{"product_id":"advanced-variant-configuration-with-sap-s4hana-9781493223589","title":"Advanced Variant Configuration with SAP S4HANA","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e... Foreword ... 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e... Preface ... 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I ... Basic Principles of Variant Configuration ... 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 ... Product Configuration with SAP ... 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 ... Generation Change: From SAP ERP to SAP S\/4HANA ... 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 ... Generation Change: From LO-VC to AVC ... 32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3 ... Which SAP Configurators Are Available? ... 39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.4 ... Product Configuration with AVC in an End-to-End Process ... 41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5 ... Managing Product Diversity ... 47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.6 ... Manufacturing Scenarios for Configurable Products ... 50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.7 ... Summary ... 52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 ... The Path from LO-VC to AVC in SAP S\/4HANA ... 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 ... AVC and LO-VC: An Either-Or? ... 53\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 ... Ways of Transformation ... 57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.3 ... Basic Principles of the Transformation ... 58\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.4 ... Transition Workspaces ... 60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5 ... Transition Workbench ... 62\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.6 ... Comparing the Results ... 67\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.7 ... Transferring the Material Variants ... 70\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.8 ... An Exemplary Approach to Switching from VC to AVC (Greenfield versus Brownfield) ... 72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.9 ... Summary ... 76\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II ... Basics of Modeling ... 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 ... Creating Your First Configurable Material ... 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.1 ... Basic Principles ... 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.2 ... A First Example ... 82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3 ... The Configurable Material Master ... 84\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.4 ... Variant Classes, Characteristics, and Configuration Profiles ... 86\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.5 ... The Valuation Interface of the Extended Variant Configuration ... 90\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.6 ... Object Dependencies for Planning and Production ... 94\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.7 ... Configuration and Prices ... 97\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.8 ... Summary ... 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 ... Master Data in the Modeling Context ... 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.1 ... Variant Configuration Modeling Environment ... 101\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.2 ... AVC Simulation Environment ... 110\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.3 ... Tools from the Classification System ... 119\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.4 ... Material Master, Bill of Materials, and Routing of the Configurable Material ... 145\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.5 ... Configuration Profile and Configuration Scenarios ... 162\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.6 ... Characteristic Groups as User Interface Design ... 197\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.7 ... Summary ... 202\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 ... Object Dependencies ... 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.1 ... Basic Principles ... 203\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.2 ... Variant Tables ... 228\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.3 ... Object Dependencies for Interactive Configuration (High-Level Configuration) ... 240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.4 ... Object Dependencies for a Bill of Materials and Routing (Low-Level Configuration) ... 271\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5 ... Summary ... 281\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 ... Pricing ... 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.1 ... Pricing in Sales ... 283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.2 ... Pricing on the Basis of Sales Order Costing ... 295\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.3 ... Pricing in Purchasing ... 296\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.4 ... Microservice for Pricing on SAP Business Technology Platform ... 306\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.5 ... Summary ... 311\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 ... Material Variants ... 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.1 ... Material Master ... 314\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.2 ... Bill of Materials ... 319\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.3 ... Routing ... 323\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.4 ... Pricing ... 328\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.5 ... Variant Matching ... 328\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.6 ... Summary ... 336\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III ... Integration ... 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 ... Integrating Variant Configuration in Platforms via Knowledge Bases and Runtime Versions ... 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.1 ... Architecture ... 339\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.2 ... Master Data for Configuration Integration: Knowledge Bases and Runtime Versions ... 342\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.3 ... Tips for Generating Knowledge Base Runtime Versions ... 346\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.4 ... Instructions for (Re)generating Runtime Versions ... 365\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.5 ... Using the Configuration Microservice in SAP BTP ... 373\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.6 ... Variant Configuration in SAP Commerce Cloud ... 375\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.7 ... Integrated Variant Configuration in SAP CPQ ... 379\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.8 ... Summary ... 386\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 ... New Integration Aspects for Variant Configuration ... 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.1 ... Master Data Distribution with Product Data Replication ... 387\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.2 ... SAP Variant Configuration with SAP Teamcenter ... 424\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.3 ... Requirements Management and Documentation in Modeling: SAP Enterprise Product Development ... 432\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.4 ... Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Configurable Products ... 437\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.5 ... Integrating AVC with SAP Workflow Management ... 447\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.6 ... Two-Tier Scenario: Cross-System Procurement of Configured Products ... 453\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.7 ... Summary ... 456\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 ... Solutions from SAP Partners ... 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.1 ... 3D Configuration ... 457\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.2 ... Artificial Intelligence-Optimized Processing of Customer Requests ... 470\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.3 ... Variant Table Contents on SAP Business Technology Platform ... 482\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.4 ... Variant Configuration with Machine Learning ... 492\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.5 ... Hybrid System Configuration, End-to-End Automation, and API-Based Integration with SAP Solutions ... 503\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.6 ... Summary ... 513\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV ... Industry Best Practices ... 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 ... Case Study: Transformation from LO-VC to AVC ... 519\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.1 ... AVC Preliminary Study ... 519\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.2 ... Best Practice Transformation: A Real-Life Example ... 526\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.3 ... Summary ... 532\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 ... SAP Variant Configuration Communities ... 533\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.1 ... Configuration Working Group ... 533\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.2 ... The DSAG Variant Configuration Working Group ... 543\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.3 ... SAP AVC Customer Co-Innovation Council ... 546\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.4 ... Summary ... 547\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e... The Authors ... 549\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e... Authors ... 549\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e... Contributors ... 550\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e... 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