Product Features by Configurable Item (tipcf1101m000)

Use this session to link general product features and options to generic items.

 

Generic Item
The code of the configurable item to which the product features apply.
Note

The item must be predefined in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session.

Default Supply Source
The source that supplies an item by default. An item can be supplied by using purchase orders, production orders, assembly orders, or warehousing orders.

The default supply source determines what type of order is used to supply the item, but in general, you can override the default and specify an alternate source.

This field can be used to determine what type of supply order LN must create if you enter a sales order for this item and the item's inventory on hand is not sufficient.

If the item type is Manufactured or Generic, this field can be Shop Floor or Assembly.

If the item type is Engineering Module, this field is Assembly and cannot be changed.

If the item type is Purchased, this field is Purchase and cannot be changed.

Sequence Number
The sequence in which a customer can choose options for each product feature. During the configuration process the features appear on the screen in this sequence. The sequence of the features for each generic item can be chosen in a different manner than the sequence in which they are defined for the entire company.
  • By default, LN shows the last used number plus 10; thus in the sequence of 10, 20, 30 and so on. You can number product features in whatever manner you want.
  • You must adopt these default values because intermediate numbers are important when you add product features. If you must insert a product feature between 10 and 20, you can use sequence number 15.
  • The generic item can be made up of a maximum of 999 product features.
Product Feature
The product feature to be entered must be defined in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. If necessary, you can also directly enter product features in this field.
Product Feature
The description of the product feature.

This description can be different from the general product feature's description in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. Example: car color forms a more specific description of the feature color.

Effective Date
Enter the effective date of the product feature. LN shows the current date by default.

This is the effective date for the generic item's product feature.

Expiry Date
Enter the expiry date. If you leave this field empty, the product feature remains valid for an indefinite time period, beginning with the effective date.

This is the expiry date for the generic item's product feature.

Constraint ID
The constraint code to be entered must be predefined in the Constraint IDs by Generic Item (tipcf2101m000) session. Entering a constraint code is only useful if you also record a constraint with this code in the Constraints by Generic Item (tipcf2110s000) session.

If you zoom to the Generic Item - Constraints (tipcf2110m000) session, you can directly define constraints for each generic item. LN asks you to create a new constraint code if a constraint was not previously entered.

You can use the Before Input section of the constraint to define a default option value. You can also indicate under which conditions LN can enter or show the product feature during product configuration.

If you use the Validation section of the constraint, you can record which conditions the option value must satisfy for the product feature. The product configurator can generate specific messages to support the configuration process.

If you enter an invalid option value for the product feature, you can record the fixed option value in the Parameter Substitution section of the constraint, with the help of formulas. You can also record this value in the Before Input section of the constraint.

Select Option
If this check box is selected, the options that belong to this product feature must be defined separately in the Options by Product Feature and Generic Item (tipcf1110m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, you can choose all possible values for this product feature if they comply with the option value domain you recorded for this product feature in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session.

This field indicates whether a product feature has selective options.

Text
If this check box is selected, text is present with additional data about the product feature for this generic item.

 

Product Feature Descriptions by Configurable Item
Options by Product Feature