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• Overview





Variant Configuration

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$ntroduction:

• Variant Configuration is useful if you have a large number of

combination of parts that go into a product. It means different permutations

and combinations of the parts for same material.• If you maintain a unique material code for each possible

combination of parts you require a large number of material numbers.• !sually involves "a#e to $rder %roduction %rocess

&'a#ples:• customer ordering a computer can choose different

combinations of monitor C%! #eyboard.• customer ordering a car can choose different combinations of

accessories and color.• In a business involving steel manufacturing the customer may

order steel involving different physical properties li#e tensile strength

diameter.





Cross Module $ntegration

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Variant configuration is integrated with the following applications'

C ClassificationL$ "aterial "aster

%% (ill of "aterial

%% )outings

%% "aterial )equirements %lanning *")%+

%% %roduction $rders

%%,%I "aster )ecipes

C$ Costing- -ales

- Conditions

"" %urchasing





Overview of Ter#s

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Overview of Ter#s

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• configurable material has a special bill of material called the

Super )OM in which all possible combinations are stored.• The product is configured in the sales order by choosing the

required Characteristic Values.• The requirements are passed on %roduction %lanning. $n

/0plosion of the (ill of "aterial the system selects the components

assigned to the characteristics values in the order.

• fter production the material is assigned as sales order stock for delivery to customer.





• Sales Order rocessing





$"&S "e#o

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rocess Steps to (e used in the de#o:

• Creating a Sales Order• Checking *e+uire#ents %sing M*• *e+uire#ents lanning• Converting the lanned Order into a roduction Order• Confir#ing the roduction Order• Checking the roduction Order Settle#ent

• Creating a "elivery• Creating a )illing "ocu#ent





MTO rocess Overview

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Make1To1Order roduction 2ith a Configura(le roduct:In this process you create a sales order in - and transfer the requirements to %%.

The requirements are chec#ed using ")% before a production order is generated.

This production order is created in %%.-hipping and billing both occur in -.

1inally you chec# the costs and revenues in C$.





• Configuration for VC





Configuration "etails: Material Type

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$"-:' In definition of ;"T "aterial Type indicator <"aterial is Configurable= is set

$ther material types li#e 1/)T *1inished %roduct+ can also be used if the indicator is

set in material master





Configuration "etails: $te# Category in sales order

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V$V6' Item Category determination is set to determine item category TC

V$V7' Item Category TC





Configuration "etails: Condition type for ricing

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Condition types V22 and V23 *>+ are available in -tandard -% for Variant %ricing





Configuration "etails: *e+uire#ent type 3&3

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The requirement class controls the ")% and the requirements consumption strategy

as well as the relevancy for planning settlement profile for costing.

)equirements type ;/; is determined for strategy group :8 and also for item category TC.





Classification Syste#: Characteristics

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CT26' Create characteristics• ata type can be C?) 4!" T/ TI"/ C!))

List of values and default value for characteristics can be stored in Value

tab.





*eference Characteristics

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)eference characteristics are characteristics that refer to table fields.

Tables @ -tructures whose filed values can be changed (y dependencies'

-C$" A Communication between - and Variant Configuration

VC-B!%T/ A Table for !pdating -ales ocuments from the Configuration

""C$" -T%$ %L%$ %L1? %L1L

Tables @ -tructures whose filed values can be read (y dependencies'

V(; V(% V(; V(%B V(%BD/ V(%B)/ V(%B)

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CT26' Create characteristics• $b5ect dependencies li#e pre conditions selection condition action

procedures can be created for characteristics• $b5ect dependencies li#e pre conditions action procedure can be

created for characteristic values





Classification Syste#: Class

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CL23 @CL2:' Create class under class type E22 for Variants

ssign the characteristics to the class.

uring "aterial "aster creation for -uper (o" this class will be used in the

Classification view.





