| # Product Variant (tiapl3100s000) Use this session to display or maintain the configuration, reference, price, and status information of the product variants that were created from sales orders, and product variants that were entered manually. A product variant stores the data of a configured item, or of multiple configured items that belong to the same product structure. The data that is stored is, for example, the roll-off line for the assembly order, the requested and planned offline date, and so on. The product variant represents all the configured items that make up a configured product structure. Any reference made to a configured item is made by way of the product variant. When a sales order is entered, a corresponding product variant is created automatically. The bill of material (BOM) relations to generic sub-items are solved, based on the item's template, which is defined in the Generic Bill of Material (tiapl2510m000) session, and according to the defined effective dates and units. Because product variants contain data from production and sales, the product variant is updated, as far as the progress of the production process permits, if this data is changed. You can only change the data in the current session if your current company is defined as master company, and you work in Test Mode, which is defined in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. Note Refer to the To Be Deleted check box for information on how to delete a product variant. Related topics Assembly planning overview To store finished generic items Product Variant A unique configuration or specification of a generic or standard item. The specification results from the configuration process and includes information such as feature options, company, and assembly line. Example If your item is a bike, you can have three product variants: A red bike produced on assembly line one. A blue bike produced on assembly line two. A red bike produced on assembly line two. In this example, color and line are product variant options. This code is generated, based on the value of the Product Variant Number Group field in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. Configuration Item The generic item that must be assembled. This is the generic item that is specified on the sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. Assembly Line The code of the assembly line on which the generic item must be assembled. The assembly line is an effective actualized roll-off line, which is read from the Generic Item - Assembly Line (tiapl2500m000) session. Configured by PCF If this check box is selected, this product variant was configured by using the Product Configuration module. Product Variant Text If this check box is selected, a text exists with additional information. Related topics To use texts Reference Sell Multiples of Same Configuration If this check box is selected, a sales order line with this product variant can have an order quantity greater than one. An assembly order always has order quantity one. More than one assembly order can be needed to fulfill one sales order line. The setting of this check box is derived from the setting of the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session at the moment of creation . When you create a product variant, ERP LN sets this check box to the value of the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. The setting of this field remains unchanged if you later select or clear that check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. ERP LN was designed in this way to allow you to change the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session without disrupting existing orders. Related topics To sell multiples of product variants for assembly Reference Type The type of the demand order from which the product variant originates. This field can have the following values: Sales Quotation The product variant is configured for a sales quotation. Sales Order The product variant is configured for a sales order. Standard Variant The product variant is a standard variant. Pseudo Order The product variant is a pseudo order. A pseudo order represents forecast demand. If you manually entered a product variant, the product variant's reference type is Pseudo Order. Reference Order The code of the sales order from which the product variant originates. If the product variant is entered manually, this field displays value 0. Reference Position The position number of the sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. If the product variant is entered manually, this field displays value 0. Alternative Sales Quotation This field is not used. Product Configuration Date The date that is used to determine which flattened assembly parts and operations are effective for the current product variant. ERP LN determines the product configuration date based on the value of the Configuration Date (PCS) parameter in the Sales Parameters (tdsls0100s000) session. This date can be based on the order date or delivery date as displayed in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. This date can also be based on date on which the product variant is configured. Effectivity Unit Effectivity Unit The effectivity unit that is linked to the product variant. If the product variant originates from a sales order, this unit is entered on the sales order and copied to the product variant. Note The code of the unit can differ by company, while the configuration to which these numbers refer remains the same. The configuration to which the unit refers is identified by a unit item, a unit series code, and a unit sequence number. This data actually stores the configuration, and must be set up in each company in which unit effectivity is used. The unit that is entered on the sales order, and copied to the product variant, is only a reference to these data, and can, therefore, differ by company. Related topics Overview of unit effectivity Unit Series / Sequence The unit series to which the effectivity unit belongs and the sequence number of the effectivity unit in the unit series. Requested Offline Date The date on which the product must come offline. If the product variant originates from a sales order, this date is copied from the Planned Delivery Date field in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. If the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box is cleared, changes in this date are communicated