| Product variants in Order Management |  |
| In Order Management, you can generate product variants for the following item types: Generic non-FAS items. Generic FAS items that must not be stored in inventory. Standard FAS items that must be stored in inventory. Note In ERP LN, an item of type generic cannot be stored in inventory. To store a finished generic FAS item in inventory, you must associate the generic item with a standard item. Both items represent the same physical item. In Assembly Control, you use the generic item. In Sales Control and Warehouse Management, you use the associated standard item. For more information, refer to Store finished generic items - Setup. For FAS items, the Configure by PCF check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session determines whether you must configure the item in Product Configuration or whether ERP LN automatically generates a product variant for the item in the Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) session. To link product variants In the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) and Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000) sessions, a product variant can be linked as follows: By configuring a product variant from these sessions. By inserting an existing product variant in the Product Variant field.
Item order system | Store generic item in inventory? | Associated item | Item on sales order/quotation | Configure by PCF parameter | Configure product variant | Select product variant from session: | Comments
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Non-FAS | Not applicable | Not applicable | Generic | Not applicable | Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) | Product Variants (tipcf5501m000) | -
FAS | No | No | Generic | Selected | Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) | Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) | -
FAS | No | No | Generic | Cleared | Not applicable | Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) | The product variant is automatically generated.
FAS | Yes | Yes | Standard | Selected | Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) | Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) | -
FAS | Yes | Yes | Standard | Cleared | Not applicable | Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) | The product variant is automatically generated.
To update sales order/quotation lines When you insert an existing product variant on the sales order/quotation line, the following fields are updated on the sales order/quotation line:
Effectivity Unit | For standard and generic FAS items with an effectivity unit linked to the product variant in Assembly Planning (APL).
Warehouse | For standard FAS items.
Work Center | For generic FAS items.
Sales Price | -
Serial Number | Is updated when the linked assembly order is sequenced. The sales order cannot be released to Warehouse Management without this number.
Cost Price | Is updated after you do one of the following: Click Calculate Cost Prices in the Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) session. Freeze the assemby order.
To update product variants When you change the Planned Delivery Date or the Order Date/ Quotation Date on the sales order/quotation line, the following fields are updated on the linked product variant:
Changed field on sales order/quotation line | Updated field on product variant | Update restrictions
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Planned Delivery Date | Requested Offline Date | None
Planned Delivery Date | Planned Offline Date | Product variant status is Open. No assembly orders exist.
Planned Delivery Date | Product Configuration Date | Product variant status is Open. No assembly orders exist. The Configuration Date (PCS) is set to Delivery Date in the Sales Parameters (tdsls0100s000) session. The product variant is not configured by Product Configuration.
Order Date/ Quotation Date | Product Configuration Date | Product variant status is Open. No assembly orders exist. The Configuration Date (PCS) is set to Order Date in the Sales Parameters (tdsls0100s000) session. The product variant is not configured by Product Configuration.
To unlink product variants On the sales order/quotation line, you can unlink a product variant. Unlinking does not remove the product variant, but removes only the reference to the sales order or quotation on the product variant and on the assembly order, if applicable. In the Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) and Product Variants (tipcf5501m000) sessions, the Reference Type remains Sales Order or Sales Quotation. The unlinked product variant can be reused by another sales order/quotation. Note For FAS items, the following are applicable: In the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0100s000) session, the Allow Assembly Orders for Unsold Product Variants check box determines when you can unlink product variants. If a standard FAS item is rejected during warehouse inspection, the product variant status changes to Canceled. You can then cancel the linked sales order line or remove the product variant from the sales order line. If required, you can link another product variant. Related topics Configurator (introduction) Assembly planning overview Store finished generic items - Setup Line sequencing and rule types in Assembly Control |