Variant Configuration

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What is the Purpose of variant Configuration
Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products in
which customer determines the features of the product. Objective
of variant configuration is to react quickly to customers
requirements.
Here it needs not to create separate material for each variant of a
product. When companies introduce variant configuration this
often goes beyond a business process re-engineering project.
Variant configuration offers an opportunity to restructure product
structures for which then processes are defined. This has a direct
impact to the core areas such as marketing and product data
management
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What is the Use of variant Configuration
It is tool which helps to simplify the complex manufacturing of final
product more varieties and variation of the input material
To ensure right choice is delivered
Easy for the sales person to select & Communication is fast and clear
Ensures production of right item
New products can be configured immediately by the system itself and all
changes in the costs of production, pricing for the new product are taken
into account by the system automatically.
This session will walk you through the steps of building a simple VC
model.

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Who Should Use Variant Configuration?

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Variant Configuration
Configurable material
Characteristic
Value1
Value2
Value3
Class
Configurable profile
Dependency
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Color
Silver
Black
Blue

RAM
1GB
2GB
3GB
HDD
120 GB
160 GB
280 GB
Processor
Intel
AMD
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Creating characteristics
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Steps For creating Characteristics
Menu Path :Logistics Central Functions variant Configuration
Environment Classification Master Data CT04-Charecterstics.
1) Enter Characteristics Name and Select Create Button
2) Enter Description in Basic data Tab, Enter data type (Character Format),
Enter Number of Characters , Select Multiple Value radio button and Enter
Characteristics values and Save it.
3) If we want to Create Another Characteristic Repeat the same procedure
4) Also create the characteristic for Price. Specify the values of all
Characteristics in Values tab. And In the addition data Tab enter Table name
SDCOM and Field name VKOND, Select Not Ready for Input option.
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Create Characteristics
Select Create Button
Select Basic Data Tab
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Create Characteristics (Continued)
Enter Description
Status must be set
to Released
Select Character Format
Select Multiple
Values
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Create Characteristics (Continued)
Select the Values Tab &
Give the Characteristic
values with description
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Creating Price Characteristic
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Creating Price Characteristic (Continued)
Select Not Ready
for Input
Enter the Field
Name VKOND
Select the table
Name SDCOM
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Steps Creating Class
Menu Path :Logistics Central Functions Variant Configuration Environment
Classification Master Data CL02 Class
In Variant Configuration we use the Class to Group the Characteristics that Describe the
Configurable Material. We need to link the Class to the Configurable Material so that we
allow that Material to be Configured by using the Characteristics of the Class.
We can use a Class in the Variant Configuration if the Class has a Class Type that
Support the Variant Configuration.
1) Enter Class name and enter Class Type = 300 (Variants)
2) Select the Icon Create, Basic data Tab enter Description and status must be Set to
Release
3) Select the Tab Characteristic and enter the Characteristics and Save.
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Create Class
Enter the Class
Description
Enter Class type 300
Select the
create Button
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Create Class (Continued)
Enter Class description
Status must be set to
Released
Indicates not to check similar
characteristic values

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Add Characteristics to the Class
Select Characteristic Tab
and enter the Characteristics
and Save it.
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Creating a Configurable Material
A material with different features or characteristics and options is known as
configurable material. Example: PC, Car.
Configurable materials are either created in a material type that allows the
configuration (n the standard system, the material type KMAT) or they are
given the indicator Configurable in the material master record.
Specify the Industry sector is Mechanical Engineering & Material type is
Configurable Material
Item category group is 0002
In basic data 2 tab we need to select the check box configurable material
Class type is 300

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Creating Configurable Material
Enter The Class
Select the
Characteristics
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Configuration Profile CU41
Menu Path :Logistics Central Functions variant Configuration
Configuration ProfileCU41 Create
Each configurable object must have a configuration profile. The configuration
profile for a material controls the configuration process in the sales order
We maintain the configuration profile for the configurable objects to define the
central settings for the configuring the objects we can control all the settings that
effect the display options and the scope of the characteristics on the value
assignment screen.
Select the Object Material, Specify the required material and press enter Now
specify Priority, Profile name and Class type (300).Select the Profile and from
the main menu select Goto Profile detail select the tab configuration initial
screen in process field tab select the sales order. And specify the BOM explosion
SD01 and save it.
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Configuration Profile (Continued)
Enter the Priority &
Profile Name
Enter the Class
Type 300
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Configuration Profile (Continued)
Select
Characteristic
values
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Configuration Profile (Continued)
Select the application SD01
Select Sales order
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Dependency's
It describes the inter dependency's between the characteristics and
characteristic values and it controls which components are to be selected from
the Bill of Material.
Use : In Variant Configuration, we use dependencies to control combinations of
variants. This prevents combinations of options that are not allowed.
Dependencies also select exactly the right BOM components and operations to
produce a variant.
In two ways we can create the dependencys
Menu Path Logistics Central Functions Variant Configuration
Dependency Single Dependency CU01 Create
We can create directly the dependency in the characteristic itself

