Add a part to a standard bill of material

A part’s bill of material contains information about the part and each of its components. You can add component parts to a standard bill of material.

• Add a part to a standard bill of material graphically.

• Add a standard bill of material from scratch

To add a part to a standard bill of material

If this component part is NOT the first one you are adding

1. Open the Standard BOMs (BOM) page.

   • Select Production Management > Master Data > Standard BOMs.

     Or

   • Search for BOM or Standard BOMs in the Navigation box and then select Standard BOMs.

   The Standard BOMs (BOM) page appears.

2. On the Toolbar, click Browse.

   The Browse For Standard BOMs window appears.

3. Select the row that contains the required bill of material, and click Select.

   Or double-click the row that contains the required bill of material.

   Click Cancel to exit from the Browse For Standard BOMs window.

4. On the child toolbar, click New.

   Or

   On the child toolbar, click Copy > Current to base the new component on the component highlighted in the BOM component list.

5. Click the Component lookup reference.

   The Lookup For Component window appears.

6. Select the row that contains the required component, and click Select.

   Or, double-click the row that contains the required component.

   Click Cancel to exit from the Lookup For Component window.

7. Click Save on Toolbar.

To add a component based on a manufacturer part

1. On the Standard BOMs (BOM) page, on the child toolbar, click Copy > From Manufacturer Part.

   The Copying From Manufacturer Part window appears.

2. Select the row that contains the required manufactured part, and click Select.

   Or double-click the row that contains the required manufactured part.

3. Click the Component lookup reference.

   The Lookup For Component window appears.

4. Select the row that contains the required part number, and click Select.

   Or double-click the row that contains the required part number.

   Click Cancel to exit from the Lookup For Component window.

5. In the Unit Quantity field, type the required quantity of the component part.

   Or click the icon at the end of the Unit Quantity field to display the Calculator. Enter the required value.

6. In the Memo field, type descriptive information about the component part.

   The memo that appears is the memo on the part’s item master.

7. Specify the part’s details:

   1. Clear the Extend check box, if you do not want to multiply the component quantity by the parent quantity.

   2. You may want to do this if you need less of the item to complete the operation. For instance, if the item is a tooling and the standard process quantity is 10, you may only want one tooling per standard process quantity instead of 10.

   3. Click the Used In Operation lookup reference, to associate an operation number with this part.

      The Lookup For Used In Operation window appears.

      Select the row that contains the required operation number, and click Select.

      Or double-click the row that contains the required operation number.

      Click Cancel to exit from the Lookup For Used In Operation window.

      The operation number helps you determine when you need materials and specifies in the routing exactly when each material is needed. For more information about how operation numbers work with bills of material, see “Working with bills of material” in the Related Information.

   4. In the Item Number field, type an item number.

      The item number identifies the part on the bill of material and drawings.

   5. Select the Tooling check box, if the part is a tool that you use up during production and you want to record its cost separately from materials costs.

   6. In the Effective Start field, type the date the part becomes effective on the bill of material.

      Or click the icon at the end of the Effective Start field to display a Calendar. Select the required date.

      Or double-click in the Effective Start field to enter the current date.

   7. In the Effective End field, type the date of the last day the part is effective.

      Or click the icon at the end of the Effective End field to display a Calendar. Select the required date.

      Or double-click in the Effective End field to enter the current date.

   8. In the Memo field, type descriptive information about the component part.

8. On the Toolbar, click Save to keep the component part.

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