Variant Configuration in ERP SAP
Short Description
variant configuration ,config as well as process flow, mainly SD point of view.. one example with object dependency...
Description
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
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