Configurable material - Reg

[Former Member]

Dear ,

Plz explain the real time application of configurable material , & its IMG settings.

Regards,

Suresh.P

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi,

Configurable material 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 combination , you require a large number of material numbers. KMAT may be used in such a case where you maintain just one generic product code. A super BOM is maintained for such a material consisting of all possible alternatives. A routing is also maintained consisting of all possible operations that could be used. Typically configurable material is used in Made To Order (MTO) environment. However frequently ordered configurations may be planned with a material variant which needs to have a material master record. Thus Material variants may have stock and value. Depending upon characteristic values chosen at sales order entry Sales Order BOM is created. Routing operations are also chosen depending upon which BOM components are assigned to them.

http://help.sap.com/bp_blv1500/BL_US/HTML/Scenarios/V7E_Scen_EN_US.htm

Thanks & Regards

Swathi

Edited by: swathi sajja on Nov 21, 2008 2:58 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hai Priyanka / Swathi,

I gone thru the attachhments , whats is the diffrence between

a) A material with class & chracteristics to identify the variant.

&

b) Configurable material

Regards,

Suresh.P

[former_member581212 · Accepted solution]

hi,

check the link, its has whole data:http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/92/58c09b417011d189ec0000e81ddfac/frameset.htm

Regards

Priyanka.P

[former_member581212]

hi,

Configurable materials are either created in a material type that allows the configuration (n the standard system, the material type KMAT) or they are given the indicator Configurable in the material master record.

Use : You can select the components of the bill of material (for example, for use in an SD order or for variants) by assigning and valuating configuration parameters (characteristics of an assigned class) as well as through defined relationships (for example, for the selected items of a bill of material).

The valuation is checked for consistency and completeness at the time of configuration.

Regards

Priyanka.P