VC important Points

1) Super BOM:-containing all the components for producing all variants of

the product. Advantage:- No need to create a separate BOM One configurable material to cover variants

2) Super Routing:-containing all the operations for producing all variants of

the product. Advantage:-No need to create a separate Routing One configurable material to cover variants

) Configurable material BOM contains all the components that are re!uired to manufacture the BOM contains components that are onl" used in specific variants #variant parts)$ as %ell as components that are used in all variants #non-varia&le parts. ') Configurable material Routing: A routing #or tas( list) for a
configura&le material contains all the operations$ operation se!uences$ and production resources)tools #*R+s) that are re!uired to manufacture all variants of a configura&le material.

,) Variant configuration Class: +o define the features of a configura&le

material$ use characteristics. +o ena&le to use characteristics to configure a material$ assign the material to a class of class type 300.+he customer can choose from among different options for each -haracteristic !alues".

#" VC Classification $ Characteristic: .arious characteristics of the

material can &e defined and these characteristics are attached +o the class. -lass is attached to the Material master.e.g .ariant class /class t"pe 00 Batch class --class t"pe 022. 1) %tem selection from super BOM: A) 2nter the variant part as a BOM item and assign o&3ect dependenc" to it. B) -lassif" the variant part in a class and enter the class as a class item in the BOM. -) 4se the classification data of a material as a selection condition.

5) Ob&ect 'epen(ency: 6election of item$ Restricting the selection 7

changing the !uantit" of an item in the BOM are done through O&3ect dependencies select condition$ *recondition and *rocedure respectivel". items. 9rom the varia&le items re!uired items %ill &e selected %hich are Matching the characteristic value. %tems in the super BOM are: 1.10hpengine 2.5,hp engine .8,hp engine

8) Select Con(ition: 6uper BOM contains all the re!uired and .aria&le

-haracteristi c: *o%er -har. .alues: 10hp$ 5,hp 7 8,hp 6elect -ondition: po%er : ;10; Result:-item 10hp engine %ill &e selected.

%" Pre Con(ition: <tems in super BOM related to emission are:

1. *-pump 2. =*AMpump . >?=pump Characteristic): *ngine+ Po,er Characteristic-:*mission +le!el Char.- Values: euro). euro- $ euro3

Constrains: - 10hp can go %ith euro1 onl"@

5,hp can go %ith all euro1$ euro2 and euro @ 8,hp can go %ith euro onl". Proce(ure: <f there is a change in !uantit" depends on an" -haracteristic value$ then *rocedure is used. %.e. (epen(s on number of ,heel character. item /0astner1re2uire( 2uantity per engine may be 3 times the number of ,heel. %f no of ,heel is 4 then fastner 2ty shoul( be 3-Per pro(uct.

Creating Sales Or(er: Ahen creating a sales order 7 enter the

configura&le material as an order item. 6ee the configuration editor$ %here assign values to the characteristics of the material. %hen entering characteristic values$ dependencies for the characteristics and values are processed.

Class item in super BOM

Another %a" to simplif" the BOM creation *rocess is through class item in the BOM. Creation of class: -haracteristics are created and attached %ith -lass of class t"pe 00#variant class). -lass %ill &e assigned to the material master %ith characteristic values 2nter this class as a class item #B) in the BOM.

5in6 bet,een class. item $ BOM: Cin( is esta&lished as class attached

to the material master and the same class is entered as class item #B) in the BOM.

%tem selection !ia class item: Ahen the particular class is assigned to

the Material master and the same class is entered as a class item in the BOM$ %hile creating the sales order.

Control on class an( characteristics: -lasses can &e created through

2ngineering -hange Management so that the &etter control can &e imparted to it. -hanges to the characteristic 7 its effective from dates can &e triggered through 2ngineering change Management

Variant Configuration 7Pricing

?ou can ma(e the price of a variant dependent on the characteristic values assigned Pricing".?ou can use !ariant con(itions to define surcharges and discounts for a variant

Variant 8Pricing steps:

-reate condition record create a procedure %here "ou enter the reference from the characteristic assign the procedures to either the characteristic values configure the material in the sales order the net price for the material is displa"ed <f a value that triggers a variant condition is selected %hen configuring a material in a sales order$ the price of the material displa"ed under Net value is automaticall" increased or reduced. <n addition$ the -onditions push&utton is displa"ed. On pressing this push&utton$ One can see %hich conditions have influenced the price.

Ma6ing !ariant ma6e to stoc6

9or variants that are re!uired fre!uentl"$ "ou can create material !ariants. %hich can &e produced %ithout a sales order and (ept in stoc(. Ahen "ou receive a sales order$ "ou can chec( %hether the variant re!uired is in stoc($ so that "ou can deliver immediatel".

