Configurator example

Example

A kitchen manufacturer defines a generic product that is the basis for configuring different kitchen units to a customer order:

In principle, the generic model consists of:

Lower cabinet unit.
Worktop.

The product features of the generic product's components are presented in the tables below. Note that if Select Option is Yes, you can choose between various predefined options. If Select Option is No, you must enter a value yourself for the product feature.


Seq.No	Product Feature	Description	Select. Options	Feature Options
Item Code : 4 Kitchen Unit
10	kitbrand	Brand of Kitchen	yes	sie	Siebent
				iki	Interkitchen
20	colour	Colour	yes	gre	Grey
				bla	Black
30	mattype	Material Type	yes	woo	Wood
				syn	Synthetic
40	numcabin	No.of Cabinets	no
45	height	Height	yes	80	cm
				90	cm
				100	cm
50	depth	Depth	no
60	typehand	Handle	yes	lux	luxe
				std	standard
70	worktop	Worktop	yes	yes	worktop
				no	no top


Seq.No	Product Feature	Description	Select. Options	Feature Options
Item Code : 7 Lower Cabinet Unit
10	cabnumb	Cabinet Number	yes	1
				2
				3
40	height	Height	no
50	width	Width	no
60	depth	Depth	no
70	rotat	Turning Direction	yes	lef	Left
				rig	Right


Seq.No	Product Feature	Description	Select. Options	Feature Options
Item Code : 9 Worktop
10	topbrand	Brand of Worktop	yes	alt	Altus
				wil	Wilder
20	length	Length	no
30	depth	Depth	no
40	finish	Finish of Sink	yes	mou	Mounted
				sun	Sunken

All feasible variants can be composed using the above options. However, you can link a constraint to a certain product feature, if, for example, not all options are possible for a given part.

Example

If the brand of the kitchen is Interkitchen, as a constraint you can define that the material type must be Wood.