| # How to test the product model You can carry out the following steps to check whether the selected options when configuring a generic item result in a product variant with the correct product structure, routing, and item data. Step 1. Product Configurator You can start the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session from the Project Control module, the Sales Control module, or the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session. The product configurator is used to define which features and options are chosen by the customer. Note If you start the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session from the Product Variants (tipcf5101s000) session, you cannot generate a product variant structure. Step 2. If applicable, define projects If the Order Policy field for the generic item in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session is To Order, you are using Project Control (PCS) for Product Configuration (PCF). In that case, define a project in the Projects (tipcs2101m000) session that is used in the product structure of the product variant. If the Order Policy field for the generic item in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session is Anonymous, standard items are generated instead of customized items, which means that items are configured without PCS projects. Consequently, you do not need to define projects. Step 3. Generate project structure for product variant You can use the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session, the Generate (Project PCS) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) session, or the Generate (Budget PCS) Structure for Sales Quotations (tdsls1201m100) session to generate the product variant structure. If the Order Policy field for the generic item in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session is To Order, you must enter the project defined in step 2 in the Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000) session as the project for which a product variant structure must be generated. If the Order Policy field for the generic item in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session is Anonymous, no project is required, and you can leave the field empty. Step 4. Generic BOMs and generic routing Check the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session and the Generic Routing (tipcf3120m000) session to check if the selected options result in a product variant with the correct product structure, routing, and item data. |