Product Configuration > Product Configuration Rules
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Product Configuration Rules
This set of rules lets you define how the variant item, variant product structure, and variant routing are generated.
Variant Item Number Rule Maintenance
Use Variant Item Number Rule Maintenance to define how QAD Configurator assigns item numbers to new variant items. You can define rules for each configurable item from which you intend to create variant items. It is compulsory to enter variant item number definitions for all configurable items in your model. If one definition is missing, QAD Configurator cannot store the configuration correctly. The system cannot generate the variant until you have entered all necessary definitions.
Exercise 19: Variant Item Number Rule Maintenance
Run Variant Item Number Rule Maintenance and define the following variant item number definition for the configurable items 01040 and 50020. Select Function equals Item.
 
Element
Input
Multiplier
From
To
Length
Current Configurable Item
 
 
1
5
5
Character
-
 
 
 
 
Numeric Sequence
1
1
 
 
3