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Make-To-Order with VC - Overview.1day
Make-To-Order with VC - Master Data 2-3 d
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Overview
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SAP VARIANT CONFIGURATION
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Target Audience
SAP Key Users
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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
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A functionality that helps to simplify the
complex manufacturing of final product with
more varieties and variation of the input
material
For e.g. Fashion 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
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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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Configurable Material
PUFFER JACKET
Fabrics
Buttons
Configurable Material
Colour
Variants
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Configurable Material
PIC for CONFIG mat
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Process flow
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Satyam O2C Competency
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Satyam O2C Competency
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Satyam O2C Competency
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Satyam O2C Competency
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Satyam O2C Competency
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Satyam O2C Competency
Variant Configuration- Keywords
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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
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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
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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
SD
CO
MM
R/3
Client Server
ABAP/4
PP
QM
PM
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Classification
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Following modules use Classification system:
 MM, PP, SD, PM, QM, CO
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Classification is considered a “central function”
of SAP
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A carefully constructed Classification structure
makes it easier & quicker to find objects within a
Classification system
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Classification
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Classification is the process of assigning Objects to Classes
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Using the characteristics of the class, values can be assigned
to these objects
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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
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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
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Local Dependency
 The internal naming is used for
its identity
 This can be used locally for only
the object for which it is created
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
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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
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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.,
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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
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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
ENGINE_CAP
TRANS
FUEL
STEER
TYRE
Char Description
Char value
Value Description
Engine Capacity
800
1000
1400
1800
800CC
1000CC
1400CC
1800CC
Transmission
1
2
3
4
1+3
1+4
1+5
1+6
Fuel System
PET
DISE
PETROL VERSION
DIESEL VERSION
Steering Mechanism
POW
CROSPLY
POWER STEERING
CROSS-PLY STEERING
Tyres
RADI
NORM
RADIAL TYRES
NORMAL TYRES
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Characteristics Parameters selected
for the Material ….contd.,
Characteristic
Parameters
ACCE
COMF
SDCOM
Characteristic
Description
Characteristic
Value
Value Description
Accessories
ADL
SM
CG
SPC
STR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
SPECIAL MIRRORS
CRASH GUARD
SPECIAL CUSHIONS
STEREO SYSTEM
Comfort
RMTR
PERM
SB
REMOTE RELEASE
PERFUME
SEAT BELTS
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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Steps for configuring VC
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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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Steps for configuring VC
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Create Configurable Material (Material type ‘KMAT’)
Create Material records for all possible components (R/mls)
Create Characteristics
Create Super BOM
(Object dependencies/selection condition)Create Super Routing
Create Class(class type 300) and assign characteristc to the class
Create Configuration Profile
Create condition records (condition type VA00)
Configuration Simulation (assign variant condition)
Create Sales Order (and configure the material)
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CA01
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CU41
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CU50
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Q&A
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Thank You
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