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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000561" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Advanced Configurator</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2358316">
         <Level1>advance configurator</Level1>
         <Level2>configurator</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000421" role="glossary">BuyDesign</Link> advanced configurator is an interactive
		configurator which is integrated with ERP Enterprise. The
		configurator is user-friendly. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.pcfi" role="manual">Product Configurator (PCF)</GUIRef> module stores the
		configuration information required to handle the manufacturing process.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To set up the advanced configurator, complete the following
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000" role="session">Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>To enable the advanced configurator functionality, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.acfg" role="manual">Advanced Configurator Integration</GUIRef> check box. This
		  field is enabled only when the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.pcfi" role="manual">Product Configurator (PCF)</GUIRef> check box is
		  selected.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0120m000" role="session">Advanced Configurator Profiles (tipcf0120m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Specify the profile used for the advanced configurator. The
		  profile defines the language and the view of the model of the
		  configurator.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0125m000" role="session">Advanced Configurator User Profiles (tipcf0125m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem> 
            <List>
               <ListItem>Specify the default profile as part of the user profile.
				The user profile overrides the profile defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000" role="session">Advanced Configurator Settings (tipcf0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Before starting sales order configuration ERP Enterprise checks
				for the confirmation of the user. When you start the advanced configurator, by
				default the profile defined in the user profile or Item settings is executed.
				The authorized user can override the default profile, by selecting a different
				profile from the list of profiles defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0120m000" role="session">Advanced Configurator Profiles (tipcf0120m000)</GUIRef> session. You can use either the defaulted or manually
				changed profile to start the BuyDesign configurator.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000" role="session">Advanced Configurator Settings (tipcf0110m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>To enable the advanced configurator settings for the company,
		  item group or the item, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000#tipcf010.acfg" role="manual">Configured by Advanced Configurator</GUIRef> check box. You
		  can define the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000#tipcf010.spec" role="manual">Specific Settings</GUIRef> such as, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000#tipcf010.bcur" role="manual">Currency</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000#tipcf010.aurl" role="manual">Application URL</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf0110m000#tipcf010.prid" role="manual">Profile</GUIRef>. It is very important that the settings
		  defined in ERP Enterprise must be in sync with the settings of the advanced
		  configurator.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To configure an item using the BuyDesign advanced
		  configurator, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4101m000" role="session">Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Create a sales order line, select the configurable item and
		  confirm the configuration of the product. The BuyDesign advanced configurator
		  starts in new Web user interface page and the options defined for the model in
		  BuyDesign are displayed. <List>
               <ListIntro>Apart from the sales order lines in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/sales" role="package">Sales</GUIRef> package,
				the product variant can configured using below sessions:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls1501m000" role="session">Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5501m000" role="session">Product Variants (tipcf5501m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3500m000" role="session">Product Variants (tiapl3500m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1510m000" role="session">Element Budget (Material Lines) (tpptc1510m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc2110m000" role="session">Activity Budget (Material Lines) (tpptc2110m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/est/tpest2100m000" role="session">Estimate Lines (tpest2100m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/pss/tppss6815m000" role="session">Planned PRP Warehouse Orders (tppss6815m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>BuyDesign configurator Web UI</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>You can view the product features, options, images of the
		  options and also the final image of the model as defined in BuyDesign. Select
		  the required options to configure the product. The BuyDesign configurator also
		  provides you the final price of the item. Save the data and close the
		  configurator. The product variant is created. If the features and options
		  configured in Buydesign are not available in ERP Enterprise, then
		  they are created after the configuration. However, only the options or features
		  which are selected are integrated, but not the options which are not selected
		  in the model.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5101s000" role="session">Product Variants (tipcf5101s000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Review the status of the product variant in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5101s000#tipcf500.acfs" role="manual">Advanced Configurator Status</GUIRef> field. Review the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5101s000#tipcf500.acfv" role="manual">Advanced Configurator Variant</GUIRef> field, the check box
		  must be checked for the variants created using the advanced
		  configurator.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The sales price is calculated by the BuyDesign. The product
		  variant created in the advanced configurator and the features, options, option
		  sets (PCF levels) of the product variant are stored in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.pcfi" role="manual">Product Configurator (PCF)</GUIRef> module.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>You can configure, reconfigure, modify or delete the product
		  variant. After the product variant is created, you can continue with the
		  standard sales and manufacturing process if required.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>