We will review the current setup and do any additional setup that is required for creating the materials
or characteristics, etc. Once it is done, then we will move to defining the conditions for determining
the values of new characteristic ,
that is reference characteristic, followed by condition rules for price determination.
(As part of reviewing existing setup) First, We will be going through material definitions of configurable material which is already existing.
The transaction code is MM02
The item is bodhi underscore versatile car (Bodhi_VersatileCar).
Because, the item is already defined,
you have little effort required for any additional things.
All you need to see (in this material definition) is a couple of things.
One is about the sales org definition, where you can make a note of sales org or distribution channel.
In Classification table,
look at the class which is mapped to the configurable material (and make a note of class name).
Ensure that it (mapping of the class to material) is the right mapping with the right set of characteristics,
mapped to the class.
I think we have everything is in place (from Material definition perspective). Now,
we go back and create the reference characteristic.
Run the transaction ct04 for creating a new characteristic.
The character's name is "Price based on gear type".
(Click the icon) Create.
In the Basic data tab of Characteristic Page, provide the description of new characteristic.
Provide the character type and give a length of the characteristic name.
(Because it is a reference characteristic which will influence the SAP table values based on values assigned to it) You don't need to provide any descriptions, values, etc. All you need to do is go to additional data
tab and map to right SAP tables.
Here I am adding (mapping) the characteristic to table SDCOM and the field is VKOND.
This table will be picking up the surcharge against the field mapped.
For this characteristic you can set the attribute "not ready for input".
You can also set the attribute as "no display".
However, to ensure our conditions are working, you are putting this attribute as unchecked. (With this setting you can see the values assigned to reference characteristics , in value assignment screen according to conditions written)
Once you save it, this message "Format data used from ABAP dictionary" will flash, because the above table (mapped to characteristic) is updated.
Now save the characteristic.
Characteristic is saved.
You can map the characteristic to the variant class, which is mapped to the configurable item.
(Open Manage class page using TCode CL02). This(Bodhi_CarClass300) is the class which is mapped to the KMAT (Configurable) type item.
(You will see the characteristics in Characteristics tab of Change Class page)These are the characteristics.
So now you are adding the reference characteristic to the same class.
You added the new characteristic (Pricebasedongeartype).
And you ensure that you added the right characteristic to the class.
Go back.
Now,
You may create conditions to determine the value of this reference characteristic for the values of
different gear types.
You will do this in the characteristic definition of Bodhi underscore gear type (BODHI_GEARTYPE).
We will now move to the next topic.
Thank you.