| | Product ConfigurationUntil now LN offered the use of an internal product configurator in the form of Product Configurator (PCF) and an external one in the
form of the BuyDesign advanced configurator. While configuration could take place in either of the
configurators, the information required to handle the manufacturing process was
stored only in the Product Configurator (PCF) module. Changes in functionality In LN 10.3, the integration between LN and PCM Configurator Integration only allows for product configuration within PCM Configurator Integration. It is not possible to generate a customized BOM and
routing once configuration is finished. A customized bill of material (BOM) and routing based on a product configuration must be
performed in LN using Product Configurator (PCF). In LN 10.4 it is possible to use PCM for both item configuration as well as
custom BOM and routing generation. The dependency between Product Configurator (PCF) and PCM is
removed. In Shop Floor Control (SFC) generic items are used to represent the
model for configurations. A new item code is created for each configuration
called a customized item. This can be done in two ways: with project control
and without. In LN 10.3 configuring without Project Control (PCS) is done by selecting the Anonymous policy with the resulting customized item
having a To Order order policy. In LN 10.4 configuring without PCS is done by clearing the With PCS check box. For generic shop floor items this check box defaults to selected. In LN 10.4 configurations that are build in SFC are handled by means of
customized items. Two types of items can be used: customized item and customized standard item. If a shop floor item with the order
policy To Order is entered, this item is customized either using a standard BOM
(STO) or with a customized BOM and Routing (ETO). Both types of items will have
the Customized check box selected. In LN 10.4 it is possible to change the user profile definition in the PCM Configurator User Profiles (tipcf0125m000). If a user has the authorisation, the user profile can
be changed at each launch point for the PCM Configurator. In LN 10.3 while using PCF, customized item codes and customized BOM and
routing can only be generated once the sales order reaches the status
'approved'. In LN 10.4 the functionality as described for LN 10.3 remains accessible
in case a BOM and routing must be generated for the PCM Configurator, but cannot be used to generate customized BOM and routing
within PCM Configurator. It is now also possible to use the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) and Generate (Project PCS) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) to generate customized (end)
items and related customized structures (BOM and routing). In LN 10.4 items configured by PCM Configurator can be grouped together in configuration groups. A group is set up in the same area in
PCM and has the same settings.
New and changed fields and sessions The following parameters are added: The following fields are added to session: The With PCS check box indicates that the configured item is part of a project.
This check box is display only. The check box is automatically selected during
item generation if a project segment code is filled in. The With PCS check box indicates that the configured item is part of a project.
This check box is display only. The check box is automatically selected during
item generation if a project segment code is filled in.
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