How to test the product model

Step 1. Product Configurator

You can start the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session from the Project Control module, the Sales Control module, or the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session. The product configurator is used to define which features and options are chosen by the customer.

Note If you start the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session from the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session, you cannot generate a product variant structure.

Step 2. If applicable, define projects

If the Customize check box is selected for the generic item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, you are using Project Control (PCS) for Product Configuration (PCF). In that case, define a project in the Projects (tipcs2101m000) session that is used in the product structure of the product variant.

If the Customize check box is cleared for the generic item, standard items are generated instead of customized items, which means that items are configured without PCS projects. Consequently, you do not need to define projects.

Step 3. Generate project structure for product variant

You can use the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session, the Generate (Project PCS) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) session, or the Generate (Budget PCS) Structure for Sales Quotations (tdsls1201m100) session to generate the product variant structure.

If the Customize check box is selected for the generic item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, you must enter the project defined in step 2 in the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session as the project for which a product variant structure must be generated.

If the Customize check box is cleared for the generic item, no project is required and you can leave the field empty.

Step 4. Generic BOMs and generic routing

Check the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session and the Generic Routing (tipcf3120m000) session to check if the selected options result in a product variant with the correct product structure, routing, and item data.