raj@sapkan.org Steps for SD Variant Configuration in Detail.

SAP SD Variant configuration overview using motorbike product as an e.g. the procedure is as follows:
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Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002) Create Charateristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc

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Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for)

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Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass ( Type 300) in characteristics tab page.

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Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment ie assign Zbikclass.

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Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save

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Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

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Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save

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Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

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Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition)(For Std RVA001 Pricing Procedure) enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.

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This specially dedicated to Variant and ECM.

Variant Configuration is useful if you have a large number of combination of parts that go into a product. It means different permutations and combinations of the parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each possible combination of parts, you require a large number of material numbers. Usually involves Make to Order Production Process Examples: A customer ordering a computer can choose different combinations of monitor, CPU, keyboard. A customer ordering a car can choose different combinations of accessories and color.in a business involving steel manufacturing, the customer may order steel involving different physical properties like tensile strength, diameter. Variant configuration is integrated with the following applications: CA LO PP PP PP PP Classification Material Master Bill of Material Routings Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Production Orders Master Recipes

PPu2013PI CO SD SD MM Costing Sales

Conditions Purchasing

Configuration settings for VC OMS2: In definition of KMAT Material Type, indicator u2018Material is Configurableu2019 is set Other mat. Types like FERT (Fin Prod) can also be used if the indicator is set in material master

VOV4: Item Category determination is set to determine item category TAC Condition types VA00 and VA01 (%) are available in Standard SAP for Variant Pricing

The requirement class controls the MRP and the requirements consumption strategy as well as the relevancy for planning, settlement profile for costing. Requirements type KEK is determined for strategy group 25 and also for item category TAC. CT04: Create characteristics Data type can be CHAR, NUM, DATE, TIME, CURR Tables / Structures whose filed values can be changed by dependencies: SDCOM - Communication between SD and Variant Configuration

VCSD_UPDATE - Table for Updating Sales Documents from the Configuration MMCOM, STPO, PLPO, PLFH, PLFL Tables / Structures whos filed values can be read by dependencies: VBAK, VBAP, VBKD, VBPA_AG, VBPA_WE, VBPA_RE, VBPA_RG VEDA, MAEPV, MAAPV CT04: Create characteristics Object dependencies like pre conditions, selection condition, action, procedures can be created for characteristics Object dependencies like pre conditions, action, procedure can be created for characteristic values CL01 /CL02: Create class under class type 300 for Variants Assign the characteristics to the class. During Material Master creation for Super BoM, this class will be used in the Classification view

see the following step which may help for config. matrl

1. Create Characteristics by using T - code /NCT04 2. Create Classes by using T - code /NCL01 3. Create Configurable Material by using T - code /NMMK1 4. Create BOM for Configurable Material by using T - code /NCS01 5. Create Class for Configurable Material by using T - code /NCL01 6. Create Finish Materials by using T - Code /NMMF1 7. Create Semi Finish Materials by using T - code /NMMB1 8. Create Raw Materials by using T - code /NMMR1 9. Create BOM for Semi Finish and Finish Materials by using T - code /NCS01 10. Create Cost Center 11.Create Work Center 12.Create Routing for Semi Finish and Finish Materials by using T - code /NCA01 13. Assign the Routings by using T -code /NMM02 14. Create Configuration Profile by using T - Code /NCU41 15. Assign Objects/Classes to Class by using T - code /NCL24N. Consider only Classes of type 200, i.e., Characteristics Classes.

Enter Class and Class Type.

Then, click on New Assignment, select Material, continue.

Then, enter materials in the specified space.

16. Change Configurable Material using T - Code /NMM02

Next is Planning Procedure.

1. Create Customer Independent Requirements using T - code /NMD81 2. Run Make - To - Order Planning, Multi Level using T - Code /NMD50 3. Check Stock/Requirements List using /NMD04. Then, convert Planned Order to Production Order.