Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ BOM
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.
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.
Keep in mind: The Explode button is enabled only when you click on a subassembly item in the BOM tab.
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.
Type or select the code of the item for which you want to create a BOM. This information is mandatory. If you are editing an existing BOM, this field will display the item code of the BOM and it cannot be edited.
Type a description for the BOM version. The version number is displayed automatically. You can create more than one version for the BOM. If this is the first BOM for the item, then "1" is displayed by default, and if this is the subsequent version, then the number displayed will be incremented automatically. If you are editing an existing BOM, you can type or select the version number if there is more than one version for the BOM.
By default, the Main version check box is selected if this is the first version created for the BOM of an item. If you are editing an existing BOM, the Main version check box is disabled because you can only have one main version (the first version).
Note: You can assign another BOM version as the main version under the Manufacturing tab at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items. To make a BOM version the main version, select the BOM version, and click the Select: Main version icon.
Select a warehouse to create a BOM for the item in the warehouse only. Select All if you want to create a BOM for the item in all warehouses.
Note: If you are editing the main version of an existing BOM, this field is disabled because the main version is applicable to all warehouses.
Type or select a date, from when the BOM is valid. The effective date must be earlier or on the same date as the current date. After the effective date, the BOM is available for use.
Type or select a date, from when the BOM is no longer valid. The expiry date is optional. After the expiry date, the BOM is no longer available for use.
Note: This field is enabled only if the BOM is not the main version as the main version cannot have an expiry date.
By default, the BOM status will be displayed depending on whether the BOM is still valid. This information cannot be edited. The following are the statuses and their corresponding meanings:
Type the drawing number to refer to the relevant structural and design documents for this BOM. The drawing number is only used as a reference in the BOM.
Type or select a cost center to link the BOM to the cost center if you want to allocate the cost to the specific cost center for the BOM.
Click the Attachment icon to attach a document with instructions to the BOM. This instruction document may be used as a reference to use the BOM in production orders.
By default, the cost price is derived from the cost price of the part items that you have defined as part of your BOM. If you have not selected any part items in your BOM yet, the price displayed is "0". Click the Cost price icon to display the Costs Information screen.
By default, this field displays the total lead time derived from the total lead time of the BOM structure.
Note: This field can be edited but the value must be equal to or greater than the total lead time derived from the BOM structure. In addition, the value defined here must be greater than the earliest day for the individual parts of the items as specified in the From day column in the BOM tab. This total lead time serves as a buffer lead time when using the BOM version in the production order. This buffer lead time from the BOM header will be used when copying the BOM to a production order. For example, if the BOM lines have a lead time of 3 days and the BOM header has a lead time of 5 days, when copying the BOM to a production order, the production order lines will have a lead time of 3 days with an additional 2 days after the end date for the production order lines. When you add more production order lines and the lead time becomes 7 days in the production order, then the lead time deriving from the BOM header will be consumed. This means the end item will have the same end date as the latest end date for the materials.
This field displays the price margin derived from the sales price and cost price.
By default, this field displays the sales price of the item. The sales price is obtained from the Sls. unit, Price field at the item maintenance under the Basics tab (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items, select the relevant item, and click Open).
Type the quantity to be manufactured for one production run for the item. Batch quantity is applicable in certain manufacturing industries, where a batch of items or materials will be made according to a single receipt. If you are editing the batch quantity, a message will prompt you whether to recalculate the quantity for part items. The respective part item quantity will be recalculated according to the new batch quantity. For more information, see the BOM tab.
Click the Show graphical display icon at the upper right corner of the BOM screen to display the entire tree structure of the BOM in a graphical representation. By default, this graphical representation is not displayed when you open an existing BOM (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ BOM, select the relevant item, and click Open) for editing. In this graphical representation, you can expand and collapse the tree structure of the BOM by clicking “+” sign and “‘-” sign respectively.
Note: The system will switch the tab screens accordingly when you click an item in the graphical representation. For example, if you click an operation, then the Operations tab will be displayed. If you click an item, then the BOM tab will be displayed.
The information of a BOM is divided into several categories, which are presented under different tabs: Operations, Step relation, BOM, Extra charges, Production, Extra and Log. You can use these tabs to define specific attributes of a BOM. By default, the BOM tab will be displayed for you to define the details of the items for the BOM.
In the BOMs screen, you must first define the operations, so that the operation step can be selected for the part items defined in the BOM tab. However, if the operation has not been defined, then you can select the default operation step (DFOP001) for the part items defined in the BOM tab. The Operations tab stores information about the operations required for a BOM.
