Characteristic: CT 04 OR
 Logistics- Central Functions- Variant configuration- Environment -
Classification- Master Data.
 Create characteristic for Price- In additional data- Assign SD COM and
VKOND.
 Create Class- CL01- OR
 Logistics- Central Functions- Variant configuration- Environment -
Classification- Master Data.
 Class type 300, Input characteristics.
 Create Profile- CU41 Or
 Logistics- Central Functions- Variant configuration- Configuration profile
Continued

 We maintain config profile to define and control the central settings, that
effect the display options and the scope of characteristics on the value
assignment screen.
 Define dependencies and save.
 Dependencies are used to control the combinations of variants. This
prevents the combinations of features that are not allowed. Dependencies
also select exactly the right BOM components to produce a variant.
 CU01- Global dependencies – can be accessed and used by any user.
 Logistics- Central Functions- Variant Config- Dependency- Single
dependency.
 Define the values of each characteristic in VK11 for condition type VA00
 Add condition type VA00 in pricing procedure.
 Create Sales order using VA01
Questions?

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