Variant Configuration – OEWB Parameters

In the cool Order Engineering Workbench (OEWB) for Variant Configuration there are a number of settings that you can control using the OEWB Parameters.  Today I’d like to talk about the ones I’m familiar with.  While this topic should be a simple one, I’ve had a tough time finding any documentation on exactly what these parameters do and why they should be set one way vs. another.

/OEWB/P_COCH    X       OEWB: Copy Characteristic Values – this is used when attempting to insert another configurable material or classified materials below a configurable materials.

/OEWB/P_EXPL      X      OEWB: New BOM Explosion – Component – if there are char. values on dragged component, structure will be reexploded on drop later.  This is for configurable materials.

/OEWB/P_INST       X      OEWB: Instantiation – this allows you to instantiate a material multiple times within a single BOM.  Beware of potential performance issues if you use this functionality.

/OEWB/P_NOFX      X     OEWB: Changes Possible Without Fixing – this has to do with “fixing” which locks the BOM as it currently is, and can only be changed manually going forward.  This is also used in conjunction with adding a material below a configurable material.

/OEWB/P_NORF     X      OEWB: Changes Without “Really Fix” – this is used in conjunction with P_INST & P_EXPL.

/OEWB/P_OBOM     X     OEWB: Entry with Order BOM Instead of Version

/OEWB/P_SAVE       X     OEWB: Save Without Leaving – this one is a pretty obvious.  If this isn’t set to X, then everytime you save, you leave the /OEWB/MAIN screen.

/OEWB/P_COAD              OEWB: Copy with Advanced checks – If this parameter is switched on, the configuration (of configurable materials) is copied and manual changes (insert, edit, delete of BOM items) of the source object are copied to the target. This also works multi level.  As a prerequisite, the functionality does just work if parameter “/OEWB/P_EXPL” is NOT set.  This parameter shall also influence copy of version data.

/OEWB/P_MATV              OEWB: Type Matching – this will allow type matching to occur within the OEWB.  This is likely to only be used for instantiated components.

Now some of these parameters I’m still trying to figure out, but not having access to the OEWB in my own system has made this challenging.  If I get a chance to get back into the system, I’ll add more details to these, but for now, at least you have my initial notes of the recommended settings (any of the items with an X).

Thanks for reading.

 

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