Material Master of Super )oM *""2:+

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• )asic "ata Screen' -et <"aterial is Configurable= Indicator • To determine item category TC in sales order maintain a suitable ite#

category group such as 0002• ")% : View' %rocurement type </' In house %roduction= • ")% E View' Strategy 4rp. 56' "a#eAtoAorder for configurable= used for demo

• ")%E View' vailability Chec# =2:' Individual )equirement= • Classification view' ttach the variant class





)ill of Materials *C-23 @ C-2: @ C-2E+

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O(7ect "ependency in )oM *C-2:+

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Components in %roduction $rder can be selected using $b5ect ependency type

-election Condition





*outings *C2:+

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$perations in %roduction $rder can be selected using $b5ect ependency type

-election Condition





Configuration rofile: rocess

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lanned8production Order F e0plosion indicator 4one *others -ingle level or "ultiple level+The material has a ($" that is not relevant to the sales order . Only the characteristics that describe

the variant are required. The components are determined later during material requirements planning or

production so there is no need to e0plode the ($" in the sales order.

Sales order 9S&T' -ee ne0t slide also

In the sales order sales1relevant co#ponents are shown as su(1ite#s of the header material.

)equirements are transferred and pricing is calculated at component level not at header material level.

Order )OMGou create a sales order. $n order )oM; you can insert e'tra ite#s or delete ite#s #anually. The

changed ($" is stored as a separate ($" for the sales order.





Configuration rofile: S&T

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This processing form means that in the sales order you can only process salesArelevant ($"

items. Gou can use the ite# category group like ---< at configura(le #aterial level to define

that requirements transfer and pricing are at component level.

1or e0ample a %C is made up of the components monitor C%! #eyboard and printer. These

components are all salable materials that are manufactured separately. $n the sales order; youwant to see the individual co#ponents that #ake up the co#puter as order ite#s; as wellas the whole co#puter . In the sales order these products are grouped together in a -/T. 1or

this reason this type of processing is also referred to as set processing.





Configuration rofile: "ependencies

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ependencies li#e ctions and %rocedure can be assigned to Configuration %rofile.





Configuration rofile: Variant Ta(le

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• Tables are used to store co#(inations of values for different characteristics

• table ?B3E22BC$L$)B%) is created in C!H: transaction.

It has : fields' ?BC$L$) *#ey field+ and -!)C?)/.

The selected characteristic will be transferred to ?BC$L$) and surcharge to -!)C?)/:.

• The table contents are given below *see transaction C!H2+

V;E2' ?as description entries for the surcharge

column listed above

V;3:' Dill pic# up pricing value based oncondition type V22



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ricing

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Chec# definition of characteristic -!)C?)/: , dditional data tab A reference table and field

-imple method to achieve Variant %ricing is given below'• Create multiple value characteristic -!)C?)/: referring to S"COM1V3O0".

• ut this characteristic in the class ?A222 which was used for the configura(le #aterial

• 4ow go to CT26 and change the Characteristic ?BC$L$)

o to values tab and select )ed.

o to /0trasA $b5ect ependenciesA/ditor and then select rocedure. In front of 222232 /nter =self.surcharge>?@"1--B-?. -imilarly -elect (lac# to enter =self.surcharge>?@"1--B-. -ame way J?A22EB23= for -ilver

• V;E2' ?as description entries for the surcharge column listed above

• V;3:' Dill pic# up pricing value based on condition type V22




ricing

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V;E2' "aintain descriptions for variant price conditions

*optional stepF done while creating dependencies for surchargesF maintains consistencies of configuration+

V;33 @ V;3:' "aintain actual condition record for variant price surcharges




ricing !actors

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%ricing factors can only be maintained on characteristic level.

The synta0 of pricing factors is as follows'

$SET_PRICING_FACTOR ($SELF, <characteristic>, <variant ke>, <!act"r>#

This e0pression contains the following information'

• The characteristic that refers to structure -C$" in which variant conditions are defined.

• The variant #ey used to infer the condition for a characteristic value.

• The factor by which the surcharge increases.




Material Variant

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• 1or variants that are required frequently create #aterial variants; which can be produced

without a sales order and #ept in stoc#.

