Selection from a Class Item: Example

1. Create characteristic REARLIGHT_TYPE, with values Dtoplight Plus, Toplight, and FER.
2. Create class REARLIGHT with class type 200.

Define the following additional data for the class:

· The class can be used in bills of material (BOMs).

· The base unit of measure is piece.

· The item category for the resulting material is L (stock item).

3. You have created 3 materials – R1220, R1221, and R1222.

You classify there 3 materials in class REARLIGHT as shown in the following table:

Material	Value
R1220	Dtoplight Plus
R1221	Toplight
R1222	FER

4. You enter the class as a BOM item in the BOM for configurable material BIKE.



When you enter the BOM item, enter item category K first. You see a dialog box in which you must enter the class name and class type.

The class name for the item is not shown on the material item overview.

5. Assign characteristic REARLIGHT_TYPE to the variant class of configurable material BIKE.

The characteristic is now assigned to both the class item and the configurable material.

6. When you configure the BIKE, you can assign a value to characteristic REARLIGHT_TYPE.

Depending on the value you assign to the characteristic, the relevant material is selected from the class item.

For example, if you assign value ‘Toplight’ to characteristic REARLIGHT_TYPE, the class item is automatically replaced by material R1221.