Note: The Operations tab is displayed only if you have selected the Operations check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Operations section. You can set up the operations at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Operations, by clicking New. For more information, see Overview of operations.
Click this to add an operation to the BOM.
Select an existing operation and click this to view or modify the selected operation of the BOM.
Note: Clicking the Add or Edit icons will switch the Operations tab screen to display the steps involved in an operation.
Step This field displays the step number of the operation, which is automatically generated in sequence with a factor of ten in ascending order. You may change the step number by typing a unique step number. The step number must be unique for each operation within a BOM. However, the same operation can have different step number within a BOM. Note: The step number can be edited when you click the Add icon to add an operation. After defining the operation and when the items in the selected operation setup have been populated, the step number cannot be edited once you have saved the record. However, it is possible to edit the step number provided that you have not saved the record. Upon saving the step number, the step number cannot be edited even if you click the Edit icon to view or edit an existing operation. However, it is possible to modify the step number by clicking the Recode icon. Operation Type or select the operation code. You can type or select only the unblocked operation to the BOM, which is maintained at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Operations. Each operation that you define will be linked to a unique step number. Note: This field is mandatory and can be edited. Operations are the processes that are defined in a BOM which the production floor should follow in order to produce the finish goods. Lead time This field is automatically pre-filled based on the lead time per operation. The lead time cannot be edited. This lead time is calculated from the From day and To day information of machine and labor hours belonging to an operation. Upon selecting the operation, the machine and labor hours belonging to the setup of the operation will be populated in the following columns displaying its condition, item type, item status, item attributes, quantity, unit, cost price, manual cost price, total cost price, currency, item’s warehouse, item’s cost center, the usage of item on from day and to day, position number, extra fields, attachments, notes, item’s use at work center, machine, and person. You may change the operation code, and the populated information will be removed and will be repopulated based on the newly selected operation. Click Close to save the operation and to switch to the previous view mode. Note: You may add more machine or labor hours apart from the populated ones to the BOM as and when required by selecting the machine or labor hour item in the Item column. You may also delete the populated machine or labor hour item by clicking the Delete icon located at the toolbar of the BOMs screen. Only the default operation can have empty operation lines (without machine/labor hours). Other operations must at least have one machine or labor hour item. Other than the default operation, if the operation is without machine or labor hour items, then it is considered as an invalid operation. The following columns are displayed in the Add or Edit mode of the Operations tab: Condition Select either Always or Once per production, as required. Select Always to specify that the required quantity of the part item is a multiple of the BOM batch quantity. Select Once per production to specify that the required quantity is the same as that specified in the Quantity column regardless of the finished product batch quantity. Item This column displays the item code. Only the active hour items are allowed. The system populates the required machine or labor hours quantity according to the setup of the operation. Item description This column displays the description of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited. Type This column displays the type of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited. Status This column displays the status of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited. Make This check box indicates whether the item is a make item (subassembly item). This attribute is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited. Buy This check box indicates whether the item can be purchased. This attribute is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited. Backflush This check box indicates whether the machine or labor hour item can be backflushed when performing receipts of finish good as planned, extra receipts of finish good or when completing the production order at Manufacturing ➔ To be processed ➔ Complete. This can be edited and you may select or clear the check box to determine whether to backflush the machine or labor hours. The default value for this is derived from System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Backflush section. Plan Automatically This check box indicates whether the machine or labor hour item will be planned automatically or by manually assigning a person. If this check box is selected, then the column is filled with “-3” and the Person column cannot be edited. If this check box is not selected, then the Person column can be edited and you may assign a person to the machine or labor hour item. Quantity This column displays the required quantity of machine or labor hour items for the operation. By default, this is pre-filled based on the operating time defined in the setup of the operation. Unit This column displays the machine or labor hour item’s sales unit, which is retrieved from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This column cannot be edited. Cost price This column displays the cost price of the machine or labor hour item per unit, which is retrieved from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This column cannot be edited. Note: If a person is defined in the Person column in the BOM, then the person’s cost price for the hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is selected at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Inventory settings under the Entry section, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the warehouse cost price for the hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is not selected and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the standard cost price for the hour item will be used. Total cost price This column displays the total cost price of the machine or labor hour item. This is based on the formula: cost price * quantity. This cannot be edited. Cur. This column displays the currency used for the machine or labor hour item, which is derived from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This cannot be edited. Warehouse Type or select the warehouse for the machine or labor hour item. Note: If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is selected at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Inventory settings under the Entry section, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the warehouse cost price for the machine or labor hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is not selected, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the standard cost price will be used. CCtr. Type or select the cost center for the machine or labor hour item. From day Type the start day of the machine or labor hour item, which is to be executed in the operations of the production floor. This must not be later than the To day. To day Type the end day of the machine or labor hour item, which is to be executed in the operations of the production floor. This must not be earlier than the From day. Pos. no Type the position number of the BOM line. The position number is used as a reference (for further information) in the BOM for the part item specified at this particular process step. Extra Click the Extra icon to define any extra information for the machine or labor hour item in the BOM. Attachment Click the column to attach a document to the machine or labor hour item in the BOM. Note Click the column to type notes to the machine or labor hour item in the BOM. Work center Type or select the work center for the machine hour item. This can be edited only if the item is a machine hour item. Machine Type or select the machine for the machine hour item. This can be edited only if the item is a machine hour item. Person Type or select the person for the labor hour item. This cannot be edited if Plan automatically is selected or when the item is not a labor hour item.
