Optional: define a characteristics group . To do this , choose  Classification System Characteristics Define Characteristics Groups in Customizing for Cross-Application Components .

It is advisable to create one or more characteristic groups for the application VMS in order to group the characteristics created for VMS and differentiate them from other characteristics used in the DIMP system. You can then search quickly and easily for all the VMS characteristics by entering the characteristic group and using the matchcode search. You can, for example, create a single characteristic group for all VMS characteristics or a characteristics group for each set of characteristics for a specific vehicle group.

Create vehicle characteristics with characteristic values in the characteristic group (transaction CT04).

Enter a description and, if required, a characteristic group , status (must be released ), data type , number of characters , and values .

Create a class with class type 300 ( variants ) for VMS and assign the vehicle characteristics to this class (transaction CL04). If you are dealing with groups of similar vehicles, also create a model family class 001 ( material class ) and assign vehicle characteristics to this class.

Add the characteristics that are the same across several variant classes (within one vehicle family) to this family class. This allows you, when searching for a vehicle, to search several vehicle models for specific characteristic attributes, for example, search for all red vehicles irrespective of vehicle model.

Optional: group the characteristics together in order to display them on the interface on their own tab page or in their own file (transactions CU50 and CL30N).

Transaction CU50: Call this transaction and choose  Value Assignment Interface Design Characteristic Grouping. This transaction allows you to group characteristics in the SAP Internet Pricing and Configurator (SAP IPC) and in the characteristic value assignment screen into files. If you want to use this function, you must have entered a name in the interface design field on the configuration initial screen tab in the configuration profile.

Transaction CL30N: Call this transaction and choose  Value Assignment Characteristic Grouping. The characteristics are then displayed on different tab pages when you search for vehicles in VMS.

Create material master records for your vehicle models and enter the classes in the material master (see: Creating a Vehicle Model ).

Create a configuration profile for the vehicle model you have created for class type 300 (transaction CU41).

The configuration profile allows you to create object dependencies for the vehicle model and make additional settings that are not possible in the material master record. You assign specific pricing characteristics to the configuration characteristics of the vehicle model in the object dependency functions (see: Creating a Variant Condition for Pricing ).