Maintaining the bill of material

The bill of material (BOM) associates all component items and the required quantities used to create a new finished product to the parent item.

  1. Select Work Order > Configuration > Bill of Material. The Bill of Material screen is displayed.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Header section, specify this information:
    Bill of Material Name
    Code that identifies the name of the bill of material.
    Parent Owner
    Owner of the parent item (finished good).
    Parent Item
    Item number to be created as the finished good at the end of the work center operation.
    Description
    Description for the bill of material.
  4. In the Detail section, specify this information:
    Owner
    Owner of the component used in the work center.
    Component
    Item number.
    Component Description
    Description for the item. Display only.
    Scrap Percent
    Not used at this time.
    Required Quantity
    Quantity of the component required to make one unit of the finished good.
  5. To save your changes, click Save.