This field displays the step number of the operation, which is automatically generated in sequence with a factor of ten in ascending order. You may change the step number by typing a unique step number. The step number must be unique for each operation within a BOM. However, the same operation can have different step number within a BOM.
Note: The step number can be edited when you click the Add icon to add an operation. After defining the operation and when the items in the selected operation setup have been populated, the step number cannot be edited once you have saved the record. However, it is possible to edit the step number provided that you have not saved the record. Upon saving the step number, the step number cannot be edited even if you click the Edit icon to view or edit an existing operation. However, it is possible to modify the step number by clicking the Recode icon.
Type or select the operation code. You can type or select only the unblocked operation to the BOM, which is maintained at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Operations. Each operation that you define will be linked to a unique step number.
Note: This field is mandatory and can be edited. Operations are the processes that are defined in a BOM which the production floor should follow in order to produce the finish goods.
This field is automatically pre-filled based on the lead time per operation. The lead time cannot be edited. This lead time is calculated from the From day and To day information of machine and labor hours belonging to an operation.
Upon selecting the operation, the machine and labor hours belonging to the setup of the operation will be populated in the following columns displaying its condition, item type, item status, item attributes, quantity, unit, cost price, manual cost price, total cost price, currency, item’s warehouse, item’s cost center, the usage of item on from day and to day, position number, extra fields, attachments, notes, item’s use at work center, machine, and person.
You may change the operation code, and the populated information will be removed and will be repopulated based on the newly selected operation. Click Close to save the operation and to switch to the previous view mode.
Note: You may add more machine or labor hours apart from the populated ones to the BOM as and when required by selecting the machine or labor hour item in the Item column. You may also delete the populated machine or labor hour item by clicking the Delete icon located at the toolbar of the BOMs screen. Only the default operation can have empty operation lines (without machine/labor hours). Other operations must at least have one machine or labor hour item. Other than the default operation, if the operation is without machine or labor hour items, then it is considered as an invalid operation.
The following columns are displayed in the Add or Edit mode of the Operations tab:
Select either Always or Once per production, as required. Select Always to specify that the required quantity of the part item is a multiple of the BOM batch quantity. Select Once per production to specify that the required quantity is the same as that specified in the Quantity column regardless of the finished product batch quantity.
This column displays the item code. Only the active hour items are allowed. The system populates the required machine or labor hours quantity according to the setup of the operation.
This column displays the description of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited.
This column displays the type of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited.
This column displays the status of the item. This is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited.
This check box indicates whether the item is a make item (subassembly item). This attribute is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited.
This check box indicates whether the item can be purchased. This attribute is retrieved from the item maintenance at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain. This information cannot be edited.
This check box indicates whether the machine or labor hour item can be backflushed when performing receipts of finish good as planned, extra receipts of finish good or when completing the production order at Manufacturing ➔ To be processed ➔ Complete. This can be edited and you may select or clear the check box to determine whether to backflush the machine or labor hours. The default value for this is derived from System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Backflush section.
This check box indicates whether the machine or labor hour item will be planned automatically or by manually assigning a person. If this check box is selected, then the column is filled with “-3” and the Person column cannot be edited. If this check box is not selected, then the Person column can be edited and you may assign a person to the machine or labor hour item.
