Product Configuration (CRM-BF-CFG)

Abstract Data Type characteristic. A characteristic that expresses inter-class-relationships that are not based on the product structure. These relationships are defined during the configuration process. ADT characteristics enable the knowledge worker to reference one or more instances of a class. An ADT characteristic represents a pointer to a class.

Example

In product modeling for an open plan office, you can use ADT characteristics to establish a relationship between a table and the table to its left (or right). During configuration, the user assigns left (or right) hand table to the table concerned. This is not a product structure based relation, as the neighboring table is not a component of the first table.