Are you sure this is a set of variants rather than a set of configurations?
- Andrew On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 13:18 +0800, Jonathon -- Improov wrote: > Is there a way to have rule-based auto-generation of BOMs? Maybe this has > already been done? > > In general, I have a virtual product that can have thousands of variants. I'd > like an automated > way to generate all the possible variants. > > One aspect I'm gonna be looking at is rule-based auto-generation of variants' > productId. This > shouldn't be difficult, and can easily be linked to the QuickAddVariants page > (the checkboxes in > column "All"). If someone is already doing this, let me know so we can > collaborate? > > The bigger problem I have is the auto-generation of BOMs, the lack thereof > rather. > > Say I have virtual product Bicycle, and variants Bicycle-abcd, where abcd are > variables. I'd like > variable 'a' to be the top-most in hierarchy and 'd' the last. For example, > my bicycles could come > with different frame sizes 1 through 5, which will require different BOM > components Frame1 to > Frame5. I'd want all variants Bicycle-1bcd to have a BOM component of Frame1, > Bicycle-2bcd Frame2, > and so on. > > Even a semi-automated process will be alright for now. > > I'd suggest an enhancement to the EditProductBom screen. Add a function to > list all variants, > search can be constrained by selection of (standard) features. This function > can be copied from > "Lookup Variant Product" somehow. Allow "Copy BOM" to apply to a number of > variants at once. > > Any ideas? > > Jonathon -- Kind Regards Andrew Sykes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sykes Development Ltd http://www.sykesdevelopment.com
