| Product Variant Structure (tiapl3110s000) |  |
| Use this session to view and maintain a product variant structure. A product variant structure defines the structure of a specific configured item by specifying the relations between this item and the generic items and engineering modules that make up this item. Generic sub-items can also have their own sub-items and/or engineering modules. The level below the engineering modules is specified in the flattened assembly parts, which appears in the Assembly BOM and Operations (tiapl2520m000) session. You can only change the data in the current session if the following conditions apply: Your current company is defined as master company in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. You work in Test Mode, which is also defined in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. The Assembly Status is Open. Related topics Assembly planning overview Segment schedules
Fields | Description
Product Variant | The code of the product variant for which the product variant structure is displayed.
Main Item | The generic main item that must be assembled. This item can be the end item, or a generic item between the end item and the engineering modules. The item must have the following characteristics: The item type must be Generic The item must be Serialized The item must have ordering data The item ordering system must be FAS These characteristics are defined in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session and the Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session.
Position Number | The component's position number that identifies the combination of the main item and the sub item. By default, ERP LN shows the last position number used, plus 10. This procedure provides the sequence 10, 20, 30, and so on. The numbering of positions is unrestricted. It is recommended to use the default values so that you can use intermediate numbers to insert components.
Sub Item | The generic item or engineering module that is directly below the level of the displayed main item in the product variant structure.
Item Type | The item type of the sub item. The item type is either Generic or Engineering Module.
BOM Text | If this check box is selected, a text is attached to the sub-item. This text stores additional information about the item. This text must be entered in the Generic Bill of Material (tiapl2510m000) session.
Extra Information | This field stores extra information you want to have in view at once, as opposed to the information in the BOM text. The displayed information is entered in the Generic Bill of Material (tiapl2510m000) session.