Product Variants (tipcf5101s000)

Use this session to generate a product variant identification code for a generic item. This product variant stores the options selected by the customer.

With the product variant code, you can generate various variants for a generic item. The code is a unique identification of a specific product variant. The code can originate from the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session that can be activated from Sales Control, Project Control, and Budgeting.

You can also start this session manually if a customer wants information about options and prices without any obligation. In the implementation stage of the product model, the session is used to test whether the product model is in accordance with the operational situation.

Note
To configure product variants that contain purchased configurable items

You can 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.

 

Product Variant

The unique identification of a product variant.

LN shows the first free product variant code. Product variant codes can also arise when configuring a product variant from a sales quotation, sales order, budget, contract deliverable or a project.

Description

Enter the code for the language in which you want to print the texts that you previously selected.

Item

The code of the configurable item.

The item code must be defined in the Items - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.

Description

Specify the code for the language in which you want to print the texts that you previously selected.

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.

Allowed values

Source

Note

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.

Reference Type

The reference type indicates the product variant's reference. A product variant can relate to a sales quotation, sales order, budget, project (from Project Control (PCS) or Project), contract deliverable, or it can concern a standard variant.

Allowed values

Possible values

Reference Order

The order number of the reference type, such as the sales quotation, sales order, budget, and the project to which the product variant refers.

Reference Position

The position number of the sales quotation line or the sales order line to which the product variant refers.

Alternative Sales Quotation

Multiple alternatives can be generated for one quotation line. The main position is assigned the sequence number zero. Sequence numbers 1, 2, 3, and so on represent the alternatives 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Alternatives are not included in (sub)totals and balances, and are only included in time-phased inventory movements if the Status field in the Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000) session is not Confirmed.

Inventory is only checked when an alternative is confirmed and transferred to an order line.

Multiple alternative lines can be confirmed and converted for each quotation line.

Note

You cannot maintain this field.

Sold-to Business Partner

The code to be selected must be predefined in the Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000) session.

Sold-to Business Partner

Codes presenting a set of values which are based on two physical quantities. These values are the X- and Y-axis values from price list matrices. The maximum number of values per physical quantity is 24.

Currency

The currency in which the sales price of the product variant is recorded.

Currency

Enter the code for the language in which you want to print the texts that you previously selected.

Variant Sales Price

The sales price of the product variant. Based on the generic sales price list, the sales price is computed in the Calculate Product Variant Sales Price Structure (tipcf5230m000) session.

Product Configuration Date

The date on which the configuration of a product variant is based. Effective dates and expiry dates of features and options are checked against this date to include or exclude features and options during the configuration process.

Product Variant Valid

This field indicates whether the product variant is validated by the product configurator. A product variant is valid if all product features have valid option values.

Product Variant Text

If this check box is selected, a text is present with more data about the product variant. The text can be displayed and maintained if you click the Text Manager.

Structure by PCF

If this check box is selected, the bill of material (BOM) and routing are generated by PCF .

If this check box is cleared, item, BOM and routing configuration takes place in the PCM Configurator.

Note

If the Product Configurator (PCF) or PCM Configurator set up check boxes are cleared in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session, this field is not visible.

Engineering Hold

If this check box is selected, the product variant must be validated before it is considered complete. The product variant must have engineering approval before it is communicated to LN from the PCM Configurator.

PCM Configurator Variant

If this check box is selected, the product variant selected is generated using the PCM Configurator set up.

PCM Configurator Status

The status of product variant in the PCM Configurator set up.