What is meant by Variant Configuration?

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Variant cofiguration is a tool that offers the flexibility
of the configuration of the material during the sales order
processing by the end user according the customer
requirement .
IT has integration with different applications :
CA-classification
LO-material master
PP-bom and routing
SD-sales,conditions
pp,mrp,production orders.
Variant configuratin offers a unique feature by which
requrement of creating separate material for each variant
of production is eleminated by using "configurable
material"that contains all the components and operations
production planning requirements .

-Variant configuration offers "source code "creation tool

called DEPENDE that prevents the combination of options
that are not allowed .
-Dependencies select right BOM components and operations to
produce a variant .
-Each configurable material is assigned to a "class"
via "configuration profile "which controlls the
configuration in the sales orders .

if the material consist of different characteristic and

class then we go for varient configuration.

the step to follow the varient configuratin.

1. create characteric ct04.

2. create characteristic price ct04.
3. create configurable material- kmat- mm01
4. create component material- mm01
5. create a bom - cso1
6. create a configurable profile-cu41.
7.create varient condition vk11ie. va00.
8.place the va00 ccondition in the pricing procedure.
9. the item category is tac and schedule line is cp and ct
for the subitems.

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SAP SD Variant Configuration Video Tutorials - Download LinksBest of SAP Materials,

Tutorials, Guides
Part 1: Setting up the material, and characteristics CT04
Part2: Maintain Classes CL02
Part3: Maintain The Configuration Profile CU41
Part4: Variant Tables CU60
Part5: Dependency Nets and Constraints CU21
Part6: Creating the Interface CU50
Part7: Class Items in BOMs
Part8: Setting Bom Quantities