This column displays the required quantity of machine or labor hour items for the operation. By default, this is pre-filled based on the operating time defined in the setup of the operation.
This column displays the machine or labor hour item’s sales unit, which is retrieved from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This column cannot be edited.
This column displays the cost price of the machine or labor hour item per unit, which is retrieved from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This column cannot be edited.
Note: If a person is defined in the Person column in the BOM, then the person’s cost price for the hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is selected at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Inventory settings under the Entry section, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the warehouse cost price for the hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is not selected and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the standard cost price for the hour item will be used.
This column displays the total cost price of the machine or labor hour item. This is based on the formula: cost price * quantity. This cannot be edited.
This column displays the currency used for the machine or labor hour item, which is derived from the hour item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Hours. This cannot be edited.
Type or select the warehouse for the machine or labor hour item.
Note: If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is selected at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Inventory settings under the Entry section, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the warehouse cost price for the machine or labor hour item will be used. If the Cost price and stock valuation per warehouse check box is not selected, and the Person column is filled with “-3”, then the standard cost price will be used.
Type or select the cost center for the machine or labor hour item.
Type the start day of the machine or labor hour item, which is to be executed in the operations of the production floor. This must not be later than the To day.
Type the end day of the machine or labor hour item, which is to be executed in the operations of the production floor. This must not be earlier than the From day.
Type the position number of the BOM line. The position number is used as a reference (for further information) in the BOM for the part item specified at this particular process step.
Click the Extra icon to define any extra information for the machine or labor hour item in the BOM.
Click the column to attach a document to the machine or labor hour item in the BOM.
Click the column to type notes to the machine or labor hour item in the BOM.
Type or select the work center for the machine hour item. This can be edited only if the item is a machine hour item.
Type or select the machine for the machine hour item. This can be edited only if the item is a machine hour item.
Type or select the person for the labor hour item. This cannot be edited if Plan automatically is selected or when the item is not a labor hour item.
Select an existing operation and click this to delete the selected operation.
Note: You cannot delete operations when there is a step relation linked to the selected operation code, when there is a BOM line linked to the selected operation code, and when there are extra charges linked to the selected operation code. The system will check for existence of all the BOM lines that are linked to the operation step, except for machine and labor hour items. When the lines exist, the operation cannot be deleted and the message “Operation linked to items in Step relations/BOM/Extra charges” will be displayed. If these do not exist, then system will delete the operation including all its machine and labor hour lines.
Select an existing operation and click this to modify the step number of the operation. The Recode screen will be displayed, where the old step number is displayed at Old and this cannot be edited. Type the new step number at New. Click Save to save the changes. Otherwise, click Close to exit the Recode screen without saving.
Note: Recoding an operation step to an existing step number is not allowed.
Select an existing operation and click this to view or modify the operation.
Note: The maintenance of an operation can also be done at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Operations, by selecting an existing operation, and then clicking Open.
Select an existing operation and click this to replace the operation line from one operation step to another. The selected step and operation will be displayed at the header under the Operations tab, but not enabled for editing. Under the Step column, click the drop-down list to select the available step within the BOM that you want to link to the operation line.
Select an existing operation and click this to select an item to be outsourced for the BOM.
Upon defining the operations for the BOM, the following columns of information will be displayed in the view mode of the Operations tab:
This column displays the unique step number of the operation.
This column displays the operation code which is linked to the step number.
This column displays the description of the operation.
This column displays whether the operation is enabled for printing.
This column displays whether the operation is blocked from being used in the production order. This information is derived from the operations maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Operations.
This column displays the document layout of the operation, which may be used for printing of the operation.
Note: It is possible that not all the columns in this example are displayed. You can add or delete columns as required. For more information, see Inserting and deleting columns.
In the BOMs screen, click the Step relation tab to define the details of the step relation. The step relation provides information of when a step should start and end comparing to its predecessor step. This information is important in the manufacturing environment, which uses operation and steps in the production floor.
This column displays the operation step number and description defined in the Operations tab. Click the Step column to select the step number.
Note: You can select only the saved operations step defined in the Operations tab.
This column displays the predecessor step number and description defined in the Operations tab. Click the Predecessor column to select the step number.
Click this column to select the dependency type. There are four dependency types for the step relation and its predecessor step, which include:
Note: Based on the dependency type that you have selected and the From day and To day of the predecessor, the From day and To day of the current operation step will be recalculated.
