variant configuration/classification

[Former Member]

hi,

we have materials manufactured by our client as follows.

it is an FMCG company and the company makes noodels, ketchup etc............

now there are various varities of noodels (flavour, rice, flour noodels ).

my question is should we use variant config or shud we use classification system to map various kind of noodels (variants ).

basically, i need to know the difference between variant config and classification system and relation between these two if any ?

regds

Pamela

[Former Member]

hi,

VC comes with CLASSIFICATION TAB PAGE - this is also called as CLASSIFICATION.

according to SAP one is dependent on other.

this is for your understanding:

Variant configuration offers a unique feature by which requirement of creating separate material for each variant of

product is eliminated by using u201Cconfigurable materialu201D, that contains all the components and operations for

production planning requirements.

Characteristics: Characteristics are used to define the features of configurable material. These characteristics are

assigned to CLASS TYPE 300. Customers can choose different options fro each characteristic, which are termed as

a u201CVALUESu201D.

Each configurable material is assigned to a u201CCLASSu201D via u201CCONFIGURATION PROFILEu201D which controls

the configuration in the sales order.

Variant dependent PRICE can be calculated and maintained in VARIANT CONDITIONS.

COURTESY : SAP LIABRARY

HOPE THIS CLEARS YOUR ISSUE.

balajia

[former_member183879]

Hi,

VC is within classification and both mean the same. Classification includes lot of features related to variant configuration and can be used in multiple modules.

However, I dont see any relevance to VC here. VC is used when the FINISHED PRODUCT IS CONFIGURABLE, i.e. the customer will configure various characteristics of the product. It is also not possible to take any reporting using the values of the characteristics in std SAP. Your case is different from this. The final product is not configured by the customer, he just comes and picks up the variant he wants. Also in stock, your firm would like to maintain each variant separately and monitor the stock movement. This is not possible in VC at the characteristic value level. So I would suggest you to create independent stock keepign units as separate materials and then continue with the process.

[Former Member]

Both are same.