SAP Note 549163 - FAQ: Configuration in the sales order

Component : SD BOM, Variant processing - Sales

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/549163 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses FAQs concerning configuration in sales orders, including limitations and required conditions for tasks such as variant determination with multiple material variants, usage of pricing reference materials, and BOM explosion criteria. It also clarifies the system’s inability to process incomplete configurations through A trickle document ALE/ZUDoc, alongside methods for handling documents with configuration inconsistencies. Furthermore, it outlines user exits relevant to sales order configuration, like USEREXIT_GET_FIELD_FROM_SDCOM, and issues with service notification-derived sales orders. Users are guided on employing characteristics in variant configuration and the conditions under which BOMs are exploded.

Key words :
setting bom explosion = 'single-level', 'pricing reference material maintained' field, debit/credit memo request, termination message cu013 cfg_is_inconsistent_or_incomplete, status/long text' view, affected sales order item, pricing reference material, configure sales orders, configurable material depending, user exits exist

Related Notes :

935885Reference Characteristics in Variant Configuration
774347Collective SAP note: BOMs
774346Composite SAP Note: Material variants
644574User exit: EXIT_SAPLCEI0_001
511230No variant conditions nested KMAT
508618Variant prices not redetermined
503914Change configuration if subsequent documents exist
413770BOM subitems duplicated after billing document is copied
399120Order processing ALE/IDoc with incomplete configuration
656573.0F: Configuration from sales activity processing