PCM Configurator set up

The PCM Configurator is an interactive configurator which is integrated with LN. The configuration information required to handle the manufacturing process is stored in LN.

To set up the PCM Configurator, complete the following steps:

  1. Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)
    To enable the interactive configurator functionality, select the PCM Configurator Integration check box.
  2. PCM Configurator Profiles (tipcf0120m000)
    Specify the profile used for the PCM configurator. The profile defines the language and the view of the model of the configurator.
  3. PCM Configurator User Profiles (tipcf0125m000)
    • Specify the default profile as part of the user profile. The user profile overrides the profile defined in the PCM Configurator Settings (tipcf0111m000) session.
    • Before starting sales order configuration LN checks for the confirmation of the user. When you start the PCM configurator, by default the profile defined in the user profile or Item settings is executed. The authorized user can override the default profile, by selecting a different profile from the list of profiles defined in the PCM Configurator Profiles (tipcf0120m000) session. You can use either the defaulted, or manually changed profile to start the PCM configurator.
  4. PCM Configurator Settings (tipcf0111m000)
    To enable the PCM configurator settings for the company, item group or the item, select the Configured by PCM Configurator check box. You can define the Specific Settings such as, Currency, Application URL and Profile. It is very important that the settings defined in LN must be in sync with the settings of the PCM configurator.

To configure an item using the PCM Configurator Integration, complete the following steps:

  1. Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000)
    Create a sales order line, select the configurable item and confirm the configuration of the product. The PCM configurator starts in new web user interface page and the options defined for the model in the configurator are displayed.
  2. PCM configurator Web UI

    You can view product features, options, images of options and the final images of models as defined in the PCM configurator during and after configuration.

    • You can select the required options to configure the end product. The final price of the item is calculated once you have finished configuration.

    • If you save the data and close the configurator, a product variant is created.

      If the features and options you have selected are not available in LN, they are created after configuration is finished.

      Note that options and features that are selected are created in LN. Options that are crated in PCM configurator, but not selected for the item modeled are not integrated.

  3. Product Variants (tipcf5101s000)
    Review the status of the product variant in the PCM Configurator Status field. Review the PCM Configurator Variant field, the check box must be checked for the variants created using the PCM configurator.
Note

The sales price and quantity is calculated by the PCM configurator.

The product variant created in the PCM configurator and the features, options, option sets (PCF levels) of the product variant are stored in LN. You can configure, reconfigure, modify or delete the product variant. After the product variant is created, you can continue with the standard sales and manufacturing process if required.