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   <Header>
      <Title>Product variants in Warehousing</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2589466">
         <Level1>Product variants in Warehousing</Level1>
         <Level2>Product variants in Sales, To sell multiples of a product variant</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>This topic describes the effect of a sales order line for an
		assembly item with an order quantity greater than one in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>. LN displays the product
		variant in the inbound and outbound procedure of manufactured FAS items. The
		manufactured FAS items must use serial numbers in inventory to enable LN to recognize each
		individual assembled item in stock. The product variant is stored in the
		specification. You must use handling units to link the received serial number
		and product variant in the specifications to the <Emphasis>to be
		shipped</Emphasis> serials and specification in the outbound
		procedure.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can sell multiples of one single configuration, with the
		configured item to be built on an assembly line. For order quantity greater
		than one, LN creates
		several assembly orders linked to one sales order line. To identify the product
		variant, the various assembly orders and the sales order line have the same <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000455" role="glossary">specification</Link>, Specifications are enabled when the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0100s000#tiapl000.smsc" role="manual">Sell Multiples of Same Configuration</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0500m000" role="session">Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000)</GUIRef> session is selected.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to the following:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000516" role="manual">To sell multiples of product variants for assembly</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000517" role="manual">Assembly items</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">Product variants in Sales</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>If an ordered quantity on a sales order line is greater then
		one, the sales order line contains a product variant which will hold the
		configuration for the ordered quantity. The product variant is linked to the
		Specification.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If the ordered quantity for item <Emphasis>car</Emphasis> is
		  10, it implies that these 10 cars have exactly same unique configuration. In LN, the 10 cars will
		  have the same product variant.</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>Irrespective of the quantity on the sales order line, the
		  quantity specified on an assembly order is always 1.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>In case the ordered quantity for item <Emphasis>car</Emphasis> is 10, 10 assembly orders, each for 1 car, are created. This also
		  implies that multiple assembly orders can have the same product variant
		  reference.</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>In case the ordered quantity is greater then one, the serial
		  number is not recorded on the sales order line. The specification that contains
		  the variant is used to match the sales issue with the assembled end item in
		  stock.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Supported by LN</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The following are supported by LN:</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>
               <Emphasis>Assembly to Order with Stock
			 Point</Emphasis>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>A customer orders a specific configuration of an assembly
			 item, but at completion, the assembled item is put into inventory first before
			 delivery to the customer.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For this scenario, a sales order is entered for a product
			 variant, the assembly order is processed, and the end item is received in
			 stock. Note that in the receipt procedure, the inspection step can lead to an
			 adjustment order with negative quantity only when the item is rejected or
			 destroyed during inspection. A handling unit must be generated during the
			 receipt procedure from the product variant in the specification and the serial
			 of the inbound line originating from LN <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>. The handling unit stores the unique
			 serial number and variant for the item.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>After closing of the assembly order, the sales order is
			 processed and stock is issued with the outbound procedure. The outbound line
			 has the product variant in the specification that originates from LN Sales and is related
			 to the same product variant as the receipts that are completed for the assembly
			 order. During generation of the outbound advice, the specifications in stock
			 are matched with the specifications of the sales order line by checking the
			 product variant. In the picking and shipment procedure also, the product
			 variant of the ‘sales order line specification’ will be visible.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>
               <Emphasis>Assembly to Order (Deliver from
			 Line)</Emphasis>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>The customer orders a specific configuration of an assembly
			 item. When the assembly is completed, this item is shipped directly from the
			 assembly line to the customer.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>
               <Emphasis>Assembly to Stock/Sell from
			 Stock</Emphasis>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Based on a forecast, a specific configuration is build and
			 put into inventory. Afterwards, this item is sold and shipped from inventory
			 against actual sales orders.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For this scenario, the assembly order is triggered by a
			 forecast and not by a sales order. The issuing sales order is not linked to
			 assembly. When the sales order is created, the inventory with the same product
			 variant is issued from the warehouse.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>For scenario 1 (Assembly to Order with Stock Point) and 3
		  (Assembly to Stock/Sell from Stock) where a configured assembled item
