You can use the configuration simulation functionality to determine the costs for manufacturing a specific variant of the configurable material. Please note that this configuration is only a simulation – the costing data for a variant is not saved.

You can use the function to simulate the costing for different characteristic values:

• You can simulate costing for the selection of different variable parts. If the material does not have any characteristics with the Entry required indicator, you can also simulate costing for the non-variable parts of the BOM.
• You can use the Values ® Configurator ® Inactive function to switch off the checks made when characteristic values are assigned by dependencies. This allows you to cost variants that are not currently supported, but that you may want to produce in future.

Costing covers all levels of the BOM for the header material. Components that are selected from a class item are also costed.

You see a dialog box in which you must enter a costing variant. The system uses the costing variant to determine and valuate the quantity structure (for example, BOM and routing) to be costed. Use a costing variant that is defined for sales order costing. You define costing variants in Customizing for Product Cost Controlling.

Before you can cost a product, the Product costing indicator must be set in the material master records of the configurable material and its components, in the costing data. The accounting data must also be maintained.

To call costing from the value assignment screen, choose Environment ® Costing.