Product configuration scenarios
Configuration of parameters for various scenarios
You can configure items either in the Product Configurator (PCF) or the CPQ Configurator. You can select a combination of the Product Configuration and the CPQ configurator parameters in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session possible scenarios:
| Parameter Setting | Scenario | Description | |
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1 | If both parameters are selected it is possible to customize items using both Product Configurator (PCF) and the CPQ Configurator. In case the item is configured using CPQ, the BOM and routing can be configured using the PCF or CPQ. | This scenario is recommended if PCF is already in use, and you want to convert the configurations in use to the CPQ configurator. |
| Only CPQ Configurator Integration selected | 2 | CPQ Configurator is responsible for the configuration of the item, the bill of material (BOM), and routing. | In this scenario, the Product Configurator (PCF) functionality is disabled. |
| Only Product Configurator (PCF) selected | 3 | PCF is responsible for the configuration of the item, the bill of material and routing. | With this scenario the CPQ Configurator does not have to be integrated. All CPQ related functions are disabled and the fields/check boxes are hidden. |
| Neither parameter is selected | 4 | No configuration engine is implemented. |
BOM and routing for configured items
You can maintain the bill of material (BOM) and routing for configured items using various methods, depending on the supply source:
Generic BOM and routing for configured items with supply source: Job Shop
Generic BOM and routing are not required in the CPQ Configurator. In this situation, both BOM and routing are generated in LN.
If you generate the customized BOM and routing in CPQ Configurator, the BOM is defined to the level of the standard manufactured or purchased components. The BOM related to the standard manufactured, and purchased components is always maintained in LN.
The same applies to the routing for the CPQ configured items.
Generic BOM and Routing for configured items with supply source: Assembly
A generic BOM is required, but no generic routing is used.
Generation of customized BOMs and routings in CPQ
The Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) and Generate (Project PCS) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) sessions can been used in combination with CPQ Configurator to trigger the retrieval of the variant structures from CPQ and the regeneration, based on the variant structure obtained from CPQ, of custom item codes and project structures.
If the variant is generated in PCF, validation is performed using the Validate Product Variants (tipcf5200m000) session.
If the variant is generated in the CPQ configurator, the CPQ configurator status translates into a validation of status in LN.
Generation of customized item codes in PCM
If you use PCF, the custom item codes are generated from the Generic Item - Settings for Data Generation (tipcf3101m000) session. This is not possible for items configured with the CPQ configurator.
The CPQ configurator allows for the redaction of configuration (items, BOM and Routing) specific documents, images and (data) files (such as pdf, docx, CAD, SVC, image, test). These documents can be used in LN for further processing.
If both configurators are active, an error message is displayed if a duplicate configuration registers during import of the data from the CPQ configurator into LN.