Type the number of hours that will be consumed in between the operation steps.
Note: The lag hours defined will not affect the lead time calculation in the BOM or recipe. Even when copying a BOM version, the production order lag hour will be ignored. However, you can set up the lag hours for use using external third party manufacturing software, such as Advanced Planning Schedule (APS), to perform complex calculations based on the organization’s calendar and capacity.
Click this column to select either Hour or % (percentage) to determine the unit of measurement for the lag.
Type or select a step to link the part item to a particular step in the production routing. This is mandatory. It denotes a specific stage in a manufacturing process. This field is available only if the following conditions are met:
Type or select a condition required for the part item (subassembly item or raw material) you want to add to the structure of the BOM. This is mandatory. Conditions specify how the required part item quantity is calculated to produce the finished product batch quantity. The following are the available conditions:
Note: If you have selected the Explode - Fulfillment check box in the finished product’s item maintenance (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items, select the relevant item and click Open) under the Purchase/ Sales tab, then the available conditions are Always, Once per debtor, Once per delivery, Phantom, and Phantom zero lead time. Otherwise, the available conditions are Always, Once per production order, Phantom, and Phantom zero lead time.
Type or select (by pressing F2) an item code of the part item you want to add to the structure of the BOM. This is mandatory.
By default, the item description displayed is the description for the corresponding item code defined in the Item column.
By default, the status displayed is the item status of the part item. This information cannot be edited. The status is based on the Status defined in the item maintenance (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items, select the relevant item and click Open).
By default, the Make check box is selected if the part item selected at Item is a manufactured item (subassembly item). This information cannot be edited. You can define an item as a manufactured item in the item maintenance under the Manufacturing tab (select the Make check box). For more information, see Creating and maintaining items – Manufacturing tab.
By default, the Buy check box is selected if the part item selected at Item is a purchased item. This information cannot be edited. You can define an item as a purchased item in the item maintenance under the Purchase/ Sales tab (the Buy check box is automatically selected when you link a supplier to the item). For more information, see Creating and maintaining items – Purchase/ Sales tab.
Select the Backflush check box if you want to automatically issue the part items (standard item, machine hour, labor hour) during the fulfillment of the production order for the finished product. Backflush is the process of deducting the inventory records of the part items used to produce the finished product. This function is useful in the manufacturing of finished products with a BOM that consists of fixed materials and quantity. If you select the Backflush check box, the part items will automatically be issued when you do a receipt of the finished product. You cannot apply the backflush function on by-products and serial or batch items.
Note: The check boxes in the Backflush and the By-product columns can now be selected together. To enable this, select the By-products check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Backflush section.
Select the By-product check box if you want this part item to be a by-product of the finished product. By-products are materials of value that are produced as a result of manufacturing the finished product. The quantity of by-products is usually predictable, and it can either be used for other purposes or sold. In Exact Globe Next, by-products are received together with the finished product at the end of the production process.
Type the quantity needed to manufacture one production run of the item. If there is a change in the batch quantity in the BOM header, the quantity for a part item will be automatically calculated to reflect the new batch quantity. Recalculation applies to all types of items (make, buy, by-products) except for by-product items with the condition set to Once per production order, Once per debtor, or Once per delivery.
By default, the unit displayed is the unit of the part item. This information cannot be edited. The unit is based on the Sls. unit, Price defined in the item maintenance (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items, select the relevant item and click Open).
Type the waste in percentage to define the relative amount of the part item that contributes to the production waste. Waste materials are a by-product of the production process to manufacture the finished product that does not add value to the finished product. Waste materials result in an increase in the total cost price of a part item because additional materials are needed to make up for the waste percentage. For non-divisible part items, the specified waste percentage might lead to fractions but the waste quantity will be rounded to the next integer. However, the cost price will be calculated by multiplying the cost price per unit and the quantity (including waste quantity) of the part item per batch amount.
The cost price displayed is defined in the item maintenance (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items, select the relevant item and click Open) at Cost price under the Basics tab.
Type the cost price in this column to define the appropriate cost price for the part items.
Note: Manual cost price is not allowed for a machine or labor hour item. It will override the cost price defined in the item maintenance when calculating the total cost price.
This is automatically calculated with formula cost price / manual cost price * quantity.
By default, Cur. displays the default currency you have defined at Default currency, in General settings at System ➔ General ➔ Settings. The amount for the part item (subassembly or purchased item) is displayed in this currency.
