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Product master Variant - Siz/Color rule based configured BOM lines

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Posted on by SarvanM 20

Dear colleagues!

How we can configure size-color rules between semi-finished goods and finished goods on its BOM lines? (Dynamics AX 2012 or D365 FO)

We have a t-shirt as a finished product, which has 5 sizes (S, M, L, XL, XXL) and 3 colors (white, red and black) - a total of 15 variants, as well as a semi-finished shirt - a cut sketch that has exactly the same 5 sizes and 3 colors.

How can we make it so that in the formula of the finished product - shirts, not to enter all possible options of 15 variations in relation to 15 options for the semi-finished product (this will be 15 different versions for one shirt), but to select only the automatic selection (configuration) rule in this way: Shirt color = color of the folded semi-finished product (sketch) + shirt size = size of the folded semi-finished product (sketch).

For example, when will the production report as a finished journal of a Red shirt S size be made in the production so that a semi-finished sketch of a red color C in size is automatically selected in the picking list (write-off) lines?

Thank you in advance!

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    Jack Moran 85 on at

    First, it would be helpful to know how your produce your goods. For instance, semi-finished sub-assembly sketch shirt is Make-to-Stock and finished shirt in Make-to-Order? Or both levels are Make-to-Stock? Or both are Make-to-Order? Let's assume it is the first approach noted. As such, you might consider using a constraints based configurator approach instead of the dimensional configurator approach you've outlined in your question. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/supply-chain/pim/build-product-configuration-model. You could pre-define the sub-assembly level products creating a unique configuration ID for each and then call that item / configuration ID set of combinations as children into the configuration model for the salable parent finished good items. The sub-assembly level goods are then made-to-stock using those predefined item / configuration ID combinations. The salable finished good items could then be configured on-the-fly from a sales order line for make-to-order production, resulting in configurations only being generated for finished goods that are actually being sold. Depending on your actual manufacturing modalities, other approaches would also be possible.

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    SarvanM 20 on at

    Hi Jack!

    Thank you for your attention!

    We always work on stock (MakeToStock)- both for semi-finished products and for finished products.

    How the process is built with us:

    - We have the finished product GSh003 T-shirt in 4 sizes (S, M, L, XL) and 3 colors (Red, Blue, Black)

    - it has a plan to produce 10,000 pieces

    - in the specification he has a semi-finished-sketch of a t-short - SG002, also in 4 (S, M, L, XL) sizes and 3 colors

    - A semi-finished sketch is made from a raw material - RT001 fabric in 3 colors

    Now it is necessary when the production makes Report as ready journal (input from production) of SG002 and in the line of Report as ready  journal enters the color and size, then in the line of related picking list the system automatically suggested the desired color of the raw material -  fabric according to the specified rule in the formula line - for example,

    -  Report as ready journal line SG002 - Red semi-finished product , Small size (+2) pieces

      ===> Picking list journal BOM consumption line  T001 - Red fabric (-60 cm)

    and exactly the same for the finished product,

    when the production accepts GSh003 T-shirt and enters the color and size in the Report as ready journal line, the system automatically suggested the desired color of the semi-finished product on the picking list journal line according to the specified rule in the formula line - for example,

    - Report as Finished  GSh003 T-shirt , Red - Small size (+2) pieces

       ===> Picking list journal BOM consumption line SG002 - Red semi-finished product - Small size (-2) pieces

    Otherwise, the user needs to enter the size and color variant values of the semi-finished product in each line each time, which is not acceptable for us in terms of wasting time for employees and possible human errors.

    And this should be done by the built-in standard system analytics color and size, and not by attributes tied to the configuration.

    Thanks in advance!

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