There may be marketing reasons for not allowing two options to be included together in a product configuration. Another set of options may be incompatible due to resource limitations-there may not be enough space for all the parts. Some parts may only be required when a particular option is ordered and so on.
ENOVIA Variant Configuration Central contains three types of rules:
A product configuration includes a unique list of features and options for a product that is ordered or selected by an internal engineering department or by a customer. Structures and rules are defined for the product to validate these product configurations and generate a Precise Bill of Materials (PBOM). The Product Manager can disallow certain product configurations because of technical or marketing reasons. This can be achieved through various configurable rules that may be attached to a feature or a product. |