Variant matching in the SO

%f material !ariants alrea(y e9ist for a configurable material. the configurable material can be replace( in the sales or(er by a material !ariant. Material !ariants that only partly match the Configuration of the material in the sales or(ers are ignore( :ote:7 ;he configuration of the material must match the material !ariant e9actly.

Simulating configuration

-onfiguration simulation to chec( configuration model. <n the configuration simulation$ one can test %hether it has created the o&3ects correctl" and %hether dependencies %or(.

Simulating costing
4se the configuration simulation functionalit" to determine the costs for manufacturing a specific variant of the configura&le material. *lease note that this configuration is onl" simulation /the costing data for a variant is not saved. use the function to simulate the costing for different characteristic values.

Material <ccounting
Relevant items are selected from the 6uper BOM through o&3ect dependenc". +he selected items form the BOM specific to 6O. <tems are copied to *lnd.order$ prod.order and issued against the production order. O!er!ie,: 0or manufacturing a comple9 pro(uct ha!ing !arying = customer specific features in the pro(uct. !ariant configuration is use(. *9ample: Material=Pro(uct : Maruti Car 0inishe( Material configurable" ;his Maruti car may be pro(uce( ha!ing (ifferent features e.g. Mo(el. *ngine. Color. <C=:on7<C. Po,er steering etc.;his features are calle( characteristics=!ariant of the material. *ach characteristics may ha!e (ifferent !alues. e.g. Mo(el may be 300 or >en or *steem etc".

;here is no nee( to create a (ifferent material for each !ariant of a pro(uct. ?ou can use one configurable material to co!er all !ariants. ;herefore characteristics are use( to (efine the features of a configurable material. ;o configure a material by using characteristics. you ha!e to assign the material to a class of class type 300. Possible characteristics of a Maruti car are mo(el. engine. color etc. ;he customer can choose from (ifferent options for each characteristics !alues". @hen customer re2uirements come ,ith (ifferent specifications sales or(er is generate( by filling up those in characteristics !alues of configurable material. <ll components are lin6e( ,ith configurable material in BOM calle( super BOM ,here selection con(itions are maintaine( through ob&ect (epen(encies. <ccor(ing to characteristics !alues components are selecte(. Same ,ay the operations. operation se2uences an( pro(uction resource tools in routing can be selecte( through (epen(ency $ characteristics !alue of configurable material. Routing of configurable material ,here all (ifferent operations. se2uences an( pro(uction resource tools PR;s" are inclu(e( is calle( super Routing.

Besi(es these. the price of a !ariant pro(uct configurable material" can be controlle( by !ariant con(itions ,here price of the pro(uct is (epen(ent on the characteristics !alues selecte(. 0or (isplaying !alue assignment screen. parameters of BOM e9plosion. assigning (epen(encies an( scope of characteristics !alues ,here to use 8 i.e. in planne(=pro( or(ers. Sales. sales or(er BOM or for engineering=(esign" configuration profile has to be maintaine( for configurable material.

Characteristics an( class

: Characteristics are features or specification of a material or pro(uct. ;he characteristics are assigne( to class in one or more" an( class is assigne( to an ob&ect material or pro(uct. (ocuments etc". 0or configurable material as finishe( pro(uct" in !ariant configuration class type 300 !ariant class" has to be assigne( ,here characteristics !alues to be assigne( at the time of creating sales or(er or C%Rs. %n a((ition. class type -00 material class for configurable material" is also use( ,here a material is pre7configure( characteristics !alues pre7assigne(" $ planne( for procurement. Other class types are material class type 00)" use( for normal materials. batch class type 0-3" use( in batch management etc. 'epen(encies: %t is a type of logical e9pression by ,hich
follo,ing acti!ities are performe(: Control !alues in characteristics imposing constraints. calculating !alues. (isplaying it or maintaining relations bet,een them". Selection of components in BOM or operations in routing Changing !alues of component 2uantity or operation time 'epen(ency has to be create( in (epen(ency e(itor ,ith specific synta9 for (ifferent con(itions li6e Precon(itions. Selection con(itions. Proce(ures. <ctions obsolete" $ Constraints. 'epen(ency can be create( locally or globally. 5ocal (epen(ency can only be use( for the ob&ect it is create( ,here global (epen(ency is create( centrally $ can be assigne( to se!eral ob&ects.

BOM for Configurable material:

BOM for configura&le material contains all components %hich are re!uired for all t"pes of variant conditions and dependenc" is assigned to items for selection according characteristics assigned in configura&le material. +his BOM is called super BOM. Besides$ component can &e used as class item #material class) %here component is selected on matched characteristics.