• Dhen a sales order is received chec# whether the variant is in stoc# and deliver immediately.

• The material master record of a material variant is lin#ed to the configurable material and

configured using the characteristics of the configurable material.




Material Variant in Sales Order

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$n the value assignment screen you can chec# whether the values assigned match the

configuration of a material variant.




Material Variant

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)eplacement of configurable material by a material variant

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Material Variant

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Item category gets changed to T4F %ricing will also change as per new "T- product.

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(y now you should be comfortable with the following topics'

• /0plain what Variant Configuration is and its use in ma#e to order scenario

• !sing Variant Configuration during sales order processing

• Configuration details li#e item category and condition types

• Classification -ystem A Characteristics and Classes

• -uper (o" Configuration %rofile $b5ect ependencies

• %ricing -urcharges in sales order processing

• !sing "aterial Variants for ma#e to stoc# scenario




• "ay : %nderstanding O(7ect "ependencies in detail

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"ependency Types

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re Condition

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$nly if the model specified is racing the bicycle can have :3 gears.

3. Create a precondition with the following source code'

MO"&/ e+ ?*acing? and Specified MO"&/

:. llocate the precondition to value :3 of characteristic /)-

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Selection Condition

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selection condition is allocated to each component and each operation. This selection

condition

determines which components and operations are selected for a variant.

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Changing Master "ata with "ependencies

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In variant configuration you can use reference characteristics with dependencies to

change field values of tables for bills of material *($"s+ tas# lists and master recipes.

Table names and fields are given below for reference.

Ta(le STO field M&04& can (e used to change co#ponent +uantities of )oM.

Ta(le /O" field V42-, can (e used to change setup ti#e of Operation.

rocedures




rocedures

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%rocedures can set default values for a characteristic *can be overwritten by the user+

rocedures




rocedures

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• -et default values'

$SET_EFA%LT ($SELF, <characteristic>, <ter&>#

For example' ( $SET_EFA%LT ($SELF, COLOR_CAR, )*L%E)#, $SET_EFA%LT($SELF, GLOSS_CAR, )NONE)# # IF $r""t+PC_CASING_CAR )TO-ER)

• elete default values'

$EL_EFA%LT ($SELF, <characteristic>, <ter&>#

%roduce a sum of the values for a characteristic in a multiAlevel configuration'

$S%._PARTS ($SELF, <characteristic>#

It can be used to calculate the weight of components and transfer the same to structure

VC-B!%T/ gross weight field ()/D

• dd the components of a ($" together'

$CO%NT_PARTS (<$SELF>#

• Surcharge for variant conditions in ricing:

$SET_PRICING_FACTOR ($SELF, <characteristic>, <variant ke>, <!act"r>#

Constraints and "ependency 0et




Constraints and "ependency 0et

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The main purpose of a constraint is to monitor the consistency of a configuration.

There are four sections in a constraint.

3. $(K/CT-' eclaration of all classes and ob5ects used.:. C$4ITI$4' %re requisite for processing the constraint.

E. )/-T)ICTI$4-' 1or interdependencies and consistency chec#F chec# and set values.

6. I41/)/4C/-' /nter the characteristics for which characteristic values are to be inferred.

Constraints are grouped together in dependency nets.

The dependency net can (e allocated to a configuration profile.

/0ample' The hard dis# can only have the value <3H:2= for a tower or <782= for a mini tower.

O*/ECTS: PC IS_A (300) PC

RESTRICTIONS:

PC.HARD_DISK = ‘1620 !" PC.CASI#$ = ‘%o&er'

PC.HARD_DISK = ‘0 !" PC.CASI#$ = ‘*!+! ,o&er.

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Actions

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ctions can be used to infer values for characteristics.

ctions can also be used to change field values in ($" items or operations in routings.

%rocedures can set default values for a characteristic which can be overwritten by the user.The user cannot overwrite values that are set (y an action.

