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_TC |
| Short Description | Value Derivation for a Target Characteristic |
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
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | ||
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 2 | TC |
| Medium | 6 | det tc |
| Long | 31 | Determine Target Characteristic |
| Heading | 25 | Det Target Characteristic |
Documentation
Definition
From a set of valuated characteristics a unique value of a specific characteristic is derived. The derived characteristic is viewed as target.
The variant table combines both, the values of the target characteristic and the characteristic values which determine the target.
Since the value of a single target characteristic is derived from a set of n valuated characteristics, this operation is also called n->1 derivation.
Use
Choose this constraint if you want a characteristic to be automatically valuated once the user selects certain values of other characteristics during interactive configuration.
Prerequisites
Provide the combination of values setting the target characteristic in a variant table. Ensure the determining characteristics are defined as key columns of the table. The wizard will identify and display such tables and list the keys. Therefore selecting a table means to select the determining characteristics.
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 Drilling Machine including an electric motor. You want the motor to be derived once the user selects usage and voltage. Amongst others the model has got the following characteristics:
Usage: Home, Professional
Voltage: 110 V, 400 V
Motor: M_4711, M_4712, M_4713
List the value combinations that determine the motor in a variant table and mark Usage and Voltage as key columns:
Usage Voltage Motor
Home 110 V M_4711
Professional 110 V M_4712
Professional 400 V M_4713
With this table you can apply the intended value derivation for the target characteristic Motor of the Drilling Machine.
Assuming the user selects Home and 400 V the Motor 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 |
