Hierarchy
EA-APPL (Software Component) SAP Enterprise Extension PLM, SCM, Financials⤷
LO-VC (Application Component) Variant Configuration⤷
PME_VC_EDITION (Package) Modeling Environment for Variant Configuration
Basic Data
| Data Element | VTC_SVD |
| Short Description | Selective Value Derivation |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | Direct Type Entry | |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | ||
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 3 | svd |
| Medium | 12 | Selective VD |
| Long | 26 | Selective value derivation |
| Heading | 26 | Selective value derivation |
Documentation
Definition
By valuating a set of characteristics, viewed as input characteristics, unique values of other characteristics, viewed as output characteristics are derived.
The variant table combines both, the values of the input and output characteristics.
Since the values of a n input characteristics derive values for a set of m output characteristics, this operation is also called n->m derivation.
Use
Choose this type of constraint if you want characteristics to be automatically valuated once the user selects certain values of other characteristics during interactive configuration.
Prerequisites
Provide the value combinations of input and output characteristics in a variant table. Ensure the input characteristics are defined as the key columns of the table.
If the wizard cannot find such a variant table, you will be asked to create one.
The content of the table can be maintained independently from the wizard.
Example
Take for example the configurable material Compressor where rating the nominal pressure and the stroke volume derives the power of the motor and dimensions of the compressor. Amongst others the following characteristics are defined:
Nominal Pressure: 7 bar, 12 bar
Stroke Volume: 32 l/min., 38 l/min.
Motor Power: 120 W, 240 W, 500 W
Dimensions (mm): 242x121x205, 242x185x205, 282x185x205
Create a variant table to enable the derivation of power of motor and dimensions of the compressor once the nominal pressure and the stroke volume are valuated:
Nominal Pressure Stroke Volume Motor Power Dimensions (mm)
7 bar 32 l/min. 120 W 242x121x205
12 bar 32 l/min. 240 W 242x185x205
12 bar 38 l/min. 500 W 282x185x205
With this table you can apply the intended value derivation.
Assuming the user selects 7 bar for Nominal Pressure and 38 l/min. for Stroke Volume the motor power and the dimensions of the compressor cannot be derived since a respective table row is missing. In case the derivation is set to mandatory a configuration conflict will be denoted.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20050615 |
| SAP Release Created in | 600 |