1or new developments use %rocedures rather than Actions 9to (eco#e o(solete

O(7ect Varia(les used in Multi level configurations




O(7ect Varia(les used in Multi level configurations

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rocessing Se+uence for "ependencies




rocessing Se+uence for "ependencies

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• /ach time you enter a value for a characteristic on the value assignment screen and

confirm the value the system processes all the dependencies.

• The dependencies are processed in the following sequence'

3. ll actions several times until no more values can be inferred.

:. ll procedures e0actly once in the following sequence'

a+ %rocedures for the configuration profile in the order you defined

b+ %rocedures for characteristics

c+ %rocedures for characteristic values

The procedures for each characteristic or value are processed in the order you defined.

E. Actions

Values set by procedures can also trigger actions. 1or this reason all actions are

processed again.

6. reconditions

8. Selection conditions for characteristics

Constraints are processed in parallel with points 3,E if all the ob5ects in the O)E&CTS

section are present and if all the conditions in the CO0"$T$O0S section are fulfilled




• Transfer to roduction lanning 9"e#o

Checking *e+uire#ents %sing M* 9T Code :M"-<




. Checking *e+uire#ents %sing M* 9T Code :M"-<

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-tep3 to create sales order has already been discussed earlier.

:. -toc# )equirements List'• The sales order is displayed as a separate planning segment *sales order stoc#

required on material availability date and sales order+.

*e+uire#ents lanning 9T Code :M"6-




. *e+uire#ents lanning 9T Code :M"6-

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The sales order will now be converted into a planned order. %lanned $rders

represent the first step toward an actual production schedule for the -hop 1loor.

< Convert the lanned Order into a roduction Order *"26+




<. Convert the lanned Order into a roduction Order *"26+

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• %lanned $rders are a result of ")% run and serve to provide an initial

%roduction -chedule.• %roduction $rders contain comprehensive information to support a shop

floor schedule and provide a method to confirm operations performed.• %roduction orders can be created with reference to a %lanned $rder.






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$b5ect ependency'

(o" -election Condition ensures only necessary material components are ta#en.






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$b5ect ependency'

)outing -election Condition ensures only necessary operations are ta#en.






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%rior to release of order it is not possible for anyone to enter confirmations for the

operations in the order.

)elease the $rder and -ave it.

isplay the operation scheduling overview choose Goto → Graphic → Gantt chart.






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isplay the planned costs choose Goto → Costs → nalysis

6. Confir#ing roduction Order *C$334+





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Production Control → Confirmation → Enter → For Operation → Time Ticket





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• -ample "aterial ocument and 1I document entries are shown below

F. Checking the Settle#ent of the roduction Order




F. Checking the Settle#ent of the roduction Order

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1rom the Production Control node choose Period-End Closing → Settlement →

ndi!idual Processing "#O$$%

%erform order settlement to transfer the costs of the production order to sales order.

nalye the current cost situation for the %roduction $rder

G. Creating a "elivery 9V/,-4 for delivery due list; V/-,0 for single delivery




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ssign a serial number to the material. %ic# and post the goods issue.

"ovement type will be H23 / indicating delivery from sales order stoc#.

ccounting document will be generated to capture the change in inventory.

H. Creating )illing "ocu#ent 9V!-<8V!-F for due list; V!-, for single invoice




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V123' Create the invoice , sample accounting entries *without ta0+ are shown below

1A:7' )eceive the payment from the customer

Other $nfor#ation




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• C*M' It is possible to have configurable products among your $nline -tore

offerings using the I%C *$nternet ricing and Configurator +. It allows customers to

interactively choose product options via an easyAtoAuse interface. Customers can mi0A

andAmatch these options to build the e0act product they wish to purchase.

• &CC 6.-: -ingle transaction M&VC I "odeling /nvironment for VC

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(y now you should be comfortable with the ob5ect dependencies and the following topics'

• %re conditions

• -election conditions

• %rocedures

• ctions

• Constraints and ependency 4et

• Transfer of sales order requirements to %%• elivery from sales order stoc#

• Invoicing the customer



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