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 Bill of Material (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:
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Manufactured or Generic Assembly Items
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Engineering Modules
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Purchased Configurable Items
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 Bill of Material (tipcf3110m000) session:
- Operation
- Line Station
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:
| cab | cabin |
To model the purchased parts:
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Model the standard purchased items as part of an Engineering Module, using the Generic Assembly Bill of Material (Assembly) (tiapl2510m000) session.
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Model the configurable purchased items , using the Configurable Item - Structure (tipcf3100m100) session or the Generic Bill of Material (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.
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:
- Operation
- Assembly Line
- Line Segment
- Line Station