In SAP, product structures are used to support the product development process. SAP Product Structure Management (PSM) can manage the product structures that contain many components and their variants. Product structures can be built and maintained without any associated material masters. Product Structure Management (PSM) serves as dedicated Engineering BOM to manage Product Structures for the whole product life-cycle starting in early development phases. Offerings: - Design Product Structure without Material Masters. - Integrated Variant configuration and simulation. - Guided process for restructuring and reconciliation between Engineering BOM and Manufacturing BOM. - Flexible and integrated Engineering Change Management support. - Embedded Variant Configuration and Digital Mock-Up capabilities. - Harmonized User Interface and improved usability for product development.

1. Essential
SAP Tutorial
Product Structure Management (PSM)
Steps for Creating a Product Structure in SAP
By Teofil Sawickyj
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2. Tutorial Goal
 Create a basic product structure in the PSM module.
 Product structures are used to support the product development process.
PSM can manage the product structures that contain many components
and their variants.
 Product structures can be built and maintained without any associated
material masters
 Discover the various fundamental node types that are required in the
construction of the product structure
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3. Select Product Structures
 Under the
Product Structure
heading choose:
Create Product
Structure
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4. Select a Node Type
 Select Product
Family for Node
Type. This node
represents the
top level of the
product
structure and
defines the
product that you
are developing.
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5. Select a Node
 Enter
Street_Bike in
the Node field.
Street Bike is a
member of the
Product Family.
 Select
Class_BikeX for
the Class
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6. Create Product View
 Highlight
product
structure
Street_Bike
 Select the Items
button
 Select Create
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7. Create Product View
 Select View (PVS)
from Node Type
 Enter the Name for
the Node (FRAME
COMPONENTS)
 Enter the
Description (FRAME
COMPONENTS)
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8. Create a Product Item
 Highlight product
view FRAME
COMPONENTS
 Select the Items
button
 Select Create
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9. Select a Node Type
 Select Product
Item from Node
Type
 Enter the Name
for the Node
(FRAME)
 Enter the Desc
(FRAME)
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10. Product Structure Constructed
 Simple Product
Structure
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11. Conclusion
 User can create a simple product structure in PSM
 User recognizes the basic node types in the structure:
 Product Family
 Product View
 Product Item
 User understands this product structure only consists of the basic elements
and is not a complete product structure
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12. Contact Information
Please contact us for more information about our services or solutions available.
LeverX, Inc.
800 West El Camino Real, Suite 180
Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Tel: (650) 625 – 8347
Web Site: www.LeverX.com
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