The following example shows how quota scales are used in creating a purchase order for a generic article to calculate default order quantities for the individual variants of the article.

A generic article has the characteristics "color" and "size" with the following values:

• Colors: red, blue
• Sizes: S, M, L

Quota scales have been defined for both characteristics as follows:

A purchase order is created with an order for 180 pieces of the generic article. On the basis of the quota scales, the quantities are distributed as follows over the individual variants:

These quantities are calculated as follows:

Quantity = total quantity ´ quota per color ´ quota per size ¸ total color quotas ´ total size quotas