Configuration Profile

Use

A material can be configured only if it has at least one configuration profile . You can use the modeling environment for Variant Configuration to create a configuration profile for the material .

Features

You can use the context menus in the model tree and the detailed view to edit the configuration profile and the objects below it.

Model Tree

In the context menu for the configuration profile, you can do the following:

Launch the wizard for creating a table constraint for the configuration profile
Create constraint nets and procedures or assign existing ones
Create an interface design

The object dependencies and interface design assigned to the configuration profile are displayed below it.

Interface Design

You can create and edit characteristic groups for the interface design.

Detailed View

The detailed view contains the following:

Tab Page	Function
Basic Data	Basic data for the configuration profile including the BOM settings For information about these settings and the interface design, see Process Overview Controlling the BOM Explosion Interface Settings
Object Dependencies	Table showing the object dependencies assigned to the configuration profile
User Interface	User interface settings (see above) The name of the interface design is displayed here (if one has been defined). You can create a new interface design by entering a name and confirming your entry. When you create a new interface design, the existing design (if any) is removed from the configuration profile. See also Interface Design - Overview .

Tab Page

Function

Basic Data

Basic data for the configuration profile including the BOM settings

For information about these settings and the interface design, see

Object Dependencies

Table showing the object dependencies assigned to the configuration profile

User Interface

User interface settings (see above)

The name of the interface design is displayed here (if one has been defined).

You can create a new interface design by entering a name and confirming your entry. When you create a new interface design, the existing design (if any) is removed from the configuration profile.