Components

Definition of Components

You can use product components in utilities packages and product determination objects.

They are used in utilities packages to assign specific sales components. You can for example use components to assign a division-related service product and a material to a utilities package.

Multi-level determination of product determination objects is represented by assigning components, which can also be product determination objects. This produces a hierarchy that contains several levels.

You can use the following objects to define package components:

IS-U components
IS-U product lists
Standard sales components

Product Role	Assignable Components
Utilities package	Materials Services Sales products Note Reference products and utilities packages cannot be assigned. End of the note.
Product determination object	Materials Services Sales products Product determination objects Utilities packages Product modules Note Reference products cannot be assigned. End of the note.

Note Note

It is not possible to subdivide this further. You cannot assign additional utilities packages to the packages found here.

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Characteristics of Components

Components are displayed and assigned in the hierarchical utilities product roles in the component tree. The assignment is made without a link to an explicit version, meaning that the system uses the current version.

Component Hierarchy Tree

The assignment is displayed in a hierarchical format in the component hierarchy tree.

The following features are defined by the hierarchy (only applies to IS-U components):

Feature	Description
Sorting	Sorting defines the sequence of the components/component groups within a product or product determination object. Note You can change the sort sequence in the hierarchy tree using drag and drop or by moving buttons. End of the note.