What is D use of configurable material.?
Configurable material is useful if you have a large number of combination of parts that go into a product. It means different permutations N combinations of D parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each combination , you require a large number of material numbers. KMAT may be used in such a case where you maintain just one generic product code. A super BOM is maintained for such a material consisting of all possible alternatives. A routing is also maintained consisting of all possible operations that could be used. Typically configurable material is used in Made 2 Order (MTO) environment. However frequently ordered configurations may be planned with a material variant which needs 2 have a material master record. Thus Material variants may have stock N value. Depending upon characteristic values chosen at sales order entry Sales Order BOM is created. Routing operations are also chosen depending upon which BOM components are assigned 2 them.
