| | Product Variants (tiapl3500m000)Use this session to display or maintain the
configuration, reference, price, and status information of the product variants that were created from
sales orders, and product variants that were entered manually. Item The generic item or manufactured item for which the Default Supply Source is Assembly. This is the generic item that is specified on the sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. The item must have the following
characteristics: - The item type must have item type Generic or manufactured for which the Default Supply Source is Assembly.
- The item must be a serialized item
- The item must have ordering data
- The item ordering system must be FAS
These characteristics are defined in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session and the Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session. You can also configure product variants that contain purchased configurable items. You can use a configurable item to create a item structure that can hold a configurable purchased
sub-assembly. The purchased sub-assembly is issued at the assembly line like
other assembly parts. For more information on procuring purchased configurable items in Assembly Control module, refer to Product Variant A unique configuration of a configurable item. The variant
results from the configuration process and includes information such as feature
options, components, and operations. Example Configurable item: electric drill Options: - 3 power sources (batteries, 12 V or 220 V)
- 2 colors (blue, gray).
A total of 6 product variants can be produced with these
options. This code is generated, based on the value of the Product Variant Number Group field in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. You can also configure product variants that contain purchased configurable items. You can use a configurable item to create a item structure that can hold a configurable purchased
sub-assembly. The purchased sub-assembly is issued at the assembly line like
other assembly parts. For more information on procuring purchased configurable items in Assembly Control module, refer to Assembly Line The code of the assembly line on which the generic item
must be assembled. The assembly line is an effective actualized roll-off line,
which is read from the Generic Item - Assembly Line (tiapl2500m000) session. Reference Type The type of the demand order from which the product variant
originates. This field can have the following values: Sales Quotation Sales Order Standard Variant The product variant is a standard variant. Pseudo Order The product variant is a pseudo order. A pseudo order
represents forecast demand. If you manually entered a product variant, the
product variant's reference type is Pseudo Order.
Effectivity Unit The effectivity unit that is linked to the product variant.
If the product variant originates from a sales order, this unit is entered on
the sales order and copied to the product variant. Note The code of the unit can differ by company, while the configuration to which these numbers
refer remains the same. The configuration to which the unit refers is
identified by a unit item, a unit series code, and a unit sequence number. This
data actually stores the configuration, and must be set up in each company in
which unit effectivity is used. The unit that is entered on the sales order,
and copied to the product variant, is only a reference to these data, and can,
therefore, differ by company. Assembly Status If one assembly order is linked to the product variant, this
field displays the status of that assembly order. If, in case of a multisite
assembly model, multiple assembly orders are linked to the product variant,
this field displays the assembly order status that was reached or surpassed by
all of these assembly orders. If no assembly orders have been generated for the
product variant, the assembly status is Open. Planned Offline Date The date when the product variant is planned to come
offline. This date is calculated when assembly orders are generated.
If an assembly order is moved, the orders are remixed and offset again. The Planned Offline Date is modified
accordingly. The default date is equal to the Planned Offline Date, which is copied from the sales
order, if the product variant originates from a sales order. When the assembly
orders are planned, the Planned Offline Date receives its calculated value. Configured by PCF If this check box is selected, this product variant was configured by using
the Product Configuration module. For more information, refer to the Help of the Configure by PCF check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. Sell Multiples of Same Configuration If this check box is selected, a sales order line with this product variant can have an order quantity greater
than one. An assembly order always has order quantity one. More than
one assembly order can be needed to fulfill one sales order line. The setting of this check box is derived from the setting of
the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session at the moment of
creation. When you create a product variant in the Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) details session, LN sets this check box
to the value of the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. The setting of this field remains
unchanged if you later select or clear that check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. LN was designed in this way to allow you to change the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session without disrupting existing
orders. Item The standard item that is associated with the generic end
item. If a generic item is stored in inventory, you must define
two items to represent the same physical item: a generic item that you use in Assembly Control and a
standard item that you use in Warehousing. Warehouse The warehouse where the end item is stored. Reference Order The code of the sales order from which the product variant
originates. Reference Position The position number of the sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. | |