Conflict Types
Use
If conflicts arise when products are configured using the
Configuration Engine
, you can use the results of a conflict analysis to offer support to users. The analysis can be carried out for a number of different conflict types, which you must be aware of during modeling.
Prerequisites
For more information about the integration and prerequisites of conflict analysis and the generation of proposed solutions, see Configuration Conflict .
Features
During conflict analysis, the
Configuration Engine
can distinguish between seven types of configuration conflicts:
Conflict Type |
Conflict Explanation |
|---|---|
Conflict that is caused by one or more constraints |
|
Two or more values were set or derived for a single-value characteristic |
|
A derived value lies outside of the statically (class specific) restricted value range of a characteristic |
|
Exclusion of a value that has already been set |
|
Exclusion of a characteristic for which a value has already been set |
|
Exclusion of a required characteristic |
|
A category for all conflicts that cannot be assigned to any of the conflict types mentioned above |
Constraints
The listed classification applies only to conflict analysis of product configurations with non-restrictable characteristics. If the model has restrictable characteristics, the
Configuration Engine
only distinguishes between value conflicts and
non-classifiable conflicts
.
The required characteristic exclusion conflict is ignored by the
Configuration Engine
if the product model is maintained in
mySAP ERP
.
Example
The documentation for every conflict type listed is based on a common model (see Typical Product Model ).