Product configuration without project

Configuration of parameters for various scenarios

You can configure items either in the Product Configurator (PCF) or the PCM Configurator. You can select a combination of the Product Configuration and the PCM configurator parameters in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session possible scenarios:

Parameter Setting	Scenario	Description
Product Configurator (PCF) selected PCM Configurator Integration selected	1	If both parameters are selected it is possible to customize items using both Product Configurator (PCF) and the PCM Configurator. In case the item is configured using PCM, the BOM and routing can be configured using the PCF or PCM.	This scenario is recommended if PCF is already in use, and you want to convert the configurations in use to the PCM configurator.
Only PCM Configurator Integration selected	2	PCM Configurator is responsible for the configuration of the item, the bill of material (BOM), and routing.	In this scenario, the Product Configurator (PCF) functionality is disabled.
Only Product Configurator (PCF) selected	3	PCF is responsible for the configuration of the item, the bill of material and routing.	With this scenario the PCM Configurator does not have to be integrated. All PCM related functions are disabled and the fields/check boxes are hidden.
Neither parameter is selected	4	No configuration engine is implemented.

BOM and routing for configured items

You can maintain the bill of material (BOM) and routing for configured items using various methods, depending on the supply source:

Generic BOM and Routing for configured items with supply source: Shop Floor
Generic BOM and routing are not required in the PCM Configurator. In this situation, both BOM and routing are generated in LN.
If you generate the customized BOM and routing in PCM Configurator, the BOM is defined to the level of the standard manufactured or purchased components. The BOM related to the standard manufactured, and purchased components is always maintained in LN.
The same applies to the routing for the PCM configured items.
Generic BOM and Routing for configured items with supply source: Assembly
A generic BOM is required, but no generic routing is used.

Note

If item configuration is performed in PCM Configurator without the (generic) assembly BOM and the related information, LN maintains the data.

Generation of customized BOMs and routings in PCM

The Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) and Generate (Project) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) sessions can been used in combination with PCM Configurator to trigger the retrieval of the variant structures from PCM and the regeneration, based on the variant structure obtained from PCM, of custom item codes and project structures.

Note

If the variant is generated in PCF, validation is performed using the Validate Product Variants (tipcf5200m000) session.

If the variant is generated in the PCM configurator, the PCM configurator status translates into a validation of status in LN.

Generation of customized item codes in PCM

If you use PCF, the custom item codes are generated from the Generic Item - Settings for Data Generation (tipcf3101m000) session. This is not possible for items configured with the PCM configurator.

Note

If all the items are configured in the PCM Configurator, the Generic Item - Settings for Data Generation (tipcf3101m000) is disabled.

The PCM configurator allows for the redaction of configuration (items, BOM and Routing) specific documents, images and (data) files (such as pdf, docx, CAD, SVC, image, test). These documents can be used in LN for further processing.

If both configurators are active, an error message is displayed if a duplicate configuration registers during import of the data from the PCM configurator into LN.