Copy Bill of Material (tibom1216m000)

Use this session to copy the bills of material for one manufactured item (the source) to another manufactured item (the target). The target item will then contain the same components as the source item.

Source

You can select the source item that you want to copy to a target item. If you only want to copy some of the BOM lines, you can select these lines by using the Position and Effective Date fields.

Target

You can select the target item to which you want to copy the bill of material. The target item must already have been defined in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.

Copy

You can select whether you want to copy the exceptions, material-routing relationships, and BOM texts associated with the bill of material.

If the source item is a standard main item, and the target item is a customized item or a configured item, and you select the Material-Routing Relationships check box to copy material-routing relationships, only the material-routing relationship for the default routing is copied because only the default routing is applicable for customized items. The material-routing relationship of the default routing is copied directly in the Operation field in the Bill of Material (tibom1110m000) session.

Note: 

If you have similar items that are made of mostly the same components, this session is useful. You can copy the bill of material from an item (the source) to another item (the target). After you copied the BOM, you can edit the target bill of material by using the following sessions:

  • Bill of Material (tibom1110m000)
  • Replace Item in Bill of Material (tibom1212m000)

Field Information

Source
Manufactured Item

Enter the source manufactured item. This is the item from which you want to copy the details.

Target
Manufactured Item

The item to which the BOM will be copied (the target). This item must already have been defined as a production item by using the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.

Options
Copy Method

Select the copy method:

Allowed values

  • Create
  • Overwrite
  • Add and Renumber
Exceptions

If this check box is selected, any exceptions that are linked to the source item's BOM lines are copied to the target item. Change orders that are linked to the source BOM line are not copied.

Exceptions are defined and viewed by using the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session.

Reference Designator

If this check box is selected, the reference designators that are linked to the BOM lines are copied to the target BOM lines.

Material-Routing Relationships

If this check box is selected, any material-routing relationships that are linked to the source item are copied to the target item. Change orders that are linked to the source BOM line are not copied.

Material-routing relationships are defined in the BOM Line - Material-Routing Relationships (tibom0140m000) session.

BOM Text

If this check box is selected, the text associated with the BOM lines is copied. Change orders that are linked to the BOM line are not copied.

Phantom Routing Relationships

If this check box is selected, phantom routing relations that are linked to the source item are copied to the target item.

Note: This option is enabled only when the original BOM has phantom routings.
Alternative Material

If this check box is selected, the alternative materials that are linked to the BOM lines are copied to the target BOM lines.

Use Up Material

If this check box is selected, the use-up materials that are linked to the BOM lines are copied to the target BOM lines.