| # Linking Product Features by Generic Item 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 configurable 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, 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 appropriate 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 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 |