Type or select the warehouse you want to issue the part items from, when issuing a production order.
Note: When fulfilling a sales order for the item, the warehouse defined for the sales order will be used.
Type or select a cost center to allocate the cost of this part item to the cost center.
Type a day within the production lead time period when the part item is required. By default, From day is "1".
Type a day within the production lead time period when the part item is issued to production.
Type the position number to refer to the relevant structural and design documents for this BOM. The position number is used as a reference (for further information) in the BOM for the part item specified at this particular process step.
Click Extra to define additional information for the BOM. To specify the additional information, click within the Extra column and you will see the Extra – BOMs screen. You can type or select additional information in the free fields. For detailed instructions on how to customize free fields, see Maintaining free fields.
Click the Attachment column to select a file as an attachment to the BOM. In the Attachment screen, click the Browse icon to select the source file and click Save to save the changes, followed by Close to exit.
Click the Note column to type a note to include further instructions, comments, or information for the BOM. Add the information you want and click Save to save the changes, followed by Close to exit.
In the BOMs screen, after having defined machine or labor hours in the BOM tab with its operations, click the Extra charges tab to define details of extra charges items. The Extra charges tab is available only if you have selected the Operations check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Operations section. Only extra charges items are allowed to be defined in the Extra charges tab.
Select the step number for which the extra charges item will apply.
Type or select the extra charges item code.
Note: You can only select extra charges type of items.
Item description
This column displays the description of the extra charges item which you have selected. This cannot be edited.
This column displays the status of the extra charges item. This cannot be edited and it is retrieved from the extra charges item maintenance at Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Extra charges.
This column displays the percentage of the extra charges. This cannot be edited and it is retrieved from the extra charges item maintenance (Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Extra charges, under the Extra tab).
This column displays the manual cost price of the extra charges. This cannot be edited and it is calculated based on the percentage and the items involved in the step operation.
This column displays the total cost price of the extra charges. This cannot be edited and it is calculated based on the percentage and the entire items involved up to the step operation or the entire BOM depending whether or not you select the step number for each extra charges item.
This column displays the cost center of the extra charges item. By default, this is blank and you may type or select the relevant cost center for the extra charges.
Type the day number which the extra charges item shall be issued to the production floor. By default, "1" is filled which means the first day of the production.
Click the Extra icon to define extra information for the extra charges item in the BOM structure.
Click this column to attach a document to the extra charges item in the BOM line.
Click this column to type notes to the extra charges item in the BOM line.
In the BOMs screen, click the Production tab to define the details of the BOM structure. If this is an existing BOM, you will see a list of production order(s) for the BOM.
Click this to modify the production order details for the finished item. To make changes to a production order requesting the finished item of the BOM, select the production order, click Edit and you will see the Production order screen. For more details on maintaining the production order details, see Creating and maintaining production orders.
You can fill in additional information of the item by defining the free fields. The description of free fields can be changed according to your needs. For more information on how to customize free fields, see Maintaining free fields.
There are five data types as follows:
This tab displays the log of changes made to each version of the BOM. Log details are also created when changing the BOM structure and performing a batch update or cost price calculation.
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Click this to view a list of engineering change activities. An engineering change activity records the reason for creating and/or editing BOM information. The engineering change activity is triggered by one of the following actions:
A project is generated if you have selected the Generate project check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Engineering change section. After an engineering change is recorded and saved, the next step is to approve the engineering change activity. The new or edited BOM can only be used in a production order if you have already approved the open engineering change activity. You can approve an engineering change activity by clicking this button, selecting an activity in the ECM screen and clicking Open. In the Activities screen, click Approve or Reject.
Note: This button is available only if you have selected the Use engineering change management check box at System ➔ General ➔ Settings, in Manufacturing settings under the Engineering change section. You can also edit, approve, or reject the engineering change at Manufacturing ➔ Entries ➔ Engineering change. For more information on editing and approving the engineering change, see Maintaining engineering changes.
Click this to explode a selected subassembly item in the BOM tab. This will list the individual items that make up the subassembly item.
Note: The Explode button is enabled only when you click on a subassembly item in the BOM tab.
Click this to view the information for the item.
Click this to maintain the BOM for a subassembly item found in the BOM tab.
Note: The BOM button is enabled only when you click on a subassembly item in the BOM tab.
Click this to save the information defined for the BOM.
Click this to save the BOM version of the current item selected at Item, and create another BOM version for the same item.
Click this to exit.