Procuring configured items in Assembly Control - BOM setup

This topic explains the product structure model that must be used when you procure configured items in Assembly Control module.

Generic BOM - PCF

In the PCF module, the generic BOM can be defined for any configurable item using the Configurable Item - Structure (tipcf3100m100) session or the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session. An item is configurable when the Configurable check box is selected. You can select the Configurable check box in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

A manufactured or generic assembly items can hold the following components:

Note

For purchased configurable items, you can specify a quantity greater than 1 on the BOM line.

The link between the BOM line for a purchased configurable item and the Assembly Control is maintained by means of the following fields in the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session:

Note

You can use the purchased configurable item in Assembly Control module only.

You can use a configurable item to create an item structure that can hold a configurable purchased sub-assembly. The purchased sub-assembly is issued at the assembly line like other assembly parts.

Product structure for procuring configured items in Assembly Control module:
[...]
cabcabin

To model the purchased parts:

  • Model the standard purchased items as part of an Engineering Module, using the Generic Bill of Material (tiapl2510m000) session.

  • Model the configurable purchased items , using the Configurable Item - Structure (tipcf3100m100) session or the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session.

The purchased items must be defined at the lowest level in the generic BOM structure, because you cannot define a BOM for the purchased items in LN.

To link features to configurable items, you can use the Product Features by Configurable Item (tipcf1101m000) session. You can link the constraints to the features or to the BOM line.

Note

  • The main configured end item can be manufactured or generic with the Default Supply Source being Assembly. The child item can be a configurable purchase item.

  • The main item cannot be a configurable purchased item.

Product Variant Structure

In a product variant structure, a manufactured assembly end item can hold a purchased configurable item.

To use the purchased configured components, you must select the Sell Multiples of Same Configuration check box in the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0100s000) session. As a result, the product variant number is populated in the item specifications. This number in the specifications is used to identify the product variant in the transactions.

The link between the product variant structure and the Assembly Control is maintained by means of the following fields in the Product Variant Structure (tiapl3110s000) session:

Related topics