Component as a configurable material KMAT?

[former_member648764]

Hello Gurus,

to be more clear with my question, I try to explain it by an example: A characteristic value assignment is made while busy with a sales order creation (VA01) for a configurable material SHOWER CUBICLE (material type KMAT). One of the characteristic is a Width/Height of a walls, so a value assignment of this characteristic can be 900/2000 for instant. After MRP execution, a BOM is exploded and all materials are determined by a super BOM. Every think is working out perfectly if a component u201CWALLu201D is managed by a class type 200. This means that there are defined beforehand all the material masters for each possible variants of component "WALL". In consequence a purchase requisition is generated for a specific material, in this example for a u201CWALL900X2000u201D.

My question is: To avoid to define and maintain the material masters for the variants, is it possible that I would define a component WALL as a configurable material KMAT? My tests show that a MRP can generate a purchase requisition for the material WALL (though it is KMAT), but without a value assignment taking over from a sales order. Very probably this is not a configuration issue, but I suppose I should use a user-exit or other functions to configure a component automatically? Which one?

Many thanks already in advance

Jari

[Former Member]

Hello Jari,

Within the configuration profile of the configurable component (WALL) you need a procedure that copies the relevant characteristic values from the saleable configurable to the component. Example:

$self.COLOR = $root.COLOR.

On the purchasing side, the item category determination must result to an item category that is configurable. If the price of the purchased configurable changes, based on the configuration, the pricing in purchurement works the same as in SD. However, you use the structure MDCOM instead of SDCOM.

[former_member648764]

Hello Amber,

I think you did understand my question correctly, thank you. My problem occurs as a purchase requisition generated is not taking any value assignments from sales order configuration. What could be a reason?

Regards

Jari

[Former Member]

Hello Jari

Did you configure the component in sales order. As if it is configured then it should take the values. Basically a new entry should be created in table IBIN for the component. That should be then used when creating a purchase requisition.

Also you need to check what profile are you using. There are few combinations that are not allowed so please tell what is the profile type of header and component.

Thanks

Amber

[Ritz]

Jari ,

you can put a configurable material inside a configurable material BOM.

and while configuring the salable product in sales order , you can assign value to lower level KMAT.

depend upon procurement type of component procurement proposal will be created.

for question about refletion of values from sales order to PO created, you need to check have you set up all master data and dependancies correctly.

as you mention you are using class 200 , what i guess is you are using classes inside BOM instead of materials and value assigned to calss is selecting appropiate material.

check and come again.

Ritesh

[Former Member]

Hello Jari,

Hope to understand your question. You can alway have a configurable component and purchase requisition will be created. As for configuration, You will need to configure the component when creating a sales orders. The values will then be taken from the sales orders.

Please let me know If I missunderstood your query.

Thanks

Amber