In order to configure a produced item, certain configurator tables which hold the rules for the configuration process must be set up in advance. The produced item must also be classified as a configurable item (item class 3). See Setup documents for DC1 Product Configurator.
DC1 Product Configurator makes it possible to dynamically configure produced items to unique customer requirements. Configuration of produced items is available from DC1 Distribution (sales order and quotation entry) and DC1 Project Management (project and project quotation entry).
Note: For configuration of produced items, DC1 Manufacturing must be installed and activated.
There are two types of product configuration entries:
- The Attribute entry (prompted entry) displays all available product attributes during the sales order entry. You enter or select a value for each attribute.
- The Component item selection (part selection) displays all possible component items for each variable component (configurator parameter) in the configurator bill of material. You select a component item for each attribute that is displayed.
When the configuration is generated, the user is (optionally) shown the bill of material and bill of routing and, depending on the rules that that are set up in the configurator tables, has the option to change quantities, operation times, etc. In this situation generated text lines to be printed on external documents or shop floor documents may be displayed.
Depending on the rules in the configurator tables, item description, text lines, cost price and sales price for the configured item may be updated when all selection levels of the configuration are accepted.
After the configuration on a sales order, a manufacturing order containing reservations of materials and capacity is generated automatically in DC1 Manufacturing. The manufacturing order is created using both the base item structure (if available) and the configuration structure, in order to create material and operations.
After the configuration on a project or project quotation, a project/quotation structure is automatically generated based on the configuration structure. The structure type is set to 2 (additional material) for the item line.
Standard items
It is possible to automatically create new standard items in the process of taking orders for new customised products. Item information is created by copying entries for the configurable item in the Item file. Information from the configuration, such as description, weights, item category and price, is automatically updated for the new item. Material and operations from the Basic data and the corresponding information from the configuration variant creates the bill of material and bill of routing. The new item automatically receives item class 2 (Non-stock item, standard).
Enquiries and printouts
- Sales order enquiry to view all orders entered into the system. The sales order enquiry allows you to navigate through all levels of information for a sales order, including detailed information for a uniquely configured item. Tip: Enter your Handler id to view the status of your orders. If you enter both your Handler id and Status, you can view just your orders with a particular status.
- Warehouse balance enquiry to view the stock on hand for the warehouse from which the goods will be delivered.
- Time axis enquiry to view:
- the actual stock on hand for the item and warehouse used on the order
- the available item quantity
- the dispatch date, item quantity and available quantity, per order (for those both inside and outside the planning time).
- Sales quotation enquiry
- Project order enquiry
- Item file enquiry
- Configurator item enquiry, Standard items
- Sales order printout
- Time axis printout