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

It means different permutations and combinations of t he parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each poss ible 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 m onitor, CPU, keyboard. A customer ordering a car can choose different combin ations of accessories and color.in a business involving steel manufacturing, the customer may order steel involving different physical properties like tensile s trength, 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 Master Recipes

PPu2013PI CO SD SD MM Costing Sales

Conditions Purchasing

Configuration settings for VC

OMS2: In definition of KMAT Material Type, indicator u2018Material is Configurab leu2019 is set Other material types like FERT (Finished Product) can also be used if the indica tor 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 Pric ing

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 cate gory 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, procedu res 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 Cl assification view

There are many more seetings which needs to be considered but please try the ini tials settings and let me know if there are any issues