Variant Configuration in ERP SAP

Create configuration material MM01 Material type: KMAT configuration material

Item category group: 0002

Available check : 01 individual requirement

MRP Type: PD MRP

Strategy group: 25 MTO

Save the material.

Maintain condition type in pricing procedure Condition type: VA00 variant Condition category :O variant

Item cat: TAC variant configuration Configuration strategy: 01 sales order strategy(TAC) Variant matching (check box)

Create characteristics

CT04

Characteristics: features of the product Characteristic values: options for each characteristics

Window colour characteristic

Create Selling price characteristic

SDCOM

- Communication between SD and Variant Configuration

VKOND

(FIELD)

Create Class

CL02

Class: Grouping of various characteristics

Maintain the Class in Material Master MMR

Create Configuration profile

CU41

Select the row and click on Profile details button

IF.. Create Table

CU61

Variant CREATE tables: storing the relationship between the characteristic values, and in other words store the dependency between two or more characteristics.

Click on characteristics button

Maintain Table

CU60

Maintain the table: maintaining of characteristic value combination in the variant table Here choose the valid combinations, by selecting the decision table

Click on change button

Create Object Dependencies CU01 Dependencies allow you to create relationships and restrictions between different characteristics and characterstic values. Types of Dependency: Precondition Selection conditions Action condition Procedures Contraints

Click on dependency editor button

Make it release the status and save Here if u select 12 x13 window , here It will not showing Brown colour

Assign Object Dependencies Precondition dependency in Colour_win characteristic On Brown char value

Click on object dependency button Here if u select 12 x13 window , here It will not showing Brown colour

And Save

Create variant condition records

Save the record

VK11

Simulate configuration

Select your plant. Click on configuration button

CU50

Save Like that do it for other characterstic values also.. CU01 MAINTAIN THE PROCEDURE DEPENDENCY EG: ZZSELL_PRICE_PROC

Make it Release status and save

THIS WILL ASSIGN IN PROFILE :CU41

Create sales order

VA01

Requirement type: KEK MTO configure material

Here u have selected 12 x13 window , here It will not showing Brown colour

In variant condition row we r seeing three row in third row “ F “ this indicates variant condition value

Save the sales order.

After configuration request is generated in SO , i.e characteristic values is transferred from SO to material planning PP. After material production is completed in PP, the system returns the material from production order to sales order. MB1C enter sales order , item no.521 special stock E 501 E Receipt w/o purchase order into unrestricted sales order stock 501E

Check in MMBE u can see in stock in sales orders stock

In sales order material is confirmed

Create Delivery document with refer to sales order

And pick and PGI.

VF01 create Billing doc with ref to Delivery doc.

Save and RTA

Precondition: used to hide characteristics and characteristic values, it assign in Characteristic , characteristic values Selection condition: determines which variants require a specific component or operation. Used to select relevant objects such as BOM items, characteristics etc ..based on characteristic chosen. This condition can be assign only to Cathartics, characteristic values. Action condition: used to conclude (infer)values for characteristics. Values that r set by an action cannot be overwritten. This condition can be assign only to Characteristics, characteristic values and configuration profile *** . Procedures: Used to conclude (infer) values for characteristic – they r like actions Here we can overwrite default values that r set by other procedures. This can be assign to configuration profile **** CU42 only Reference Characteristics: Tables / Structures whose filed values can be changed by dependencies: SDCOM - Communication between SD and Variant Configuration VCSD_UPDATE - Table for Updating Sales Documents from the Configuration MMCOM, STPO, PLPO, PLFH, PLFL Tables / Structures whose filed values can be read by dependencies: VBAK, VBAP, VBKD, VBPA_AG, VBPA_WE, VBPA_RE, VBPA_RG VEDA, MAEPV, MAAPV