to Assembly Control for the assembly order on the roll-off line, if the Assembly Status has reached the status Planned or is beyond that status. Note If the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box is selected, this field is empty, because new assembly orders can be created for this product variant at any time. Prices Configuration Based Sales Price The sales price of the configured item. This price is copied from the generic item that is effective on the Product Configuration Date. The price is displayed in the Sales Price field of the Generic Item - Assembly Line (tiapl2100s000) session. Sales Price Currency The currency in which the Configuration Based Sales Price is expressed. This currency is copied from the generic item that is effective on the Product Configuration Date. The currency is displayed in the Sales Price Currency field of the Generic Item - Assembly Line (tiapl2100s000) session. Configuration Based Cost Price The cost price of the configured item. Sales Price Currency The currency in which the Configuration Based Cost Price is expressed. Status Assembly Status If one assembly order is linked to the product variant, this field displays the status of that assembly order. If, in case of a multisite assembly model, multiple assembly orders are linked to the product variant, this field displays the assembly order status that was reached or surpassed by all of these assembly orders. If no assembly orders have been generated for the product variant, the assembly status is Open. Note If, in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session, the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box is selected, this field has the fixed value of Open. Planned Offline Date The date when the product variant is planned to come offline. This date is calculated when assembly orders are generated. If an assembly order is moved, the orders are remixed and offset again. The Planned Offline Date is modified accordingly. The default date is equal to the Requested Offline Date, which is copied from the sales order, if the product variant originates from a sales order. When the assembly orders are planned, the Planned Offline Date receives its calculated value. Note If the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box is selected, this field is empty, because new assembly orders can be created for this product variant at any time. Serial Number The serial number of the assembly order that is linked to the product variant. In a multisite environment, an assembly order is created for each logistic company, and the displayed serial number is the number of the last assembly order, which corresponds to the top-level configured item. Note If the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box is selected, this field is empty, because multiple serial numbers can be created for this product variant. Product Variant Structure generated If this check box is selected, the BOM structure for this product variant is solved, which means that ERP LN has determined which assembly parts and operations are required for each engineering module. The specific configuration of the product variant is solved, based on the effective dates and units. The result appears in the Assembly BOM and Operations (tiapl2520m000) session. This check box is selected when the Generate Product Variant Structures (tiapl3210m000) has processed the current product variant. Assembly Parts Allocated If this check box is selected, the assembly parts that are required for this product variant are allocated in Warehouse Management. As a result, the product variant is not considered in the calculation of the assembly part requirements, which is executed when you run the Calculate Assembly Part Requirements (tiapl2221m000) session. Note If the Calculate Assembly Part Requirements (tiapl2221m000) session is run, the allocation status as displayed by the current check box is first updated from Assembly Control, for all companies in the selection range of that session. This check box is only selected in the following circumstances: The parts were allocated by Assembly Control, and not by Assembly Planning. The parts were allocated for all assembly lines and assembly orders that are related to the product variant. In this case all the Assembly Parts Allocated check boxes for all assembly lines and orders are selected for this product variant in the Product Variant - Assembly Lines (tiapl3520m000) session. If this check box is cleared, Assembly Planning calculates the assembly part requirements for the assembly lines and orders whose parts are not yet allocated by Assembly Control. The allocation of the assembly parts by Assembly Planning differs from the allocation by Assembly Control, because allocation by Assembly Planning is less detailed and has a higher performance for large volumes. To Be Deleted If this check box is selected, the product variant is deleted when you run the Purge Product Variants (tiapl3200m000) session, and no references to a corresponding sales order exist. ERP LN deletes the following types of data: Product variants Product variant structures The relations between the product variants and the assembly lines, which appear in the Product Variant - Assembly Lines (tiapl3520m000) session You can only select or clear this check box if the following conditions are met: You work in test mode, which is the case when the Test Mode check box is selected in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0100s000) session. The Reference Type is Pseudo Order. The Assembly Status is Open. In the following cases, this check box is selected automatically, and is unavailable for the user: The corresponding sales order is deleted, which is only possible if no assembly orders exist for the product variant. The Assembly Status is Closed. Note You cannot delete a product variant directly. To delete a product variant, you must run the Purge Product Variants (tiapl3200m000) session. End Item in Inventory Standard Item The standard item that is associated with the generic end item. If a generic item is stored in inventory, you must define two items to represent the same physical item: a generic item that you use in Assembly Control and a standard item that you use in Warehouse Management. Related topics To store finished generic items Standard Item Warehouse The warehouse where the end item is stored. Related topics To store finished generic items |