variant configuration

[Former Member]

Hi gurus,pls send me some configuration details in variant configuration,both from end user as well as spro view in sd.

Thanks alot in advance

Anshuman.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Anshuman chakraborty

Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products. the manufacturer is always having to offer new variants for its products. Often, new variants are created by modifying the existing product designs as you process the order.

In the case of variant configuration, the customer determines the features of the product.

Ex: If the customer is buying some chemical, he can choose the different chemical contents and combine them based on their properties.

Product configurator improves the information exchange between sales, engineering and production.

Variant configuration helps the customer or sales person to put together the specifications for the product and ensure that the product can be produced from these specification.

It also ensures that the production cost donot overstep the mark.

Pls check this link. It is very useful.

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

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ides/helpdata/en/0a/857463c87611d1a7760000e8a5f6c8/content.htm

Hope this will help you.

Reward point if helpful.

Thanks,

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi,

Pls check this link. It is very useful.

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

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ides/helpdata/en/0a/857463c87611d1a7760000e8a5f6c8/content.htm

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

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ides/helpdata/en/0a/857463c87611d1a7760000e8a5f6c8/content.htm

Variant configuration is used where you have a configurable material, made up of components . These components are called as characteristics in variant config. Again this will be having values.

Based on the values selected the variant pricing will happen using the condition type VA00.

An example:

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.

Hope, this will help you, some extent.

The T-code :

Variant config majorly used in MTO

MTO steps are below

1.Sale Order VA01

2.MRP run for sales order MD50

3.Purchase order creation ME21N

4.Purchase order Release ME21N

5.Goods Receipt along with

6.excise invoice posting MIGO

7.Accounting document

verification during

excise invoice posting * J1IEX*

8.Creating vendor invoice MIRO

9.Production order creation CO08

10.Goods Issue for

production order MB1A

11.Production order confirmation CO15

12.Goods receipt from

production order MB31

13.Production order Techincally

completed CO02

14.Settlement of production order KKAX/KO88

15.Sales order delivery VL01N

16.Billing VF01

regards,

SAP SD

[Former Member]

Hi dear,

If I want to use VC at the time of purchasing, then can u tell me the correct procedure. I want to maintain Chara such as 1)Design (with values 52222, 52223, 52224) & 2) COLOUR such as red, black, blue. Pls guide with table name to be used in creating characteristics.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you are looking for more like the Knowledge Base maintainence of Variant Configuration

please follow the link https://websmp210.sap-ag.de/var_conf and click on Variant Configuration Media Center and then Literature.

You will find a detailed End User Documents.

Thanks

Ajay

[Former Member]

Check the following link for the variant configuration:

https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPLO/Variant+Configuration

Download from the website that is mentioned there.

Regards

AK

[Former Member]

hi,

Pls. go through this below information, by this u can learn quickly. go through this process (Configuration part)

Step 1: Create characteristics (example flavor) T-code: CT04

Step 2 : Create another Characteristics (Ex: price) T-code : CT04,

Select Additional data rather than values as in above characteristics and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP dictionary it will ask for) click Enter and save.

Step 3: Create Class and assign the characteristics

T-code: CL01

Enter the code and select class type 300 and click enter, then specify the description and select characteristics view to assign the above created characteristics. Click Enter and save.

Step 4: Create a material with material type KMAT (Configurable Material) and assign above created class to the material.

Step 5: Create Configuration profile

T-code: CU41

Select the option Material and Click Enter, select your material and Click Enter again, specify the description, class 300 then Click Enter and select the profile and select class assignment. Click Enter and Save.

Step 6: Specify the dependencies to the characteristics

Go back to CT04 and select the first characteristics (Example Flavor), then select values and select the first value (mango flavor), select Extras  Other Dependencies, Editor from menu bar  then select procedure and Click Enter  enter $self.price = u2018BLUEu2019  Click Enter and Save.

NOTE: IF U R GIVEN CAPITAL LETTERS IN THE FLAVOUR, JUST FOLLOW THE SAME IN EDIT DEPENDENCY.

Step 7: Now go back to extras  Other Dependencies, and select Assignment (default it will be assigned) Click Enter and save.

Note: Repeat step 6 and step 7 for all characteristics values in a characteristic.( for example mango flavor, lemon flavor and orange flavor).

Step 8: Maintain condition records Go to VK11 and select condition type VA00 and specify the characteristics and values. Click Enter and Save.

Note: do not forget to assign VA00 condition type to Pricing Procedure.

Step 9: Check variant configuration in create sales order VA01

hope this helps u , reward points accordingly..

Regards,

Subbz..

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

Could you guys give me an idea how to get STEP 4 done?

Step 4: Create a material with material type KMAT (Configurable Material) and assign above created class to the material.

Which transaction i need to go into?