Variant Configuration Process

Variant BOM Configuration Process- MAIL & Unisoft Team-Pune Jun 3, 2010
Presentation on
MAIL Variant Configuration Process in SAP

Jun 3, 2010
Contents

- Creation of characteristics and defining its values
- Creation of classes using characteristics
- Creation of KMAT Material
- Assigning classes to KMAT Material
- Defining Super BOM for KMAT Material
- Defining dependencies for components of super BOM
- Creation of FERT
- Assigning classes to FERT
- Assigning KMAT to FERT and select configuration of FERT
- Creation of Sales order by selecting KMAT
- After selection of characteristics jump to FERT
-Generate sales BOM (from super BOM) and forward to production order
MAIL will have 3 KMAT material types
(at this stage)

1. ECP3
2. ECO28
3. ECO32

In future, if additional series added new KMAT type
will be generated.

For ECP3 KMAT Type, created 1 class :

1. CM_MAIL

Class CM_MAIL

Characteristics and their values follows:
Stack Lengths
Characteristics of Class CM_MAIL
Characteristic name
Characteristic Values
Poles Number
Construction form evaluation
Flying Wheel
Voltage
Frequency(HZ)
Power Rating(KVA)
RPM
Stack lengths
Poles number
Construction form evaluation
Flying wheel
Voltage (Leads)
Frequency
Power rating
RPM
CM_MAIL
Characteristics defined (along with their values) are :
Class name given :
Definition of class : CM_MAIL
There is only CLASS defined as shown

1) CM_MAIL (Characteristics)

Defining KMAT Configurable Material MODEL ECP3 N

Steps :

- Define Super BOM (all the Components required to produce the ECP 3 NSeries)
- Assign classes
- Define Object Dependency (OD) to particular component (listed in Super BOM)

After creating class, created one KMAT material : MODEL ECP3 N
and assigned class defined earlier as below -
KMAT Material
Classes assigned
Characteristics of classes
Defined KMAT material and assigned classes
KMAT ECP3N
Class CM-MAIL
Characteristics
Defined Super BOM for KMAT Material MODEL ECP3

KMAT Material
Super BOM
Right mark on OD column
Defines some dependency
No right mark indicates
Component is common for
ECP3 series
KMAT
Super BOM
Object
Dependency
OD has been defined as :
STACKLENGTH='1s'and mpHASE='1'and MOUNTING='SAE 3/10'and POLESNUMBER='4
Defining dependency for particular material listed in Super BOM
This particular component will be picked up
From super BOM when this combination
Is selected by user
STACKLENGTH='1s'and mpHASE='1'and
MOUNTING='SAE 3/10'and POLESNUMBER='4
Creation of FERT CODE STEP 1
One FERT Code created 31900100 (of ECP 3 N series)
Assigned all the classes created to this FERT code using Classification view
FERT CODE With Class
Characteristics
Assigned KMAT material (MODEL ECP3 N) using MRP3 view
Kmat ECP3
N Assign in
MRP 3
Selection of all characteristics and their values of the particular FERT.
(It will create link which will help jumping to FERT when we select characteristics while
Creating sales order)
FERT code
Configuration selection
FERT CODE
Characteristics & Values
All configuration set..

Creation of sales order
Select KMAT (configurable material ) MODEL ECP 3 N in Sales order (for ECP 3 type
alternator), enter quantity

Creation of Sales order (for ECP 3 Nseries alternator) STEP 1
KMAT MODEL ECP3
Quantity
KMAT
Creation of Sales order (for ECP 3N series alternator) STEP 2
Select all the configuration (characteristic and their values) referring the customer order
Screen 1 Characteristic & values

Creation of Sales order (for ECP 3 series alternator) STEP 3
Select all the configuration (characteristic and their values) referring the customer order
Screen 2 Characteristic & values
After selecting all the characteristic
and their values, Click on Variant
Matching as shown by arrow mark.
Considering the characteristic & values
selected, system will automatically
jump to the FERT Code 319100100
(for which weve created all the
configuration in previous slides)
Once system jumps to suitable FERT code (considering the characteristics, which
decides FERT code), other characteristics like Frequency , RPM , Power Rating(KVA),
flying wheel , Dew Heater & other parameters can be selected,

After selecting all the characteristic save that particular sales order. Now it all required
characteristics to produce one alternator as per customer requirement.
Creation of Sales order (for ECP 3 series alternator) STEP 4
SYSTEM WILL NOW GENERATE SALES BOM FOR THE
ALTERNATOR AS PER CHARACTERISTICS SELECTED
AND THE SAME WILL BE REFERRED TO GENERATE
PRODUCTION ORDER.
These are
Components ,
which are
required to
produce one
Alternator as
per Sales Order
Required
These are the
Classes
Sales BOM generated for the alternator (as per customer order)
referring which production order will be released.
Key Points
1. There will only 3 KMAT material types for MAIL at this juncture as MAIL will be
producing these 3 series only
2. If new series is added in future, new KMAT code to be added
3. Change in bill of material will have a new FERT code
4. Characteristics like Stack length, Poles number, Phase and mounting will be
deciding factor for new FERT code. If any of the value changes, there will be new
FERT code
5. Change in values of characteristics like voltage, frequency, RPM will not affect the
FERT code.
6. FERT codes to be entered in system using the procedure described at once.
7. System will always automatically jump to the FERT code already defined in
system if characteristics matches
8. If required characteristic doesnt matches to the existing FERT code, it means
user needs to generate create new FERT code for that specific configuration.
THANK YOU.

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