Objective
The upcoming video explains the definition of a super BOM for a configurable material.
You can also make manual changes to the BOM for a sales order, provided that the settings in the configuration profile allow this. You can, for example, delete or insert components. The BOM is then saved as an order BOM for the sales order.
You can change the BOM in the production order (as in production without variants).
A special BOM item type that can only be used for super BOMs is the class item. Watch the following video, which explains this item category.
You can create non-stock items both with and without a material master record. If you enter a non-stock item without entering a material number, you must enter a descriptive text and procurement data.
You enter purchasing data for non-stock items with or without a material number (except materials with material type KMAT). The system uses the pricing data to determine the release strategy. The material group is required for generating a purchase requisition. The component is procured directly for the production order. Purchase requisitions are created automatically.
A non-stock item can also be a configurable material. In this example, EXTRAS is a place holder that contains the three components as pictured. The selection of the desired EXTRAS is chosen when the sales order is configured and must contain the appropriate object dependencies. Direct procurement logic is not used for non-stock items with material type KMAT.
If you want to use one material number to represent different-sized pieces of a material, you assign item category R.
On the Variable-Size Item Data detail screen, the system uses the sizes and formula you enter (if any) to immediately calculate the variable-size item quantity required.
Material requirements can be determined directly from the BOM explosion, without having to perform additional steps first.
Variable-size items are useful in variant configuration because you can use dependencies with reference characteristics to maintain.
You do not need to maintain a separate material master record for each different section of the material that is cut to size.