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<Session ID="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5120m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Product Configurator (tipcf5120m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to configure a specific <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#ProducVarian_td" role="glossary">product variant</Link> by choosing
		  from the available <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100001" role="glossary">options</Link> for each product
		  feature. After a product variant is configured, you can generate the <Link href="/baanerp/cf/glossary/glossary#000032" role="glossary">product variant structure</Link> in
		  the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs2220m000" role="session">Generate (Project) Structure for Product Variant (tipcs2220m000)</Link> session on the basis of the generic product structure
		  and the chosen product variant options.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You can activate the product configuraton in one of the
			 following sessions:</ListIntro>
            <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/td/sls/tdsls1501m000" role="session">Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4101m000" role="session">Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000)</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/pss/tppss6815m000" role="session">Planned PRP Warehouse Orders (tppss6815m000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/est/tpest2100m000" role="session">Estimate Lines (tpest2100m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>You can configure <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#ProducVarian_td" role="glossary">product variants</Link> that contain purchased <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000440" role="glossary">configurable items</Link>. You can use a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000440" role="glossary">configurable item</Link> to create a item structure that can hold a configurable purchased
		  sub-assembly. The purchased sub-assembly is issued at the assembly line like
		  other assembly parts.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>For more information on procuring purchased <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000440" role="glossary">configurable items</Link> in Assembly Control module, refer to</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000530" role="manual">Procuring configured items in Assembly Control - Master Data Setup</Link>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000535" role="manual">Procuring configured items in Assembly Control - BOM setup</Link>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000540" role="manual">Product variants - Purchased configurable items</Link>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>Product features of
		  option sets lower in the configuration structure are automatically inherited
		  from higher levels. This means that the option values for product features in
		  the upper levels of the configuration are automatically exported to the lower
		  levels in the configuration structure. Horizontal dependencies between option
		  values in the configuration structure are achieved with the help of global
		  variables.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>When an <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100011" role="glossary">option set</Link> is initialized,
		  the option value is initialized from the higher option sets by inheriting. This
		  is performed for each product feature that belongs to the option set.
		  Afterwards, the before-input option constraint section is performed. During
		  this process, the option value is initialized with the default value that you
		  defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/cnss#before.input" role="option">Before Input</GUIRef> constraint.
		  The option set is then read.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/100001" role="manual">How to configure product variants and generate product structures</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/100004" role="manual">How to define a product model</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/100005" role="manual">How to calculate a discount percentage on the basis of the sales price</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf520.cpva">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Variant</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A unique configuration of a configurable item. The variant
		results from the configuration process and includes information such as feature
		options, components, and operations.</FuncDesc>
         <ExampleSection>
            <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Configurable item: electric drill</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Options:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>3 power sources (batteries, 12 V or 220 V)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>2 colors (blue, gray).</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>A total of 6 product variants can be produced with these
		  options.</Paragraph>
         </ExampleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf520.opts">
         <Header>
            <Title>Option Set</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Identifies a set with product features and options for a
		generic item within the generic product structure.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf510.item">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The code of the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000440" role="glossary">configurable item</Link>.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf520.sern">
         <Header>
            <Title>Sequence Number</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A number that determines the sequence.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>A number that determines the sequence in which:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>records are displayed in an overview session or list box</ListItem>
               <ListItem>components such as features are shown in the user menu (user
			 dialog).</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf520.cpft">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Feature</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The code of the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100000" role="glossary">product feature</Link>.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tipcf520.copt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Option</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Options per product feature are aspects that specify the
		product feature. For instance 'red' can be an option of the feature 'color'.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="disp.txta">
         <Header>
            <Title>Text</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, an additional text is
		  displayed.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="init.variant">
         <Header>
            <Title>Initialize Variant</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise deletes the recorded product variant definition. You can then redefine the
		  product variant, choosing from the available product variant options.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="init.option.set">
         <Header>
            <Title>Initialize Option Set</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise deletes the relevant option set as well as all derived option sets on lower
		  levels in the generic configuration structure. You can redefine the option set
		  in question by choosing one of the available product variant options.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.tipcf5510m000">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Variant Option Sets</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise starts
		  the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5510m000" role="session">Product Variant Option Sets (tipcf5510m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.tipcf5511m000">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Variant Structure</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise starts
		  the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5511m000" role="session">Product Variant Structure (tipcf5511m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.tipcf5520m000">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Variant Options</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise starts
		  the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5520m000" role="session">Product Variant Options (tipcf5520m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.tipcf5530m000">
         <Header>
            <Title>Product Variant Sales Price Structure</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ERP Enterprise starts
		  the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf/tipcf5530m000" role="session">Product Variant Sales Price Structure (tipcf5530m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>