| # Product Variant Structure (tipcf5511m000) Use this session to configure product variants. Related topics PCF procedures Product Variant The code that uniquely identifies the product variant. Option Set Identifies a set with product features and options for a generic item within the generic product structure. Generic Item The generic item in the BOM level. Level When a product is manufactured, components are assembled into subassemblies, and those subassemblies are in turn assembled into the final product. The components that go together at each stage are described in a bill of material. Each stage is one level in the bill of material. The listing of the wheel components is one level in the bill of material. The listing of the subassemblies of the bicycle is the highest level, and is frequently referred to as level zero. Example A bicycle has one frame and two wheels. The frame is made of three tubes. The wheels are each made of one rim, one hub, and 35 spokes. Generic Item The item code of the component in the generic BOM. Pos The position number of the component in the generic BOM, which allows unequivocal recognition of the generic bill of material. This number is comparable to the position number in the production bill of material. In a generic bill of material, however, several variants can be defined for each position number. By default, the LN shows the last position number used, plus 10; in other words, in the sequence 10, 20, 30, and so on. The numbering of positions is unrestricted. You must adopt these default values so that the intermediate numbers can be used to insert components. If, in retrospect, a component must be inserted between components 10 and 20, you can enter the component on position number 15. Seq. The sequence number indicates that several versions of the component for each position number can exist. For product variants, enter the sequence number within a position number of the generic bill of material. This sequence number can also be left empty. |