Product Variants (tipcf5501m000)

Use this session to display product variants. You can maintain the product variants, and the configuration of variants for sales quotations, sales orders, budgets, and projects in the Product Variant (tipcf5600m000) session.

Note: If multiple production sites are defined for a product variant, you can select a production site for the selected product variant using the Choose Configuration Production Site from the Actions menu. This option updates the item setup (ordering site, supplying relations or supply warehouse) such that supply orders are created accordingly. In case just one production site is available, this is automatically updated for the variant.

Note:

In case of Assembly, 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.

Information on product variants sourced by assembly is also stored in the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000) session.

Field Information

Product Variant

The unique identification of a product variant.

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 component must be predefined in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. From this field, you can directly record items in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.

Item Type

Select the type of item the product variant applies to.

Allowed values

Product
Purchased
Manufactured
Generic
Cost
Service
Subcontracted service
List
Tool
Equipment
Engineering module

Order System

The order system of the specified item.

Allowed values

SIC
Planned
FAS item
Manual

LN Status

The status of the product variant configuration in LN.

Allowed values

Unspecified
Initial
Configured
Partially Solved
Solved
Connection Error
Error

Reference Type

The type of order from which the product variant originates.

Allowed values

Sales Quotation: The product variant originates from a sales quotation. From the Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000) session, you can zoom to the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session.
Sales Order: The product variant originates from a sales order. From the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session, you can zoom to the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session. This reference type is also displayed if a sales quotation for a product variant is copied to a sales order in the Copy Sales Quotation (tdsls1201s000) session.
Budget: A product variant is configured and generated by running the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session. This reference type is also displayed if a product variant structure for a sales quotation is generated in the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session.
Project (PCS): The product variant originates from Project Control . After you record a project, a product variant is configured and generated by running the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session. This reference type is also displayed if a product variant structure for a sales order is generated in the Generate (Project PCS) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) session.
Standard Variant: The product variant originates from Product Configuration . When you define a new product variant in the Product Variants (tipcf5501m000) session, the reference type is automatically assigned to this product variant.
Project: The product variant originates from Budgeting or Project Planning and Requirements (PSS) in Project.
Contract Deliverables: The product variant originates from the Contract Deliverables (tppdm7100m100) session in Project .
Received Customer Order: The product variant originates from a customer order.

Reference Order

The order number referencing the order from which the product variant originates.

Reference Position

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

Alternative Sales Quotation

You can view multiple alternatives of product variants for one quotation line. The sequence number zero is assigned to the main position.

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 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.

Sold-to Business Partner

The customer for whom the product variant is configured.

Product Variant Valid

If this check box is selected, the product variant is valid.

Text

If this check box is selected, an additional text is available for the product variant.

Note: Click the text manager to create a text.

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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 CPQ configurator.

Note: If the Product Configurator (PCF) or CPQ configurator check boxes are cleared in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session, this field is not visible.

Configuration Date

The date the product variant was configured.

CPQ Configurator Variant

If this check box is selected, the product variant was configured with the CPQ Configurator.

Allowed values

CPQ Configurator

CPQ Status

The status of the configured product variant within CPQ Configurator.

Allowed values

Initial: The generation of a product variant has started in the CPQ Configurator.
Success: The product variant was generated by the CPQ Configurator and has been saved successfully.
Partial Save: The product variant was generated by the CPQ Configurator, but only partially saved.
Error: The CPQ Configurator has encountered an error during the generation of the product variant.

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 CPQ Configurator.

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.

Currency

The currency used.

Initial Reference Type

The initial reference type of the product variant.

Initial Reference Order

The initial reference type of the production order.

Sales Options Status

The status of the sales options of the specified product variant.

Allowed values

Not present
No sales options were found for the product variant.
To be processed
Sales options were found but not yet imported.
Processed
Sales options are present and usable.

Production Site

The code of the site where production is performed for the selected product variant.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Configurations by Site field is set to Active or In Preparation in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. You can set this value only if the LN Status field is set to Solved.