Process Overview

Purpose

There are different processes for configurable materials in sales documents. You can specify these processes on the Confign initial screen tab in the configuration profile, by choosing the Confign parameters tab. The processes are described in the following scenarios:

• Plnd/Prod. Order:

For information on this scenario, see:

No BOM Explosion

Single-Level BOM Explosion

Multi-Level BOM Explosion

You can use this processing type to describe variant products whose configurable materials are assembled using planned and production orders. The bill of material (BOM) can have single-level, multi-level, or no explosion.

• Sales Order (SET)

You can use this processing type to describe variant products that comprise salable configurable materials. These products are supplied together, but are not assembled in a production order. Only sales-relevant BOM items are exploded in the sales order.

For information on this scenario, see Process: Sales Order.

• Order BOM

You use this processing type if you want to make customer-specific changes to the BOM of a material that you configure in the sales order. In the sales order, you assign values to the characteristics of the header material, but the BOM is not exploded in the sales order.

For information on this scenario, see Process: Order BOM.