| # Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) 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 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. The item must have the following characteristics: The item type must have item type Generic The item must be a serialized item 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Configured by PCF If this check box is selected, this product variant was configured by using the Product Configuration module. For more information, refer to the Help of the Configure by PCF check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. 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, and in the Product Variants (tiapl3500m000) details session, under End Item in Inventory, the Standard Item field is filled, 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 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 Reference Order The code of the sales order from which the product variant originates. Reference Position The position number of the sales order line in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session. Product Variant Structures Starts the Product Variant Structures (tiapl3510m000) session. Product Variant - Assembly Lines Starts the Product Variant - Assembly Lines (tiapl3520m000) session. Purge Product Variants Starts the Purge Product Variants (tiapl3200m000) session. Generate Product Variant Structures Starts the Generate Product Variant Structures (tiapl3210m000) session. Generate Assembly Orders Starts the Generate Assembly Orders (tiapl3201m000) session. Refresh and Freeze Assembly Orders Starts the Refresh and Freeze Assembly Orders (tiapl3203m000) session. |