Variant configuration non material parameters more

[Kukksai]

I am working for client who has lot of possible variants in thermodynamics factors like temperatures, fluids directions, instruments sounds, pressures, altitudes, elements speeds. Various of these mentioned physics combinations in specific way determine final product configuration. Materials as very less. These combinations are selected by users in customised tool which is not linked with SAP. Now we are building VC for this. Which would be better of below,

1. Create constraint tables where specific above combinations, linked to material and this material is picked up when that specific combination is selected. I am referring to material selection at certain level of BOM

OR

2. Is it good way to build multi level BOM with required object dependencies without constraint tables?

Any other opinions/suggestions please feel free to add best way to handle this.

[DerekDing]

Normally, there are two critical parts for VC.

1. Which according the Variant continuation choose.

That will be refer to the  constraints  setting, you should set the dependency for the different characteristic.

For example.

CT04 create the characteristic.

PC_Model (X1 X3)

PC_HARDDISK (250G 500G)

PC_MEMORY (4G 8G 16G)

Then create a class (TYPE=300) to combine the characteristics. （T-code:CL02）

And assign the Class to the material, and when you choose the PC_MODEL, the system can decide the Value of PC_MEMORY if you set the constrains.

2. Create a supper BOM, which contains all the possible materials list.

EX.

ITEM 0010： Material = 250GDISK 

Then set the Pre-condition in  OD for material 250GDISK ( PC_HARDDISK = '250G' ), so when you choose the PC_HARDDISK = '250G' in Sales order, this component item will be chosen.

ITEM 0020： Material = 500GDISK

Then set the Pre-condition in  OD for Material 500GDISK ( PC_HARDDISK = '500G' ), so when you choose the PC_HARDDISK = '500G' in Sales order, this component item will be chosen.

For the VC, there are so many information, that you can check the SAP Help to learn more.

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/a73402f511734e6eac56063e631bf24e/1a40b953495bb44ce10...