SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4 (Define iPPE Variants)
Hierarchy
☛ ECC-DIMP (Software Component) DIMP
   ⤷ LO-MD-PPE (Application Component) Integrated Product and Process Engineering
     ⤷ CPVS0C (Package) Customizing for CPVS
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4 Define iPPE Variants  
Transaction Code S_KA5_12000410   (empty) 
Created on 19991109    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4   Define iPPE Variants 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4   Define iPPE Variants 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUOLPSPPEVA    

In this activity, you define variants for the nodes that you have already defined in the activity Define Node Types.

You can use a variant to document that one node can have various concrete forms. When you maintain data in the iPPE Workbench, the variant that belongs to the node is automatically selected.

Example

Requirements

Standard settings

The following variant types are provided as standard:

Product Structure

Access Variant     Focus Access Variant

Component Variant     Focus Variant

Color Variant     Focus Color Variant

Assembly Header     Focus Assembly Header

Assembly Item     Focus Assembly Item

Other Variant Types

Set

Concept

You cannot change the characteristics of standard variant types. You can use the standard variant types in all the iPPE applications (product structure, process structure, factory layout) to represent your master data.

When you create new variant types, you must use one of the standard variant types as a template. However, you cannot create new variant types that constitute an enhancement of an existing variant type.

The name space S_ is reserved for the standard variant types. You cannot create variant types whose technical name begins with the letter S.

Recommendation

Use the predefined variant types.

Activities

Create a new variant type as follows:

  1. In Customizing, choose Production Basic Data -> Integrated Product and Process Engineering -> iPPE Object Administration -> Define iPPE Variants.

    The screen Change View "iPPE Variant Types": Overview appears.

  2. To create a new entry, choose New Entries.

    The screen New Entries: Details of Added Entries appears.

  3. In the Variant Type field, enter a technical name for the new variant type.
  4. In the Ref.Var.Type field, enter the name of the variant type whose characteristics you require for the new variant type and choose Enter.

    The characteristics of the reference variant type are visible for the new variant type. The fields that you can change are ready for input.

  5. Enter data as required and save your entries.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_CPVTYPE V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010817 
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