1 Variant Configuration Final Draft 06apr08 Overview

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Overview
on
SAP VARIANT CONFIGURATION
Satyam O2C Competency
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SAP Consultants (Logistics & FI/CO)
SAP Champion Users
Peers
Target Audience
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Variant Configuration - Topics
End User Perspective
Definition and key benefits
VC integration with various SAP Modules

Consulting Perspective
Key Words used in VC
Variant conditions & pricing
Parameters selected for the Material
Steps for configuring VC
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Definition: Variant Configuration
A functionality that helps to simplify the
complex manufacturing of final product with
more varieties and variation of the input
material
For e.g. Automobiles can have various models
with different colors or accessories but with
same basic features
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Benefits
Customers variant requirement can be met
quickly
New variants (Specifications) of the products
can be done online either by the customer or
sales engineers
Reduces the need to create multiple variants
for the product specific for the variants

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Benefits
The requirement ( Specification ) chosen in the
Sales Order is passed to the Production Planning
smoothly. The cost of the specification can be
monitored so that it does not overstep the
mark, when tailoring the variant
Highly beneficial in industries where too many
variations exists in the product structure

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VC Integration with other SAP Modules
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VC Integration
Few Application components
like
Material Master
Sales
Purchasing
Costing
MRP
Production Orders, etc.,

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Configurable Material
What is Configurable Material ?
A Material with which all variants of a product are
stored in SAP. A Product consists of a number of
variable components; hence with these various
components, you can configure and define
Characteristics
Sets important control parameters especially for
MRP, Pricing & Sales

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Engine Capacity


Variants
AUTOMOBILE
Fuel System Colour
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Variant Configuration- Keywords
Characteristics
Class
Classification
Dependency
Precondition
Selection condition
Actions
Procedures
Tables & Functions
Configuration profile
Variant condition
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Variant Configuration- Keywords (2)
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Characteristics
Various components that can be configured are
defined as Characteristics
The Variants of the individual component will be
considered as its value
e.g. Fuel System, Engine Capacity or Accessories
can be Characteristics. Petrol or Diesel versions can
be values for the characteristic Fuel system.

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Classes
Contains the Characteristics
Class types determine how the objects (Characteristics)
are processed
How the objects (material, batches, documents, etc.)
can be classified
Class type allows to classify objects of different types in
the same class .
e.g.. Class type = 300 Configurable Material which can
be identified for multiple objects allowed

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Classification: Multi-module impact
R/3
Client Server
ABAP/4
SD
MM
PP
QM
PM
CO

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Classification
Following modules use Classification system:
MM, PP, SD, PM, QM, CO

Classification is considered a central function
of SAP

A carefully constructed Classification structure
makes it easier & quicker to find objects within a
Classification system
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Classification
Classification is the process of assigning Objects to Classes

Using the characteristics of the class, values can be assigned
to these objects

You can assign an object to one or more classes and one or
more objects to a class (Relationship : Many to Many)

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Classification
Object to One Or More Classes One or more Object to a Class *
* This substantially reduces the work load for classifying objects.
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Classification: Central Concepts
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Dependency
Master Data
Maintaining the interdependencies, validation
between the characteristics and characteristics
values.
Dependencies can be created as
Global Dependency
Local Dependency

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Dependency

Global Dependency
The Global dependencies are independent of
any specific objects

Local Dependency
The Local dependencies are specific for
characteristic or characteristic value

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Global & Local Dependencies
Global Dependency
This uses External name for
identity
These dependencies can be
assigned to any
characteristics or
characteristic values
Any changes to a global
dependency will straightly
get affected wherever it is
used
Local Dependency
The internal naming is used for
its identity
This can be used locally for only
the object for which it is created

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Dependency Types
Precondition
Selection Condition
Action
Procedures
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Dependency - Precondition
Used to Check the consistency of the Configuration
Used to hide the Characteristic and Characteristic value that are not
allowed during a product specification selections in sales orders
Ensures the configuration objects to be consistent

For Instance : With Comfort Characteristics viz., Remote Release,
Perfume, Seat Belts cannot be given to 800CC Car variants i.e. If the
User selects the Engine Cap Characteristic as 800CC, then the
COMF Characteristic shall not be displayed for any input values.
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Dependency Selection Condition
A selection condition is used to ensure that all the objects are
relevant to a specific variant and determines when it is
mandatory to assign a value to characteristic
For Instance : With Engine Capacity Characteristics viz., 800CC,
1000CC & 1800CC can be assigned to only Petrol version Fuel
Characteristic, while 1400CC can have Fuel Characteristic either
Petrol or Diesel versions; but any one of them is Mandatory
selection

