Generating VVD and EVD Counts for a Vehicle Model

You can generate (calculate) the number of VVD - vehicle variant definitions and EVD - electrical variant definitions for a vehicle model. This gives you an idea of the amount of variability in the product plan. However, their main role is as an intermediate step in the process of producing optimized complexity harness levels.

Prerequisites

• Options must exist in the system. If necessary, you must have specified their inclusive/exclusive relationships, and valid option combinations.

• Packages of options must exist (see Adding a Package to a Pro Product Plan and Adding Options to a Package).

• Vehicle Models must exist (see Adding a Vehicle Model to a Pro Product Plan).

• You must have specified the association between the packages and the vehicle models (see Editing the Association of a Package with a Vehicle Model).

• You must have specified the association between the options in the packages and the vehicle models (see Editing the Association of an Option from a Package with a Vehicle Model).

• Mutually-Exclusive Variant Groups (groups of Variants that are mutually-exclusive) must have been created).

Procedure

1. On the Product Planner Dialog Box, click the Generate Variance Count button; the Select Vehicle Models To Generate VVD dialog box displays.

2. Select the vehicle model for which you want to generate VVDs and EVDs. Click Generate; a progress bar displays.

Results

Once the calculation is complete, the Total Num. of Variants and Num. of EE Variants columns are updated for the vehicle model in the “Number of Variants Associated with” window.

Parent Topic:

EVD

• Electrical Variant Definition

Related Topics

• VVD - Vehicle Variant Definition

• EVD - Electrical Variant Definition

• Vehicle Model

Capital Systems Integrator User Guide, 2512.2606

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