Variant Configuration is a special feature of SAP which helps to simplify the complex manufacturing of a final product with more varieties and variation of the input material.
* Create a material (MM01) – KMAT type with Item category (002)
* Create a Characteristic (CT04)
* Create a class (CL01) and assign characteristics to class – In the variant configuration class type (300) is used.
* Attach the above class to KMAT Material.
* Create a Configuration Profile (CU41) – It contains control data for the configuration process and result.
* Create a super BOM (CS01) – Contains all the component required to manufacture all variants of the product.
* Create a super routing (CA01) – Contains all the operations for producing all variants of the product.
* Create dependency (CU01) – Create dependency for all the material of BOM.
* Assign the dependency to material in BOM.
* Assign the same object dependency to the super routing operations.
* Scenario testing (CU50) – Check whether the system is selecting appropriate BOM material and operations for given characteristic values.
* Maintain pricing and condition record for each variant – use T-code VK11. Create a sales order for variant material and select its characteristic value assignment in the sales order.
* Run MRP for the sales order, you will get planned order. Convert it to production order.
