Variant Configuration - nested KMAT

Hello All
I am facing problem in variant type matching -
I created 3 KMATs - Wire Rod, Billet & Liquid Steel
I created 3 MVs for each Rod_a, Rod_b, Rod_c, Billet_a, Billet_b, Billet_c, Liquid Steel_a, b & c
I assigned all MVs to respective BOM and Routings of KMATs
BOM of Wire Rod contains Billet and Liquid Steel (this is a case of nested KMAT)
I wrote all required dependencies properly and CU50 shows correct configuration results for all MVs
When I configure Wire Rod to become "Rod_a" which is a MV the expected result of BOM explosion is - Billet_a, Liquid Steel_a. When I check this in CU50, I am getting correct replacement of Billet & Liquid Steel.
When I took MRP run of the Rod_a, I only see "Billet" and "Liquid Steel" instead of "Billet_a" and "Liquid Steel_a"
I request you to guide me if any thing is wrong in my modelling.
Regards,
Vivek Kulkarni

Hello Alexander,
Thanks for the reply.
Let me explain again -
I have 3 KMATS
Header - WIRE_ROD
Next - BILLET
Last - LIQUID_STEEL
I took one char "GRADE" which is common to all these KMATs. Once the GRADE for WIRE_ROD is selected, the same flows to BILLET and LIQUID_STEEL. I used procedure to flow values. I used $ROOT and $PARENT properly at appropriate places.
When I configure WIRE_ROD to conclude with a MV "ROD_A" the associated MVs "BILLET_A" & "LIQUID_STEEL_A" are matched correctly in CU50 screen. When I generate the result, all required BOM components are shown so also the routing operations.
The problem is -
After I run the MRP, I do not find the planned orders for BILLET_A and LIQUID_STEEL_A. The only planned orders I get is for the "ROD_A"
I need BILLET_A to produce ROD_A. This MRP result does not mention to produce BILLET_A so also LIQUID_STEEL_A.
How do I get the planned orders for these two?
The solution you told me to replace BOM component by class item. How do I use this in case of nested KMAT, in my example?
Thanks and regards,
Vivek Kulkarni

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Plz share any kind of material of Variant Configuration.
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Edited by: Rob Burbank on Dec 1, 2010 4:13 PM

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