| Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000)Note When a product structure is generated for a generic item, the Customized check box on the generated item data will be
selected. If the With PCS check box for the generated item is selected, the product structure
is generated in a PCS project. Regenerate Existing Product Variant If this check box is selected, the existing product variant structure is
deleted and a new product variant structure is generated. This action can
update existing sales order lines and sales quotation lines. If this check box is cleared, a new product variant structure is generated. Item An item produced on a customer specification for a specific
project. A customized item can have a customized BOM and/or a customized
routing and is normally not available as a standard item. A customized item
can, however, be derived from a standard item or a generic item. Generic Item An item that exists in multiple product variants. Before any
manufacturing activities are performed on a generic item, the item must be
configured to determine the desired product variant. Example Generic item: electric drill Options: - 3 power sources (batteries, 12 V or 220 V)
- 2 colors (blue, gray).
A total of 6 product variants can be produced with these
options. Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are
performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by
a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production
of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only
used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can
include: - Customized item data (BOMs and routings)
- Project planning (activity planning)
A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to
plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Reference date The date on which the BOM and the routing operations are
exploded when a customized product structure is generated. If you use the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session to generate a customized product structure, this Reference date fills the Product Configuration Date field in the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session. Note In a customized product structure, the date in this field
(the Reference date) can differ from the Product Configuration Date in the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session. The Reference date does not affect existing product
variants. However, if an existing product variant is initialized, the Product Configuration Date field of the product variant
will be filled with the Reference date. If an existing product variant structure is regenerated, the Reference date field is filled with the Product Configuration Date of the product variant structure
to be regenerated. Update Project Reference Date If this check box is selected, the project's reference date is updated by the
reference date in this session. If this check box is cleared, the project's reference date is not updated by the reference date in this
session. Generation Method This field allows you to specify the method used to generate
the project structure. Allowed values You can select the following methods: Engineer-to-Order LN generates a product structure for the item including customized items,
customized BOMs and customized routings. Standard-to-Order LN creates a PCS project for the item but no customized BOM and routing. The PCS
project is mainly used for pegging purposes, for example, to track down the
costs for the customized item.
Note In case of a generic item, LN creates a PCS
project, customized BOM, and customized routing for the generic part of the
item structure. However, for (lower level) parts of the item structure with a
production BOM, the items become customized, but no customized BOM and routing
are generated. Check Standard Item Inventory If this check box is selected, the inventory level for the standard items is
checked. If sufficient inventory of a standard item is available, no customized
item is generated. If no inventory, or insufficient inventory is available, the
customized item is generated. Update Prices Quotation Lines If this check box is selected, prices in existing quotation lines are
updated. Update Prices Sales Order Lines If this check box is selected, prices in existing sales order lines are
updated. Print Warnings If you select this checkbox, any warnings during the execution
of the session will be printed. | |