SAP ABAP IMG Activity W_ZF_VK_0120 (Assortment Grade Rules)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   LO-MD-RA-MT (Application Component) Assortment Maintenance
     WCS1 (Package) IS-R: Assortments (Customizing)
IMG Activity
ID W_ZF_VK_0120 Assortment Grade Rules  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87007221   IMG Activity: W_ZF_VK_0120 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes W_ZF_VK_0120   Assortment Grade Rules 
Customizing Activity W_ZF_VK_0120   Assortment Grade Rules 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name W_ZF_VK_0120    

Assortment grade rules describe the relationships between the various assortment grades.

Example

  Assortment grades        1   Smallest assortment/core assortment 
2 Extended core assortment
3 Extended assortment
4 Special assortment (managed only in the
largest plants)

  Assortment grade rules   4 = 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 
3 = 1 & 2 & 3
2 = 1 & 2
1 = 1

Each grade automatically includes any grades of a smaller denomination.

Assortment grade rule entries are grouped together to form a "listing algorithm". At present only one algorithm (01) is available in the standard SAP system, but at a later point the user will be able to define further algorithms.
Example:

  Algorithm 01 =           4 = 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 
3 = 1 & 2 & 3
2 = 1 & 2
1 = 1
  Algorithm 02 =           J = J & G & H & I 
I = I & G & H
H = G & H
G = G

Requirements

Before assortment grade rules can be used, you must maintain assortment grades and listing algorithms.

Standard settings

Assortment grade rules for assortment grades 1...4 and the assortment grade rule "blank" are available in the SAP standard system. The latter involves all the assortment grades (see assortment grade rule 4 in the example).

At present SAP only ships algorithm 01.

Recommendation

A result assortment grade should not be located directly within any of the assortment grades subordinate to it as this will lead to a loop where the result assortment grade refers back to itself infinitely.

Activities

Define assortment grade rules.

Further notes

At present no more than 20 assortment grades can be contained in an assignment rule.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-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 W_ZF_VK_0120 0 I020004201 Assortment 
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_TWLWR V - View SM30 9999999999 Listing rules / algorithm numbers 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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