The document outlines enhancements to the LN software's contract deliverables in versions 10.3 to 10.4, specifically allowing configurable items to be used alongside standard items. It addresses customer needs for better support in engineered-to-order scenarios and describes the process for configuring these items. The enhancements include the use of both classic and advanced configurators, along with details on item configuration and manufacturing procedures.

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Infor LN v10.3 - v10.4 Configurable
Contract Deliverables Enhancements
Rollout training
Campus Course Code: 02_0021040_EEN0448_ELN
August 2014
Henk Otjens

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Agenda
• Why
• Business Pain & Perspective
• Business Requirement
• How
• Solution Overview
• Terminology
• What
• Solution Details
• Solution Aspects
• Demo
• Summary

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Business Pain & Requirement
• Contract deliverables as introduced in LN 10.2 aimed at Engineered To
Order and standard items
• Not possible to use configurable items for contract deliverables
• Our customers expressed the need to also be able to use LN
Configuration capability to better support their business

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Solution: overview
• In LN 10.4 we have extended the possible scenarios by also allowing for
the Configure to Order scenario: configurable items can be used for
contract deliverables
• Both the classic LN configurator (PCF) and the advanced configurator
(PCM) can be used

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Terminology
• Configurable Item:
• An item that has features and options and must be configured before any activities
can be performed on it. If the configurable item is generic, a new item is created
after configuration
• Configured Item:
• A configurable item that is configured, which means features and options are
chosen for the item

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Surface-to-Surface
Product Features and Options
Missile Launcher
Missile Type Launch Direction Canister
Surface-to-Air
Armored Box (ABL)
5 Meter
Vertical Launch
System (VLS)
10 Meter
12 Meter
Options
Features

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Solution: details
Procedure:
• Enter configurable item of supply source Shop Floor on the deliverable
• Configure Item by selecting from relevant options
• Generate Item Structure
• Release for planning by changing deliverable status to Active
• Manufacture or purchase Item and make it available to customer

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Solution: aspects
• Both classic LN as well as PCM configurator can be used
• Only Configurable items of supply source Shop Floor can be used
• Allow Reconfiguration by saving Product Variant
• Calculate Product Variant Sales Price Structure
• Generate Structure will evaluate Standard Configurations
• Result can only be standard item, not a project specific item
• Item Structure needs to be created before switching status to Active
• Automatically calculating standard cost
• Note:
Pegging settings of generic item will be used

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Contract Deliverable

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Summary
• The use of a configurator is supported for contract deliverables

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