Object Dependency - Dynamic Pricing Factor

[former_member859777]

Hi

I have a requirement, whereby, when a field user performs a survey they determine a 'loading' on the network, which is any value (including decimals) between 1 & 20.

This will be entered as a characteristic within the quotation to work out a particular charge.

It's a simple calculation of CHARACTERISTIC X CONDITION BASE VALUE, exmaple:

Loading = 2.4 X CBV = £100 = £240 total

The loading is fixed and is based on a survey, so is dynamic for each survey. Seems a simple syntax using PRICING_FACTOR, but lord knows can I not work it out! Don't want to use a custom routine.

What would the syntax be in this dynamic PRICING_FACTOR scenario?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

[Yogananda]

prob441

You can use the “Object Dependency” feature in SAP Variant Pricing to achieve this. You can create a characteristic for the loading and then use it in the pricing procedure. You can then use the “Dynamic Pricing Factor” functionality to calculate the charge based on the loading value entered in the quotation.

Here is an example of how you can use this functionality:

1. Create a characteristic for the loading value.
2. Add the characteristic to the pricing procedure.
3. Create a condition type for the charge.
4. Add the condition type to the pricing procedure.
5. Create an object dependency for the condition type and the characteristic.
6. Use the “Dynamic Pricing Factor” functionality to calculate the charge based on the loading value entered in the quotation.

[Michael_W141]

Hi prob441.

Let's say you have defined variant condition key CBV with transaction VK30 or PMEVC and you have maintained a surcharge of £100 for that key through tx. VK11 e.g. for condition type VA00 in ERP or 0VA0 in S/4.

You have a multi-value reference cstic CH_SDCOM_VKOND that points to structure SDCOM-VKOND.

You have a single-value numeric cstic CH_PRICE_FACTOR with some pricing factor between 1 and 20, e.g. 2.4, that you want to apply.

Then, the following should do the job in a VC procedure:

$self.CH_SDCOM_VKOND = 'CBV',

$SET_PRICING_FACTOR($SELF, CH_SDCOM_VKOND,'CBV',$self.CH_PRICE_FACTOR)

Configurator then returns the variant condition key with the factor in configuration results and pricing will apply the factor when finding the condition record of £100.

[former_member859777]

Hi yoganandamuthaiah

Thanks for the above.

Couple of questions:

1. How does one add a characteristic into a pricing procedure? It's expecting a condition type, not a characteristic.

2. What would syntax be between the condition type and characterstic?

3. What do you mean 'Dynamic Pricing Factor'? do you mean $set_pricing_factor? or is there something different called 'Dynamic Pricing Factor'?

Thanks again!