Need help on variant configuration

Question

Hi Guru,
Here we need to use variant configuration.But i am new in variant configuration.Can somebody tell me the different steps of variant configuration from PP side.I have gone through standard document. But still i need this information. The Industry in which I am going to implement this,is  producing Colored, profiled sheet to provide roofing solution.The metal roofing sheet can have different profile, different colour, different thickness, different width and so on.They have nearly three thousand  of different combination.
Please respond.
Regards
Rajib

Answer 1

Hi,
Pls. find herewith Variant Configuration Procedure steps as below
VARIANT CONFIGURATION:
1.Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002)
2.Create Charateristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc
Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for).
3.Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass ( Type 300) in characteristics tab page.
4Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment ie assign Zbikclass.
5Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save.
6.Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save).
7.Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save.
8.Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save).
9.Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition)(For Std RVA001 Pricing Procedure) - enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.
Variant Configuration: Complete Maintenance:
Technical name: SAP_LO_VC_MAINTAIN
Tasks
The variant configuration processor sets up the rules for multi-variant products and maintains them in the database. He or she simulates and executes the configuration. This role is required wherever variant configuration is used.
The complete model also contains sales order processing (VA01/VA02), and the connection to SCE/Internet Sales and Mobile Sales.
Activities in Variant Configuration;
Transaction
Activity
CC04
Display product structure
CWBPP
Engineering Workbench
Variant Configuration
VA01
Create sales order
VA02
Change sales order
VA03
Display sales order
CU51
Maintain configurable order BOM (multilevel)
CU52
Maintain configurable order BOM (single level)
CU50
Configuration simulation
CU80
Reporting functions for characteristics and values
Configured Objects
CU44
Material
CU45
Standard network
Assignment of Configured Materials
CS40
Create assignment for configured material
CS41
Change assignment for configured material
CS42
Display assignment for configured material
Configuration Profile
CU41
Create configuration profile
CU42
Change configuration profile
CU43
Display configuration profile
Dependencies: Single Dependency
CU01
Create single dependency
CU02
Change single dependency
CU03
Display single dependency
Dependencies: Dependency Net
CU21
Create dependency net
CU22
Change dependency net
CU23
Display dependency net
Dependencies: General
CU05
Dependency where-used list
CU04
Dependency list
Tools: Variant Function
CU65
Create function
CU66
Change function
CU67
Display function
CU68
List functions
Variant Table Structure
CU61
Create variant table
CU62
Change variant table
CU63
Display variant table
CU64
List variant tables
Variant Table Contents
CU60
Maintain variant table contents
CU59
Transfer variant table contents to database table
Knowledge Base for SCE: Knowledge-Base Object
CU31
Create knowledge-base object
CU32
Change knowledge-base object
CU33
Display knowledge-base object
Runtime Version
CU34
Create runtime version
CU35
Change runtime version
CU36
Display/export runtime version
CU37
Create SCE database schema on PC
For complete details of Variant Configuration go to the following link :
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/96/468f38721f9977e10000009b38f842/frameset.htm
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Prakash