Variant configuration

[Former Member]

hi,

can any body tell me how to configure variant configuration.

i would be very thankful.

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Akhilesh kumar

[Former Member]

Check the following link. Contains a step-by-step guide.

http://sapqueries.blogspot.com/2007/05/variant-configuration.html

[Former Member]

Hi,

Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products. The manufacturer always has to offer new variants of its products. Often, new variants are created by modifying existing product designs as you process the order. The important thing is to react quickly to customers' requirements.

The customer determines the features of the product. A customer buying a car, for example, can choose the features of the car and combine these features as required.

The product configurator improves information exchange between sales, engineering, and production. Variant configuration helps the customer or salesperson to put together specifications for the product and ensure that the product can be produced from these specifications. It also ensures that production costs do not overstep the mark.

Procedure -

Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002)

Create Characteristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc

Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for)

Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass (Type 300) in characteristics tab page.

Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment i.e. assign Zbikclass.

Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save

Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save

Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition) (For Std RVA001 Pricing Procedure) - enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.

Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products. The manufacturer is

always having to offer new variants of its products. Often, new variants are created

by modifying existing product designs as you process the order. The important thing

is to react quickly to customers' requirements.

The customer determines the features of the product. A customer buying a car, for

example, can choose the features of the car and combine these features as required.

The product configurator improves information exchange between sales, engineering,

and production. Variant configuration helps the customer or salesperson to put

together specifications for the product and ensure that the product can be produced

from these specifications. It also ensures that production costs do not overstep the

mark.

Integration

Variant configuration is integrated in the following applications:

a.. CA Classification

b.. LO Material Master

c.. PP Bill of Material

d.. PP Routings

e.. PP-PI Master Recipes

f.. SD Sales

g.. SD Conditions

h.. MM Purchasing

i.. CO Costing

j.. PP Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

k.. PP Production Orders

You can configure the following objects:

a.. Materials

b.. Standard networks in the Project System.

c.. PM General maintenance task lists

d.. Model service specifications

Features

You do not need to create a separate material for each variant of a product in your

company. You can use one configurable material to cover all variants. You create a

super BOM and a super routing for this material, containing all the components and

operations for producing all variants of the product.

To define the features of a configurable material, you use characteristics. To

enable you to use characteristics to configure a material, you assign the material

to a class of class type 300. Possible characteristics of a car, for example, are

model, country, color, and engine. The customer can choose from among different

options for each characteristic (values).

The only limitations are combinations of features that are not possible for either

technical or marketing reasons. You cannot combine all types of car engine with all

types of transmission, for example, or certain types of upholstery are only

available for more expensive models. In Variant Configuration, you use dependencies

to control this. This prevents combinations of options that are not allowed.

Dependencies also select exactly the right BOM components and operations to produce

a variant.

Each configurable object must have a configuration profile. The configuration

profile for a material controls the configuration process in the sales order.

You can make the price of a variant dependent on the characteristic values assigned

(Pricing). You can use variant conditions to define surcharges and discounts for a

variant.

For variants that are required frequently, you can create material variants, which

can be produced without a sales order and kept in stock. When you receive a sales

order, you can check whether the variant required is in stock, so that you can

deliver immediately.

Pl go thr below links:

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LOVC/LOVC.pdf

http://sap-img.com/sap-sd/steps-for-sd-variant-configuration.htm

help.sap.com/bestpractices/industry/hightech/v346c/documentation/R3/H71_Scen_InstallGuide_EN_DE.doc.

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Thanks and Regards,

Sateesh.Kandual

[Former Member]

Hi

<b>The procedure is as follows:</b>

• Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002)

• Create Charateristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc

• Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for)

• Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass ( Type 300) in characteristics tab page.

• Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment ie assign Zbikclass.

• Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition)(For Std RVA001 Pricing Procedure) - enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.

<a href="http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sd/steps-for-variant-configuration-and-pricing.htm">Steps for Variant Configuration and Pricing</a>

[Former Member]

hi

check this for

[Former Member]

You can see the details below of VC

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/92/58d455417011d189ec0000e81ddfac/frameset.htm

Please follow the steps in this help, you will get the full picture

Minaly

Material master creation

BOM

Routing

Dependecny

Pricing-dependecny

Configuraion

Class and charectristics

[Former Member]

Hi

The procedure is as follows:

• Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002)

• Create Characteristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc

• Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for)

• Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass (Type 300) in characteristics tab page.

• Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment ie130 assign Zbikeclass.

• Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition) (For STD RVA001 Pricing Procedure) - enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.

Ramesh