Component Variant Matrix Display
Use
You can also use the
Display Matrix
function to check the component variant matrix that has been generated during planning.
Features
Displaying the component variants
In the component variant matrix, you see the iPPE nodes with the component variants in the rows. You also see the product number for the component selected. If there is an
X
in the column for the orders, this shows that a component variant has been selected for a particular planned order. If an
explosion error
has occurred for an order and a component variant, this is shown by a
(required component error) or a
(multiple selection error).
All component variants
If you choose this function key, a list appears showing all the component variants that you have maintained in the product variant structure. The system also displays detailed information for each component variant, such as the use of start-up parameters, use of an RPM time bucket, line resource and line segment, where the components are to be installed, and so on.
All color variants
If you choose this function key, a list appears with all the color nodes and their assigned color variants that you have maintained in the product variant structure.
Find component node
If you choose this function key, the
Find component node
dialog box appears. Enter the required node and, if necessary, the required variant and choose
. The system jumps to the corresponding row in the component variant matrix.
Indicating backflushed components in the component variant matrix
The information on the backflush status is displayed for each component in the component variant when you have set the
With backflush info
indicator on the initial screen.
An X at a component variant means that the component for the order was selected by planning but no backflush has been entered.
A plus sign ( + ) at a component variant means that the backflush in APO has been entered for this component and for the order in whose column the plus sign is displayed. However, the goods issue for the component (backflush) has not yet been posted in the DI System.
A circle ( O ) at a component variant means that goods issue has been posted in the DI System based on the backflush data transferred from the APO.
A minus sign ( - ) at a component variant means that the production backflush has been canceled in the APO for this product, but the goods issue that has been posted for the relevant component in the DI System has not yet been canceled.