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Creating Dependencys (continued)
Go to the transaction CT04 and Enter the Characteristic Name
Go to the Tab Values and select the line of characteristic value form the main
menu Go to Extras Object dependencys Editor.
Now select the option Procedure press enter and In the ABAP/4 Line command
(Below line) write the code $SELF.ZPRICE= '1 GB' and check for the Syntax
Error. And Save it.
Repeat the same for all other characteristic values.

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Creating Dependencys For Characteristics (Continued)
Open the characteristic in
change mode and select a
character for which the
dependency is to be created
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Creating Dependencys (Continued)
Enter the dependency
(follow the Dependency syntax)

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Creating Dependencys (Continued)
Check for the Syntax Error and Save It
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Creating Dependencys (Continued)
Check for the Syntax Error and Save it
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Variant condition Pricing procedure and maintaining Condition records
In the Transaction Code V/08 Pricing procedure we need to add the
Condition type VA00 with the requirement 2 (Item with pricing).
In the Transaction Code VK11 we need to maintain the Condition
Record for Basic Price of the Material for the condition Type PR00.
In the Transaction Code VK11 we need to maintain the Condition
Records for all Characteristic Values. In the condition type VA00.
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Variant Conditions In Pricing Procedure
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Condition Record for Base price
Maintaining the
Condition Record for
Base Price
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Condition Records for Variant Conditions
Enter the variants
Enter prices associated with
variants.

Condition records are
created for sales
organization, distribution
channel and material
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Creating the Sales Order BOM
Create the Material masters for All the Components
Go to the Transaction Code CS01.And Enter the Material ZLAPTOP ,
Enter the Plant and Enter the BOM Usage is 5.
In the Initial Screen of the BOM enter all the Components and Quantity
Select the Line and Go to the Main menu select Extras Object
Dependencies Editor there write the dependencies Syntax.
Repeat the Procedure for all BOM Components and Save.
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Creating BOM (Continued)
Enter all the Components and
Quantities
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Creating BOM (Continued)
Enter the Dependency
Syntax
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Process flow
Create the Sales Order with the Tcode VA01 the Standard Document type is
OR, standard item category is TAC and Schedule line category is CP.
For Consuming the Components against to sales order Use T code MB1A with
Movement type 231
The sales order is make To Order Scenario so In the Stock posting Screen select
the Movement Type 521 (Receipt w/o production order into unrestricted sales
order) and Special stock indicator (E).
Create the Delivery document with the Tcode VL01N Standard Document type
is LF.
Create the Billing document with the Tcode VF01 Standard document type is
F2.
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Creating the sales order
Enter the Configurable
Material and Quantity

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Value Assignment Screen
Select the Values from
the Value Assignment
Screen
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Pricing Calculation
Pricing is Calculating as per
the Condition Records
maintained
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MB1A For Consuming the Components
Enter the
Components &
Quantity
Enter the Sales
Order
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MB1C - For Maintaining The Sales Order Stock
Special Stock
Indicator E & Enter
Sales Order
Enter the Configurable
Material & Quantity
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Creating Delivery
Select the Sales Order Stock & do
the PGI
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Creating Billing Document
Create the Billing Document
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Document Flow
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Variant Configuration with Production Planning
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Create Sales Order
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Select Configuration Profile
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Assign values to characteristics
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Sales Order in requirement list before running MRP
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Planned Order created after MRP run
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Create Production Order W. R. T. Planned Order
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Backflush the components & save order
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Production Order Confirmation
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Confirm Order
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Create Delivery
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Select Sales Order Stock
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Do Picking & PGI
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Create Invoice
Thank You