Manufacturing & Quality

What is Variant Configuration (VC)?

SAP functionality for configuring complex products with characteristics, dependencies, and super BOMs.

Configurable materials use classes and object dependencies to derive BOM and routing. S/4HANA offers advanced variant configuration (AVC) with a new engine. Combinatorial testing is needed for valid and invalid configurations.

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Related terms

Classification System
SAP's system of classes and characteristics used to describe and search objects such as materials and batches.
Make-to-Order
A production approach where products are manufactured only for a specific customer sales order.
Bill of Materials
A structured list of components and quantities needed to make a product.
Pairwise Testing
A combinatorial test design technique that covers all pairs of parameter values with a minimal set of tests.

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