Variant configuration with SAP : [implement and use variant configuration with SAP ; build and maintain a complete product model updated coverage on SAP ERP 6.0 enhancement pack 5 and CRM 7.0

2nd Edition. — Galileo Press, 2012. — 660 p. — ISBN-10: 1592294006, ISBN-13: 978-1-59229-400-8. **With this all-inclusive reference, you have everything you need to implement, customize, and use __Variant Configuration with SAP__.** Whether you’re a consultant, work directly with variant configuration, or are a manager, this book contains essential information you need in order to make key decisions on how Variant Configuration works best for your company. **Variant Configuration in ERP and CRM.** Understand how to integrate Variant Configuration in processes such as quality management and customer service, and explore the necessary Customizing steps. **Advanced Integration Topics.** Find extensive coverage on business processes for SAP ERP, including the Order Engineering Workbench, planning Variant Configuration, and more. **Industry-Specific Solutions.** Learn about unique configurations and enhancements that are possible within specific industries and how to manage them, accompanied by customer examples and practical suggestions. **Expert Knowledge.** Benefit from the authors’ and SAP customers’ notes on special challenges encountered when implementing and using Variant Configuration for product models. **Updated and Expanded.** This new edition covers integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE), Product Data Replication (PDR), the new PLM environment, and much more. **Highlights:** Product Model (Configuration profile and scenarios).Business Processes in SAP ERP (Integrated process and product engineering (iPPE), Integration, Customizing).Product Configuration (Variant Configurator LO-VC, Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC)).Challenges (Performance optimization, change services, Product Data Replication (PDR)).Project and Practical Reports (Industry solution DIMP reports, project managers, SAP customers and partners, Configuration Workgroup (CWG) and outlook on SAP Business ByDesign). 2nd Edition. — Galileo Press, 2012. — 660 p. — ISBN-10: 1592294006, ISBN-13: 978-1-59229-400-8. With this all-inclusive reference, you have everything you need to implement, customize, and use Variant Configuration with SAP . Whether you’re a consultant, work directly with variant configuration, or are a manager, this book contains essential information you need in order to make key decisions on how Variant Configuration works best for your company. Variant Configuration in ERP and CRM. Understand how to integrate Variant Configuration in processes such as quality management and customer service, and explore the necessary Customizing steps. Advanced Integration Topics. Find extensive coverage on business processes for SAP ERP, including the Order Engineering Workbench, planning Variant Configuration, and more. Industry-Specific Solutions. Learn about unique configurations and enhancements that are possible within specific industries and how to manage them, accompanied by customer examples and practical suggestions. Expert Knowledge. Benefit from the authors’ and SAP customers’ notes on special challenges encountered when implementing and using Variant Configuration for product models. Updated and Expanded. This new edition covers integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE), Product Data Replication (PDR), the new PLM environment, and much more. Highlights: Product Model (Configuration profile and scenarios). Business Processes in SAP ERP (Integrated process and product engineering (iPPE), Integration, Customizing). Product Configuration (Variant Configurator LO-VC, Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC)). Challenges (Performance optimization, change services, Product Data Replication (PDR)). Project and Practical Reports (Industry solution DIMP reports, project managers, SAP customers and partners, Configuration Workgroup (CWG) and outlook on SAP Business ByDesign). With this all-inclusive reference, you have everything you need to implement, customize, and use Variant Configuration with SAP. Whether you're a consultant, work directly with variant configuration, or are a manager, this book contains essential information you need in order to make key decisions on how Variant Configuration works best for your company.1. Variant Configuration in ERP and CRM Understand how to integrate Variant Configuration in processes such as quality management and customer service, and explore the necessary Customizing steps.2. Advanced Integration Topics Find extensive coverage on business processes for SAP ERP, including the Order Engineering Workbench, planning Variant Configuration, and more.3. Industry-Specific Solutions Learn about unique configurations and enhancements that are possible within specific industries and how to manage them, accompanied by customer examples and practical suggestions.4. Expert Knowledge Benefit from the authors'and SAP customers'notes on special challenges encountered when implementing and using Variant Configuration for product models.5. Updated and Expanded This new edition covers integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE), Product Data Replication (PDR), the new PLM environment, and much more.Highlights: Product Model (Configuration profile and scenarios) Business Processes in SAP ERP (Integrated process and product engineering (iPPE), Integration, Customizing) Product Configuration (Variant Configurator LO-VC, Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC)) Challenges (Performance optimization, change services, Product Data Replication (PDR)) Project and Practical Reports (Industry solution DIMP reports, project managers, SAP customers and partners, Configuration Workgroup (CWG) and outlook on SAP Business ByDesign)

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Need to know about Variant Configuration in SAP? Look no further. This is your complete resource to implementing, setting up, and using variant configuration with SAP ERP 6.0 and CRM 2007. You will learn about the business processes and integration issues, details of configuration in SAP CRM, special features of industry solutions, extensions of SAP customers and partners, and the selected challenges of using variant configuration. The book provides real-world case studies and customer examples, so you can learn about the dos and donts of variant configuration projects in a business environment.