		  (Manufactured/Assembly item) can be put into inventory, the sales order line
		  for a configured assembly item can have an order quantity of more than one.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For scenario 2 {Assembly to Order (Deliver from Line)}, the
		  sales order line quantity is still limited to one piece. In this case, a
		  Generic/FAS (Final Assembly Scheduling) item must be used on the sales order
		  line. The item cannot be put into the inventory</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Prerequisites</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To sell multiples of a product variant you must do the
		following:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.asci" role="manual">Assembly Control (ASC)</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000" role="session">Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0100s000#tiapl000.smsc" role="manual">Sell Multiples of Same Configuration</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0500m000" role="session">Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>
               <Emphasis>Note</Emphasis>
            </Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListItem>
                  <Paragraph>You must use handling units for manufactured FAS items
				  if you select the parameter <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0100s000#tiapl000.smsc" role="manual">Sell Multiples of Same Configuration</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <Paragraph>If <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.alhp" role="manual">Allocation and Hard Pegging</GUIRef> is used, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000#whwmd210.alle" role="manual">Allocation Level</GUIRef> must be <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/wmd.alle#physical.item" role="option">Physical Item</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000)</GUIRef> session for manufactured FAS item.</Paragraph>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Allocation Buffers</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You must enable <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.alhp" role="manual">Allocation and Hard Pegging</GUIRef> to create allocation
		buffers. You can create allocation buffers for product variants to reserve or
		allocate inventory. The allocation buffers can be generated or entered
		manually. You can generate allocation buffers from the following
		places:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>Planning run in EP</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Sales Order Line entry</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Assembly Order Planning</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>When an allocation buffer is created for a product variant, the
		on-hand inventory of the product variant without allocation is decreased, and
		the on-hand inventory of the product variant with the allocation, (as specified
		for the allocation buffer) is increased. Also, the inventory in allocation
		buffer is increased for the product variant with the new
		allocation.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Allocation buffers for product variants can be created only if
		  there is available unallocated on-hand inventory for the required product
		  variant.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Generate Outbound Advice</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The inventory on hand for product variants of manufactured FAS
		items is always Handling Unit inventory. Therefore, outbound advice treats
		these product variants of manufactured FAS items as if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000#whwmd210.alle" role="manual">Allocation Level</GUIRef> is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/wmd.alle#physical.item" role="option">Physical Item</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000#whwmd210.alle" role="manual">Allocation Level</GUIRef> to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/domains/wmd.alle#physical.item" role="option">Physical Item</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000)</GUIRef> session for manufactured FAS item.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>During outbound advice generation, the handling units are
		searched for as follows:</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>LN searches for handling units that have correct specification contents. The
			 specification contents of the handling units must be one-to-one equal to the
			 specification contents of the outbound order line. If everything is not
			 advised, step 2 is carried out.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>If the specification of the outbound order line has contents
			 without allocations, (for example, only product variant), outbound advice
			 process does not search any further.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>If the specification of the outbound order line contains
			 allocations and also has other contents, such as product variant, outbound
			 advice searches for handling units with the same specification contents, but
			 without allocations, contents, having available allocation buffer inventory in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2519m000" role="session">Inventory by Specification (whwmd2519m000)</GUIRef> session. Quantity up to the Inventory in
			 allocation buffer can be advised.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Paragraph>When the outbound advice is created, the location allocated
		inventory is increased in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2519m000" role="session">Inventory by the Specification (whwmd2519m000)</GUIRef> session. The allocation buffer location
		allocated inventory is also increased when part of the allocation buffer
		inventory is advised.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Adjustment and Cycle Counting Order Lines</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The new field Product Variant is maintainable only for negative
		inventory changes. Therefore, lost manufactured FAS items can be removed from
		the administrative system.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000516" role="manual">To sell multiples of product variants for assembly</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000517" role="manual">Assembly items</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">Product variants in Sales</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>