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_CFMENUOLPSOPV5 | Define iPPE Alternatives |
| Transaction Code | S_KA5_12000412 | (empty) |
| Created on | 19991109 | |
| Customizing Attributes | SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV5 | Define iPPE Alternatives |
| Customizing Activity | SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV5 | Define iPPE Alternatives |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4 |
Use
In this activity, you define alternatives for the nodes that you have defined in the activity Define General iPPE Node Types.
An alternative documents, for example, that a node and its structure can be assembled differenty in different plants. When you edit data in the iPPE Workbench, the system automatically selects the relevant alternative for the node.
Requirements
Standard settings
Settings for the following types of alternatives are included in the standard Customizing.
- Alternative Types for the Product Structure
- PVS Access Alternative Segment (access node)
- PVS Structure Alternative Segment (structure node)
- Variant Assembly Alternative
- Assembly Alternative
- Focus VA Alternative
- Focus Assembly Alternative
- Alternative Types for the Process Structure
- Mode (Line)
- Mode of an Activity (Shop floor)
- Alternative Types for the Factory Layout
- Alternative Line
- Alternative Work Center
- Part of Line Network
Use the alternative types provided by SAP.
Activities
To create new types of alternatives,
- In Customizing for Production, choose Basic Data -> Integrated Product and Process Engineering -> Administration of iPPE Objects -> Define iPPE Alternatives.
The screen Change iPPE Alternative Types appears.
- To make a new entry, choose New Entries.
The screen New Entires: Details of Added Entries appears.
- In the field Alternative Type, enter a technical name for the new alternative type.
- In the field Reference Alt. Type, enter the alternative type whose attributes you wish to copy to the new alternative type.
The attributes of the reference type are displayed for the new alternative type. The fields you can change are ready for input.
- Enter data as required and save your entries.
Example
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 |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | SIMG_CFMENUOLPSOPV4 | 0 | P450002042 | Product Variant Structure |
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_CPATYPE | V - View | SM30 |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010817 |
| SAP Release Created in |