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Dependency Actions
Actions are used to infer values for characteristic
An Action is processed as soon as the characteristic to which it is
assigned has a value assigned
The value set by Action cannot be overwritten either manually or
by other actions

For Instance : Engine Capacity Characteristic 1000CC can be
supplied with only 1+4 transmission system (TRANS) Characteristic.
Hence on selection of the ENGINE_CAP Characteristic 1000CC, then
Characteristic 1+4 TRANS is automatically determined

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Dependency Procedures
Procedures
Used to infer values for a characteristic
Default values can be set for characteristics. Unlike actions,
procedures can be overwritten
The values are determined by calculations, sum, or analysis
Several procedures can be assigned to an object and the
processing sequence for the procedures could be defined
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Dependency Procedures ( Pricing)
Procedures are always mostly used for pricing
The price of a variant product depends on the
characteristics selected and can be influenced by variant
conditions

For Instance : Tyre Characteristics Radial can be set for
1400CC and 1800CC with Power Steering, and Normal can
be set for 800CC & 1000CC with Cross-ply Steering
mechanism

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Tables & Functions
The Tables can be used to specify allowed
combinations of characteristic values
These Tables can also be used to check the
consistency of the values assigned or to infer
values
The Functions can be used to call own function
modules to copy characteristic values to a
dependency

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Configuration Profile
Used to define the central setting for configuring
object
The objects such as Materials, Standard
Networks, Maintenance task list, Model service
specifications the configuration profiles can be
created
The configuration profile can be used to assign
one or more classes to the object
Dependencies can be assigned in the
configuration profiles
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Configuration Profile contd.,
The actions and procedures can be assigned to
the configuration profile; this is most
advantageous because they all are in one place
Application scope like production, sales, etc can
be defined
Scope of the value assignments like display
option settings can be defined
Interface design for the value maintenance during
configuration can be defined
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Variant condition & Pricing
The price of a variant product depends on the
characteristics selected and can be influenced by variant
conditions
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Characteristics Parameters selected
for the Material
Characteristics
Parameters Char Description Char value Value Description
ENGINE_CAP Engine Capacity
800
1000
1400
1800
800CC
1000CC
1400CC
1800CC
TRANS Transmission
1
2
3
4
1+3
1+4
1+5
1+6
FUEL Fuel System
PET
DISE
PETROL VERSION
DIESEL VERSION
STEER Steering Mechanism
POW
CROSPLY
POWER STEERING
CROSS-PLY STEERING
TYRE Tyres
RADI
NORM
RADIAL TYRES
NORMAL TYRES
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Characteristics Parameters selected
for the Material .contd.,
Characteristic
Parameters
Characteristic
Description
Characteristic
Value Value Description
ACCE Accessories
ADL
SM
CG
SPC
STR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
SPECIAL MIRRORS
CRASH GUARD
SPECIAL CUSHIONS
STEREO SYSTEM
COMF Comfort
RMTR
PERM
SB
REMOTE RELEASE
PERFUME
SEAT BELTS
SDCOM Variant Condition
ADL
SM
CG
SPC
STR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
SPECIAL MIRRORS
CRASH GUARD
SPECIAL CUSHIONS
STEREO SYSTEM
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Super BOM
The bill of material (BOM) of a configurable
material contains all the components that are
required to manufacture the material. The BOM
contains components that are only used in specific
variants (variant parts), as well as components that
are used in all variants (non-variable parts)

This is why BOMs for configurable materials are
known as Super BOMs

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Routings for Configurable Materials
A Routing (or Task List) for a configurable material
contains all the operations, operation sequences, and
production resources/tools (PRTs) that are required to
manufacture all variants of a configurable material

Routings (task lists) for configurable materials are
known as Super Task Lists

When you configure the material, you assign
characteristic values that are used in Production to
determine the operations required

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Create Characteristics
Create Class
Create Dependencies
Create Configurable Material
Assign objects/classes to class
Create Components
Create Configuration Profile
Create Pricing for Variants
Simulate Variant Configuration
Create Sales Order
Process Production Order
Process Delivery to Customer

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Create Configurable Material (Material type KMAT) MM01
Create Material records for all possible components (R/mls) MM01
Create Characteristics CT04
Create Super BOM CS01
(Object dependencies/selection condition)Create Super Routing CA01
Create Class(class type 300) and assign characteristc to the class CL02
Create Configuration Profile CU41
Create condition records (condition type VA00) VK11
Configuration Simulation (assign variant condition) CU50
Create Sales Order (and configure the material) VA01

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Q & A

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