The Configuration Result

Definition

The configuration result shows the BOM of the configurable material according to the settings in the configuration profile.

Use

You can display the configuration result if Result is selected as an allowed screen in the configuration screen.

You can display the configuration result in the configuration simulation, in sales documents, and when processing the order BOM. The BOM explosion in the sales order depends on the settings in the configuration profile:

Configuration Profile

Sales Orders

Simulation

Order BOM Processing

No BOM explosion

No

No

-

Single-level BOM explosion

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multi-level BOM explosion

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sales order

Yes

Sales setting

-

Order BOM

No

Engineering setting

Yes

  • With the setting BOM explosion: None: means that components of the BOM are not determined until the material requirements planning (MRP) stage. Do not use this setting with Process order BOM.

  • You cannot select processes Sales order and Order BOM at the same time. This means that you cannot process an order BOM if you select Sales order.

Non-Variable Parts and Variant Parts

In the configuration result of a BOM, you see the components that were selected according to the characteristic values assigned. These include:

  • Non-variable parts

These components are required in all variants of the product. They are not dependent on specific characteristic values.

  • Variant parts

These components are not always required in configuration. They are only required for specific variants of the product. Selection conditions define when a component is included in the configuration.

Changes to BOM Items

BOM items can be changed either manually or by the system:

  • You can make changes manually if you maintained the appropriate setting in the configuration profile for the configurable material (Order BOM or manual changes allowed plus Process: Sales order).

  • The system changes BOM items if the entry in an item field is changed by dependencies (see Using Fields with a Reference to Master Data in Configuration ).

Configuration is Active on Request

You can configure on request on the result screen. choose Start of the navigation path Configuration Next navigation step Configurator End of the navigation path and select Active on request. If the configuration is not active, dependencies are only processed when you choose Configure, and system performance improves.

Integration

You can display the configuration result in a simulation, when you configure a product in a sales order, and when you process an order BOM.

See also:

Controlling the BOM Explosion