Product Variant (tipcf5600m000)

Use this session to generate a product variant identification code for a specific configuration of a generic item. This product variant stores the options selected by the customer.

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.

With the product variant code, you can generate various variants for a generic item. The code is a unique identification of a specific product variant. The code can originate from the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session that can be activated from Sales Control, Project Control, and Budgeting.

You can also start this session manually if a customer wants information about options and prices without any obligation. In the implementation stage of the product model, the session is used to test whether the product model is in accordance with the operational situation.

Note:

If you click Configure Product Variant, you can maintain the product variant options in the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session.
If you click Validate Product Variants you can validate the product variant in the Validate Product Variants (tipcf5200m000) session.

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.

The tabs in this session refer to:

Product Variant Option Sets (tipcf5510m000)
Product Variant Options (tipcf5520m000)
Product Variant Sales Price Structure (tipcf5530m000)
Product Variant Purchase Price Structure (tipcf5535m000)

Field Information

Product Variant

The code of the product variant.

Text

If this check box is selected, a text is present with more data about the product variant. The text can be displayed and maintained if you click the Text Manager.

Item

The code of the configurable item.

The item code must be defined in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.

Item Type

The item type of the selected item.

Order System

The default order system for the item.

Note: The Planned order system only applies if the default supply source is Repetitive.

Configuration Group

The configurable item 's default configuration group.

Type

The reference type indicates the product variant's reference. A product variant can relate to a sales quotation, sales order, budget, project (from Project Control (PCS) or Project ), contract deliverable, or it can concern a standard variant.

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.

Order

The order number of the reference type, such as the sales quotation, sales order, budget, and the project to which the product variant refers.

Position

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

Sold-to Business Partner

Select the sold-to business partner.

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.

Configuration Date

The date the product variant was configured.

Status

The status of the product variant configuration in LN.

Allowed values

Unspecified
Initial
Configured
Partially Solved
Solved
Connection Error
Error

Valid

This field indicates whether the product variant is validated by the product configurator. A product variant is valid if all product features have valid option values.

CPQ Configurator Variant

If this check box is selected, the product variant selected is generated using the CPQ Configurator.

Sales Options Status

The status of the sales options for the product variant selected.

Allowed values

Not present
Sales options are not present for the product variant.
To be processed
Sales options must be processed before the product variant can be used in logistical processes. You can process sales options in the Process Sales Configurations (tipcf5205m000) session.
Processed
Sales options have been processed.

CPQ Status

The status of product variant in the 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.

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.

Image

The graphic representation of the configured item.

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.