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Creating and maintaining bill of materials

Menu path

Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ BOM

Introduction

A bill of materials (BOM) is a list of all parts, subassemblies, raw materials, and their respective quantities needed to assemble the end product (parent) or item (main assembly). This is used extensively in a manufacturing environment. In this screen, you can create a BOM, a new version of an existing BOM, and maintain an existing BOM.

What version are you using?

The information in this document is applicable to product update 407 and higher. If you have versions lower than this, certain features explained here will not be applicable.

How do I create a BOM for an item?

  1. In the Manufacturing / Setup / BOM screen, click New.
  2. In the BOMs screen, type or select the required item at Item for which you want to create the BOM.
  3. Define the required fields.
  4. Click Save.

How do I maintain a BOM for an item?

  1. In the Manufacturing / Setup / BOM screen, define the fields to search for the required item, and then click Search.
  2. Select the required item.
  3. Click Open.
  4. In the BOMs screen, make the required changes.
  5. Click Save.

How do I maintain a BOM for a subassembly item?

  1. In the Manufacturing / Setup / BOM screen, define the fields to search for the required BOM version, and then click Search.
  2. Select the required BOM version.
  3. Click Open.
  4. In the BOMs screen, type or select the required subassembly item from the BOM tab.
  5. Make the required changes.
  6. Click BOM.

How do I view the information for an item?

  1. In the Manufacturing/ Setup / BOM screen, define the fields to search for the required BOM version, and then click Search.
  2. Select the required BOM version.
  3. Click Open.
  4. In the BOMs screen, click Item. The Items screen for the selected BOM will be displayed. For more information, see Creating and maintaining items.

How do I explode a subassembly item?

  1. In the Manufacturing/ Setup / BOM screen, define the fields to search for the required BOM version, and then click Search.
  2. Select the required BOM version.
  3. Click Open.
  4. In the BOMs screen, select the required subassembly item from the BOM tab.
  5. Click Explode. The list of the individual items that make up the subassembly item will be displayed.

Keep in mind: The Explode button is enabled only when you click on a subassembly item in the BOM tab.

How do I view the engineering change activities for a BOM?

  1. In the Manufacturing/ Setup / BOM screen, define the fields to search for the required BOM version, and then click Search.
  2. Select the required BOM version.
  3. Click Open.
  4. In the BOMs screen, click Engineering change. The ECM screen will be displayed with the list of engineering change activities.

Keep in mind: The Engineering change button will be displayed only if you have selected the Use engineering change management check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Engineering change section.

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