*SAP S/4HANA is the trademark or registered trademark of SAP SE or its affiliates in Germany and in other countries.
AVC provides a slightly better configuration engine compared to LO-VC with a constraint solver algorithm based on Gecode.
Gecode is an open-source library for developing constraint-based systems first introduced in 2006.
Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks for LO-VC users:
— LO-VC users will have to pay to use AVC.
— LO-VC users will only experience an incremental improvement.
— AVC modeling is similar to LO-VC, but not the same.
— Many LO-VC models will have to be adapted to work with AVC.
— LO-VC will not be supported in the multi-tenant SAP S/4HANA® Cloud.
— To simplify modeling and reduce errors, some functions have been made obsolete in AVC (see details).
Configit Ace® includes logic to understand LO-VC product models and can mimic SAP behavior so users can enjoy all the benefits with no drawbacks.
LO-VC models do not need to be changed. But Configit Ace® can also import product models and BOMs from other systems providing a shared-source-of-truth for all configuration management for multiple systems in one location.
Configit Ace® can act as the master or synchronize with data in existing systems allowing data ownership to remain unchanged.
Configit Ace® is widely considered the leading head-less product configuration management solution on the market. Configit Ace® enables a Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) approach, which encompasses configurable product model and rule definition, management and validation of end-user configurations as well as availability and change management.
Provided as a hosted service with open APIs, Configit Ace® enables CLM-as-a-Service that is system-agnostic and accessible to all providing a shared-source-of-truth for managing variants and product configurations to all departments.
Based on Virtual Tabulation® technology, Configit Ace® is the only solution that can pre-determine all valid configurations using a compilation process. LO-VC, AVC and other configurators rely on constraint algorithms to remove invalid options at run-time based on user configuration choices.
Configit Ace® is provided as a hosted cloud solution powered by Microsoft Azure. This provides an opportunity for LO-VC users considering a cloud migration. Configit provides hosting of Configit Ace®, any Configit developed bespoke extensions and customer product model data.
With Configit Ace®, users from any location can collaborate on managing variants, developing product models, consuming product models through the Configit Ace® Configure API and integrate to systems at any location with built-in security, reliability and business continuity.
With Configit Virtual Tabulation®, a simple lookup is used to determine the validity of a choice or an entire configuration.
This means:
✔ Predictable and scalable performance
✔ Faster validation with instant UI response
✔ Guided-selling with recommendations and issue resolution
✔ Only valid options are ever shown
✔ Zero configuration errors or dead-ends
✔ Ability to test, debug and verify configuration models before release
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