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Variant Configuration is useful if you have a large number of combination of parts that go into a product.

It means different permutations and combinations of the parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each possible combination of parts, you require a large number of material numbers. usually involves Make to Order Production Process Examples: A customer ordering a computer can choose different combinations of monitor, CPU, keyboard. A customer ordering a car can choose different combinations of accessories and color.in a business involving steel manufacturing, the customer may order steel involving different physical properties like tensile strength, diameter. Variant configuration is integrated with the following applications: CA LO PP PP PP PP Classification Material Master Bill of Material Routings Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Production Orders

PPu2013PI Master Recipes CO Costing SD SD MM Sales Conditions Purchasing

Configuration settings for VC OMS2: In definition of KMAT Material Type, indicator u2018Material is Configurableu2019 is set Other material types like FERT (Finished Product) can also be used if the indicator is set in material master VOV4: Item Category determination is set to determine item category TAC Condition types VA00 and VA01 (%) are available in Standard SAP for Variant Pricing The requirement class controls the MRP and the requirements consumption strategy as well as the relevancy for planning, settlement profile for costing. Requirements type KEK is determined for strategy group 25 and also for item category TAC. CT04: Create characteristics Data type can be CHAR, NUM, DATE, TIME, CURR Tables / Structures whose filed values can be changed by dependencies: SDCOM - Communication between SD and Variant Configuration VCSD_UPDATE - Table for Updating Sales Documents from the Configuration MMCOM, STPO, PLPO, PLFH, PLFL Tables / Structures whose filed values can be read by dependencies: VBAK, VBAP, VBKD, VBPA_AG, VBPA_WE, VBPA_RE, VBPA_RG VEDA, MAEPV, MAAPV CT04: Create characteristics Object dependencies like pre conditions, selection condition, action, procedures can be created for characteristics

Object dependencies like pre conditions, action, procedure can be created for characteristic values CL01 /CL02: Create class under class type 300 for Variants Assign the characteristics to the class. During Material Master creation for Super BoM, this class will be used in the Classification view There are many more seetings which needs to be considered but please try the initials settings and let me know if there are any issues

see the following step which may help for config matrl 1. Create Characteristics by using T - code /NCT04 2. Create Classes by using T - code /NCL01 3. Create Configurable Material by using T - code /NMMK1 4. Create BOM for Configurable Material by using T - code /NCS01 5. Create Class for Configurable Material by using T - code /NCL01 6. Create Finish Materials by using T - Code /NMMF1 7. Create Semi Finish Materials by using T - code /NMMB1 8. Create Raw Materials by using T - code /NMMR1 9. Create BOM for Semi Finish and Finish Materials by using T - code /NCS01 10. Create Cost Center 11.Create Work Center 12.Create Routing for Semi Finish and Finish Materials by using T - code /NCA01 13. Assign the Routings by using T -code /NMM02 14. Create Configuration Profile by using T - Code /NCU41 15. Assign Objects/Classes to Class by using T - code /NCL24N. Consider only Classes of type 200, i.e., Characteristics Classes. Enter Class and Class Type. Then, click on New Assignment, select Material, continue. Then, enter materials in the specified space. 16. Change Configurable Material using T - Code /NMM02 Next is Planning Procedure. 1. Create Customer Independent Requirements using T - code /NMD81 2. Run Make - To - Order Planning, Multi Level using T - Code /NMD50 3. Check Stock/Requirements List using /NMD04. Then, convert Planned Order to Production Order.

TABLES
CUKB : Dependency CUCO : Variant Tables INOB : Link between Internal Number and Object KLAH : Class header data KSSK : Allocation Table: Object (vb.matnr) to Class KSML : Characteristics for a class (internal number)

Useful Tables for VC.. Characteristics : CABN CABNT CAWN CAWNT Characteristics ( o.a. batch/vendor) Characteristics description Characteristics ( o.a. material) Characteristics description

AUSP Characteristic Values Class types and objects : TCLAO TCLA TCLAT TCLT TCLC Links : INOB KLAH KSSK KSML Several class types for object Class types ( vb. lfa1 => v10 en 010) Class type text Classifiable objects Classification status Link between Internal Number and Object Class header data Allocation Table: Object (vb.matnr) to Class Characteristics for a class (internal number)

How do i get the values in the condition VA00. I have done the set-up for the variant configuration, where i have maintained the Characteristics, assigned the same to Class, set-up the configuration profile. Also, using t-code CU50, i am having the simulation working as desired. But when i create the sales order What is the configuration i am missing?

Go to t-code CU50, In the characteristics assignment for the characteristics, select the desired characteristics value and click on the button, 'assign variant condition'. Enter a value here say 'example'. Next go to the t-code VK30, create the key here as 'example'. Next go to the VK11 and for your material use this key as the variant.

This would resolve your problem.

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