Routings for Variant BOMs

Hi,
I've created a variant BOM for material T-F. The variants are T-FX, T-FZ, etc. Now I need to create routings for the variant BOM. Could u guide me how to create routings for these variants, Whether I've to create individual routings for all these variants, or a single routing is enough?
awaiting for ur replies.
Thanks and Regards,
R.Jeyaraman

Hi,
For variant configuration, you create routing in the normal procedure. But assign the object dependencies(Selection conditions) in the operation, operation sequences wherever it is needed to select a particular variant.
You can also refer for more details:
[Super Routing procedure|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/92/58d455417011d189ec0000e81ddfac/frameset.htm]
Thanks
Muthu

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Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products. The manufacturer always has to offer new variants of its products. Often, new variants are created by modifying existing product designs as you process the order. The important thing is to react quickly to customers' requirements.
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always having to offer new variants of its products. Often, new variants are created
by modifying existing product designs as you process the order. The important thing
is to react quickly to customers' requirements.
The customer determines the features of the product. A customer buying a car, for
example, can choose the features of the car and combine these features as required.
The product configurator improves information exchange between sales, engineering,
and production. Variant configuration helps the customer or salesperson to put
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from these specifications. It also ensures that production costs do not overstep the
mark.
Integration
Variant configuration is integrated in the following applications:
a.. CA Classification
b.. LO Material Master
c.. PP Bill of Material
d.. PP Routings
e.. PP-PI Master Recipes
f.. SD Sales
g.. SD Conditions
h.. MM Purchasing
i.. CO Costing
j.. PP Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
k.. PP Production Orders
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a.. Materials
b.. Standard networks in the Project System.
c.. PM General maintenance task lists
d.. Model service specifications
Features
You do not need to create a separate material for each variant of a product in your
company. You can use one configurable material to cover all variants. You create a
super BOM and a super routing for this material, containing all the components and
operations for producing all variants of the product.
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enable you to use characteristics to configure a material, you assign the material
to a class of class type 300. Possible characteristics of a car, for example, are
model, country, color, and engine. The customer can choose from among different
options for each characteristic (values).
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technical or marketing reasons. You cannot combine all types of car engine with all
types of transmission, for example, or certain types of upholstery are only
available for more expensive models. In Variant Configuration, you use dependencies
to control this. This prevents combinations of options that are not allowed.
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a variant.
Each configurable object must have a configuration profile. The configuration
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can be produced without a sales order and kept in stock. When you receive a sales
order, you can check whether the variant required is in stock, so that you can
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http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LOVC/LOVC.pdf
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In variant bom is nothing but the list of variants involved and with special features called Obj Dependencies
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Create an Order BOM :
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Save your order BOM.
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A sales order is created for customer Smith, with the number 821. Material A is inserted under sales order item 10 in this sales order. At the request of customer Smith, for this sales order, the bill of material for assembly C is changed manually. Component H is added to components F and G. This change should not take effect in the material BOM, because assembly C is only expected to be produced once in this form, for customer Smith.
An order BOM is generated from the material BOM for material C. Since nothing was changed in the bills of material for materials A and B, in this sales order the material BOM will continue to be used for these assemblies.
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Hi,
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