| # Product Features by Generic Item (tipcf1101m000) Use this session to link general product features and options to generic items. The product independent features and options defined in an earlier stage, are now made product dependent. When you link features to generic items, you can also link valid constraints. Recording product features and options forms the basis for configuring product variants for the generic product in question. Product features and options serve as technical descriptions of a specific product variant derived from a generic product. When you configure a product variant, the product features linked to each generic item in this session can be further specified with the options that you recorded in the Options by Product Feature and Generic Item (tipcf1110m000) session. In principle, all options are possible if the Select Option check box is cleared in the Product Features by Generic Item (tipcf1101m000) session. Constraints help you include or exclude any options or combination of options needed in certain conditions. Select the generic item for which you want to define product features and determine the appropriate product feature for each sequence number. For this purpose, use product independent features that are recorded in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. After you link a product feature to a generic item, ERP LN automatically copies the general data of the product feature, such as the description of the product feature, the options and the language dependent descriptions, as well as the texts for product features and options, to the generic item. You can then change this data. After you select a product feature, you can define the validity period for the product feature and specify which constraint applies. You can also choose from any current standard option that is defined earlier for this product feature in the Options by Product Feature (tipcf0160m000) session. You can also add extra options or delete existing ones. Explanatory text can be entered with the text manager for the product features and options. Product features and options are automatically adopted by the lower levels in the configuration structure from the higher levels. As a result, you need not record these features on each level in the configuration structure unless you actually want to maintain these options at lower levels in the configuration structure. On the Specific menu, click Options by Product Feature to maintain options by product feature in the Options by Product Feature and Generic Item (tipcf1110m000) session. You can copy the product feature data to an existing feature within the same generic item. Options that belong to the product feature, language dependent descriptions for the feature, options, and option texts are also copied. Note Click the Text Manager button to record a detailed description for each product feature. You can view the text in the Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000) session and the text can be printed on external (sales) documents. If you change the descriptions of features and options in this session, the descriptions of configured product variants are also changed. For example, if you change the descriptions and print a sales order acknowledgement / RMA for a configured product variant, the changed descriptions occur. Related topics How to define a product model PCF procedures Generic Item The code of the generic item to which the product features apply. Note The item must be predefined in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session. Default Supply Source The source that supplies an item by default. An item can be supplied by using purchase orders, production orders, assembly orders, or warehousing orders. The default supply source determines what type of order is used to supply the item, but in general, you can override the default and specify an alternate source. This field can be used to determine what type of supply order ERP LN must create if you enter a sales order for this item and the item's inventory on hand is not sufficient. Shop Floor The item is obtained by creating a production order. Assembly The item is obtained by creating an assembly order. Purchase The item is obtained by creating a purchase order. If the item type is Manufactured or Generic, this field can be Shop Floor or Assembly. If the item type is Engineering Module, this field is Assembly and cannot be changed. If the item type is Purchased, this field is Purchase and cannot be changed. Sequence Number The sequence in which a customer can choose options for each product feature. During the configuration process the features appear on the screen in this sequence. The sequence of the features for each generic item can be chosen in a different manner than the sequence in which they are defined for the entire company. By default, ERP LN shows the last used number plus 10; thus in the sequence of 10, 20, 30 and so on. You can number product features in whatever manner you want. You must adopt these default values because intermediate numbers are important when you add product features. If you must insert a product feature between 10 and 20, you can use sequence number 15. The generic item can be made up of a maximum of 999 product features. Product Feature The product feature to be entered must be defined in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. If necessary, you can also directly enter product features in this field. Product Feature The description of the product feature. This description can be different from the general product feature's description in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. Example: car color forms a more specific description of the feature color. Effective Date Enter the effective date of the product feature. ERP LN shows the current date by default. This is the effective date for the generic item's product feature. Expiry Date Enter the expiry date. If you leave this field empty, the product feature remains valid for an indefinite time period, beginning with the effective date. This is the expiry date for the generic item's product feature. Constraint ID The constraint code to be entered must be predefined in the Generic Item - Constraint IDs (tipcf2101m000) session. Entering a constraint code is only useful if you also record a constraint with this code in the Generic Item - Constraints (tipcf2110m000) session. If you zoom to the Generic Item - Constraints (tipcf2110m000) session, you can directly define constraints for each generic item. ERP LN asks you to create a new constraint code if a constraint was not previously entered. You can use the Before Input section of the constraint to define a default option value. You can also indicate under which conditions ERP LN can enter or show the product feature during product configuration. If you use the Validation section of the constraint, you can record which conditions the option value must satisfy for the product feature. The product configurator can generate specific messages to support the configuration process. If you enter an invalid option value for the product feature, you can record the fixed option value in the Parameter Substitution section of the constraint, with the help of formulas. You can also record this value in the Before Input section of the constraint. Select Option If this check box is selected, the options that belong to this product feature must be defined separately in the Options by Product Feature and Generic Item (tipcf1110m000) session. If this check box is cleared, you can choose all possible values for this product feature if they comply with the option value domain you recorded for this product feature in the Product Feature (tipcf0150m000) session. This field indicates whether a product feature has selective options. Text If this check box is selected, text is present with additional data about the product feature for this generic item. Product Feature Descriptions by Generic Item Starts the Product Feature Descriptions (tipcf0151m000) session. Options by Product Feature Starts the Options by Product Feature (tipcf0160m000) session. |