on 10-17-2008 4:46 AM
Hi
PP Expert
Can u tell me how to configure Routing for configurable material?
Nitu
Hi,
Pls. find some details about maintaining Configurable Routing as below :
Routings for Configurable Materials
Use
A routing (or task list) for a configurable material contains all the operations, operation
sequences, and production resources/tools (PRTs) that are required to manufacture all variants
of a configurable material.
Routings (task lists) for configurable materials are known as super task lists.
When you configure the material, you assign characteristic values that are used in production to
determine the operations required.
In the processing industries, master recipes are used instead of task lists. Master recipes contain
all the recipe objects that are required for all product variants.
Features
To maintain task lists for configurable materials, choose Routings Routing Create. You
create the routing in the same way as for other materials.
You can assign dependencies to the operations, operation sequences, and PRTs in routings for
configurable materials.
You can assign dependencies to the phases, operations, BOM items, and secondary resources
in master recipes.
You can assign the following dependency types:
Selection conditions*
To ensure that operations, operation sequences, and PRTs are selected when they are
needed in a variant, you assign selection conditions to them.
Selection conditions also ensure that the correct objects in master recipes are selected.
Procedures (actions)*
To change fields in operations and PRTs, such as the standard values, you use
procedures or actions.
In master recipes, you can change fields in operations, phases, secondary resources,
and BOM components.
Pls. find details about maintaining Selection Conditions as below :
Selection Conditions
Use
You can use selection conditions to ensure that all the objects relevant to a variant are selected:
Selection conditions determine which variants require a specific component or operation
Selection conditions determine when it is mandatory to assign a value to a characteristic
You can allocate selection conditions to the following objects:
Characteristics
BOM items
Operations in task lists
Sub-operations
Sequences of operations
Production resources/tools (PRTs)
Features
A selection condition is fulfilled if the condition in it is unambiguously true.
A selection condition is fulfilled if the value in the condition is set for the
characteristic.
A selection condition is not fulfilled if:
a) A different value is set for the characteristic
b) No value is set for the characteristic
Selection Conditions for a BOM Item and Operation
Pls. find the example as below:
Characteristic HANDLEBAR is assigned to configurable material BIKE. Characteristic
HANDLEBAR has the following values:
HANDLEBAR Racing
MOUNTAIN_HANDLEBAR
STANDARD_HANDLEBAR
Each handlebar has its own component in the BOM and its own operation in the routing. A
selection condition is allocated to each component and each operation. This selection condition
determines which components and operations are selected for a variant.
BOM of BIKE
Item Component Selection condition
0010 Racing Handlebar = u2018Racingu2019
0020 MOUNTAIN_HANDLEBAR Handlebar = u2018Mountainu2019
0030 STANDARD_HANDLEBAR Handlebar = u2018Standardu2019
Routing of BIKE
Operation Description Selection condition
0010 Mount
Racing
handlebar
Handlebar = u2018Racingu2019
0020 Mount
Mountain
handlebar
Handlebar = u2018Mountainu2019
0030 Mount
Standard
handlebar
Handlebar = u2018Standardu2019
Procedure
1. You create 3 selection conditions.
2. Enter the appropriate source code for each selection condition:
u2013 Handlebar eq u2018Racingu2019
u2013 Handlebar eq u2018Mountainu2019
u2013 Handlebar eq u2018Standardu2019
3. Allocate each selection condition to the appropriate BOM component and the appropriate
operation in the routing.
When you configure the bike, the correct component and operation for each value of
characteristic HANDLEBAR are selected automatically.
Master Data References in Task Lists
The example of BIKE is taken here:
Configurable material BIKE has the following characteristic:
Characteristic Values
COLOR MG (Mirror green)
KR (Kansas red)
BG (Baltimore gray)
FL (French lavender)
You need a special painting procedure for the color u2018French lavenderu2019. This increases the setup
time of operation u2018Paint bikeu2019 from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
Routing of BIKE
Operation Description Procedure
0040 Paint bike Setup time + 30 mins for color u2018French lavenderu2019
1. Create Procedure
1. Create reference characteristic SETUP_TIME with the following master data reference:
Table PLPOD field VGW01
2. Create a procedure with the following source code:
$SELF.SETUP_TIME = MDATA $SELF.SETUP_TIME + 30 IF COLOR = 'FL'
3. Assign the procedure to operation u2018Paint bikeu2019 in the routing for the bike.
2. Create Procedure
For the color u2018French lavenderu2019, create characteristic METALLICEFFECT:
Characteristic Values
METALLICEFFECT Yes
No
If you want metallic paintwork, the setup time increases by another 30 minutes.
Routing of BIKE
Operation Description Procedure
0040 Paint bike Setup time + 30 mins for color u2018French lavenderu2019
Setup time + 30 mins for metallic effect
1. Create a procedure with the following source code:
$SELF.SETUP_TIME = $SELF.SETUP_TIME + 30 IF METALLICEFFECT = u2018Yesu2019
You do not use the keyword MDATA in this procedure, because you are accessing
the changed value.
2. Assign the procedure to operation u2018Paint bikeu2019.
Result
To check the result in the configuration simulation:
1. Assign value u2018FLu2019 to characteristic COLOR.
2. Choose Result.
3. On the result screen, select header material BIKE and choose View Objects Task list.
You see the routing for material BIKE.
4. Select operation u2018Paint bikeu2019 and choose Information.
You see that the standard value has increased from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
5. Choose Characteristics and assign value u2018Yesu2019 to characteristic METALLICEFFECT.
6. Display the result.
The standard value has increased to 90 minutes.
Hope this helps.
Revert if you need more details.
Regards,
Tejas
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hi
Routings (task lists) for configurable materials are known as super task lists.
helpful data link
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/bb/047bc2abc711d1890a0000e8323492/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/92/58c149417011d189ec0000e81ddfac/frameset.htm
-ashok
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Nitu,
Routing for configurable product is also similar to normal routing. The major difference is it would include all possible operation to complete any type of product. Operations which are subjective or based on the configuration you will be assigning Object dependency(Selection Condition / Action / Procedure) to Operation to get that operation selected for the particular order based on the configuration of the final product for the order.
Regards,
Prasobh
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Dear,
Routing/BOM in VC is same as other routing..only dofference is you create a super routing and all the possible operations. Then write a dependency to selcet operation or BOM item depending on the variant product cahrectristics value.
Please refer this link for details,
[Routing for configurable material|]
Regards,
R.Brahmankar
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