VC_In a nut shell

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Introduction to

Variant Configuration

Nikhil S Kulkarni



Agenda

• What is Variant Configuration

• Why is VC needed

• What VC can offer • Preparing the Material for VC

• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC• ALE



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



What is Variant Configuration ?

Variant Configuration is a tool to configurevariants of standard materials to comply with

special customer needs



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



Why is VC needed?

Body Style

• Sedan

• Mini Van

• SUV

Trim

• Cloth

• Leather

Roof Style

• Convertible

• Sun Roof

• Hard Top Transmission

• Manual

• Automatic

Wheels

• Aluminum Alloy

• Chrome

• Steel

3 x 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 1944

Option Features

• Anti-lock brakes

• Anti-theft vehicle

• Cruise control

Engine

• V6

• Turbo

Color

• Blue

• Black

• Red



Why is VC needed?

• You can use ONE configurable material to

cover all variants

• It helps reacting quickly to customers’requirements

• VC is for manufacturing complex products



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



What VC can offer

• Real-time configuration of materials

• As each configuration is a unique one, VC offers the

following per configuration

– Prices and costs – Delivery times

– Weight and Volume

– Count of parts

• It encompasses operations in logistic general, PLM, CRMand integrates them

• Enables advanced internet pricing and configuration thatcan take B2B and B2C to an all new platform



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



Preparing the Material for VC



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



Elements of VC

• Elements of VC are

– Class

– Characteristics

– Configuration Profile

– Object dependencies

– Variant tables

– Variant functions

– BOM – single / multi-level / configurable

– Interface design



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC

• ALE



Steps in VC

• Allocate class to configurable material

• Maintain configuration profile for the material

• Build and allocate object dependencies

• Simulate and test your configuration model• Maintain a BOM if needed

• Maintain variant prices for the material



Steps in VC

• Allocate class to configurable material

Classes allow you to

group products together

that share similar

characteristics due to

technical similarities



Steps in VC

• Maintain configuration profile for the material – CU41



Steps in VC

• Build and allocate object dependencies

Create Object

Dependency – CU02

Create Constraint – CU21



Steps in VCObject Dependency

• Object Dependencies are a set of rules you can build to

control your value assignments

• You can write syntax that will allow you to infer, restrict,

calculate and determine values of characteristics• Object dependencies use mathematical and / or Boolean

expressions

• Types of object dependencies are:

– Preconditions –

qualify characteristics/values – Selection Conditions – select items from BOM

– Procedures – Pricing, default/delete values, hide, table and ABAP function calls

– Constraints – Restrict values

– Actions – Infer, determine, calculate values



Steps in VC

• You can simulate your VC model in CU50



Agenda




• Elements of VC

• Steps in VC• ALE



ALE

• VC does not follow the SAP transport request process

• However, it does follow the Development Quality

Production approach

• Changes to the VC objects are transferred using ALEtechnology



Thank You

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