Material
Use
Product configuration models are processed in the modeling environment for Variant Configuration
based on configurable materials. This means that you have to specify the material you want to process when you start the modeling environment.
Integration
The material loaded in the model tree represents the starting point, under which all the other objects in the model are arranged.
Prerequisites
You have to create a configurable material before you can load it in the modeling environment. You cannot create materials with the modeling environment.
To configure a material, you have to classify it first.
Features
You can process the material with the context menu in the model tree and the detailed view.
Model Tree
In the context menu for the material, you can
Launch the wizard for creating a table constraint
Assign a variant class to the material – if you have not already done so
Create a configuration profile for the material – if you have not already done so
Create knowledge-base objects for the material or assign existing ones – provided that no knowledge-base objects have been created or assigned yet.
Detailed View
The detailed view contains:
Tab | Function |
|---|---|
Basic Data | Basic data for the material, for example, the configurator setting. By default, the standard Variant Configuration function is used for interactive product configuration. You can change this setting here. See Assignment of a Configurator. |
Texts | Language-dependent descriptions of the material. |
Variant Pricing | Overview table of characteristics, characteristic values, and variant condition keys. You can use variant condition keys to assign characteristic values to certain pricing conditions. See Assignment of Variant Condition Key. Choose Choose |
KB Objects | Knowledge-base objects assigned to the material. |