Menu Path: Manufacturing Inquiries Bill of Material Inquiry
View information for bills of material.
Use Bill of Material Inquiry to display detailed information for a bill of material. This is an inquiry-only version of Bill of Material Maintenance.
To use the Bill of Material Inquiry:
Enter a product code or name for which you want to view the bill of material in the Product Code or Name field.
If you want to view the product's bill of material for a specific location, clear the All check box, and enter the location prefix or name in one of the Location fields.
If you want to view a specific revision of the product's bill of material, click the Lookup button for the Revision field, and select a revision number.
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Click this button to close the Bill of Material Inquiry window. |
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Click this button to output a bill of material summary report for the selected bill of material using the options selected on the Print Options tab. |
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Click this button to display components of all components of the bill of material on the Multi-Level tab. This button is only available if you click the Multi-Level tab. |
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Click this button to hide components of all components of the bill of material on the Multi-Level tab. This button is only available if you click the Multi-Level tab. |
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Click this button to display Notes Entry, which allows you to view notes for a selected bill of material. |
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Click this button to display Attachment Entry, which allows you to view attachments for a selected bill of material. |
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Click this button to display detailed information for a selected component on the Components tab. If the bill of material is for a specific location and the component is not manufactured, click this button to display Product Location Maintenance, which allows you to view and edit product/location information for the component. Note If you are not authorized to use Product Location Maintenance, Product Location Inquiry appears instead, and allows you to view product/location information for the component. If the bill of material is not for a specific location and the component is not manufactured, click this button to display Product Maintenance, which allows you to view and edit information for the component. Note If you are not authorized to use Product Maintenance, Product Inquiry appears instead, and allows you to view product information for the component. If the component is manufactured, click this button to display Bill of Material Maintenance, which allows you to view and edit the bill of material for the component. Note If the bill of material is for a specific location and the component is manufactured only in a different specific location, Product Location Maintenance appears instead. If the component is a bill of material group, click this button to display Bill of Material Group Maintenance, which allows you to view products in the bill of material group. |
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Click this button to display Build Inquiry, which allows you to view build information for the selected bill of material. |
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Enter a product code for which you want to view the bill of material, or click the Lookup button to select a product code. This is the product you want to build. Products are defined and maintained in Product Maintenance. |
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Click this button to display Product Prompting, which allows you to enter a product code by element. |
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Click this button to select a product for which a bill of material has been set up. |
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Enter a product name for which you want to view the bill of material, or click the Lookup button to select a product name. This is the product you want to build. Products are defined and maintained in Product Maintenance. |
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Select this check box to view a bill of material for all locations. If this check box is selected, the product must be set up at each defined location with the replenishment path - build. |
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Enter a location prefix or name for which the product will be built, or click one of the Lookup buttons to select a location prefix or name. These fields are only enabled if you clear the All check box. Locations are physical warehouses defined in Location Maintenance. |
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This field displays the version number for the bill of material. |
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This field displays the revision number of the bill of material. The revision number allows you to track changes to the bill of material. This works in conjunction with the bill of material statuses (planning, active, or retired). As the bill of material status changes or any part of the bill of material is updated in the active status, a message appears asking if the revision number should be increased by one. This simply implies that each time an adjustment is made, you have the option of increasing the revision to the bill of material by one number. Increasing the revisions provides a historical record of the bill of material and is useful for inquiring on previous revisions. |
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Click this button to select a version and revision of a bill of material. |
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This field displays the sum of the cost of all components for the bill of material. |
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These fields display the total cost for the bill of material, which is equal to the amounts in the Lines Total and Cost Category Total fields, and the currency for the bill of material. The currency is the currency for the location, or if the bill of material is for all locations, the currency for the functional ledger. |
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This field displays the sum of the cost for all cost categories for the bill of material. |
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These fields display the total cost per stocking unit of measure. |
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One of the following radio buttons is selected for the bill of material:
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The selected radio button indicates whether the bill of material is for a work order or an express work order. |
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The radio button for the status of the bill of material is selected. Note You can only create a work order in Work Order Create or Work Order Maintenance if Active is selected for the status. |
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This field displays the description of the bill of material. |
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This field displays the unit of measure for the finished good. |
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This field displays the project number for the bill of material. General ledger projects are defined in Project Maintenance, and are used to track expenses against a general ledger account. |
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This field displays the backorder release priority. The backorder release priority ranges from 0 to 999, 0 being the lowest and 999 being the highest. Any backordered work orders for the defined bill of material product are released in Work Order Allocate based on the priority that is assigned for the product. For example, if two separate work orders that contain similar component products are on backorder due to insufficient inventory, the product that was assigned the higher backorder release priority is released first. |
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This check box is selected if the version/revision of the bill of material is the primary routing that is used by default when a work order is created for the product. |
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This check box is selected if the version/revision of the bill of material is active, and can be used to create a work order for the product. |
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This check box is selected if additional cost categories are allowed to be entered for the bill of material. |
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This check box is selected if additional components are allowed to be included in the finished good. |
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This check box is selected if the finished good is allowed to be broken down to the component products. |
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This check box is selected if all components of a fixed kit are to be placed in a single carton. If this check box is selected, the system will recommend packing in the smallest carton that can fit all the kit components. For information on setting up cartons, see Shipping Carton Maintenance. For more information on cartonization, see Cartonization FAQ. |
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One of the following options is selected to indicate whether quantities greater than the quantity ordered can be confirmed during work order confirmation:
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This field displays the percentage that users can confirm during work order confirmation greater than the quantity ordered on the work order if the Percent Overage radio button is selected. Example If 10 is entered in this field, and a work order is created for 20 units of product A, 22 units of product A can be confirmed during work order confirmation. |
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The selected option indicates how to handle work orders for the bill of material if the cost variance is too much based on the percentages entered in the Upper Bound % and Lower Bound % fields. You can select one of the following options:
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This field displays the lower cost variance percentage limit for work orders for the bill of material. If the estimated cost for manufacturing the product is less than this percentage of the cost variance comparison value, the work order is either placed on cost variance hold or a warning is displayed. This field is only used if the Manufacturing Control, Hold, or Warning radio button is selected. Note The value that is compared to the estimated cost for the cost variance comparison is set up in Manufacturing Control Maintenance. Example The system is set up to use List Price 1 for cost variance comparisons and Hold is selected for the Cost Variance Option. You enter -50 in this field for a product with a list price of 10. If the estimated cost of the product for a work order is less than 5, the work order is put on cost variance hold. NOTE If this field is 0, the default lower bound percentage is used, which is set up in Manufacturing Control Maintenance. |
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This field displays the upper cost variance percentage limit for work orders for the bill of material. If the estimated cost for manufacturing the product is greater than this percentage of the cost variance comparison value, the work order is either placed on cost variance hold or a warning is displayed. This field is only used if the Manufacturing Control, Hold, or Warning radio button is selected. Note The value that is compared to the estimated cost for the cost variance comparison is set up in Manufacturing Control Maintenance. Example The system is set up to use List Price 1 for cost variance comparisons and Hold is selected for the Cost Variance Option. You enter -20 in this field for a product with a list price of 10. If the estimated cost of the product for a work order is greater than 8, the work order is put on cost variance hold. NOTE If this field is 0, the default upper bound percentage is used, which is set up in Manufacturing Control Maintenance. |
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This field displays the quantity of the finished good to produce for the bill of material. This quantity is used as a multiplier for totals. |
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These fields display the estimated production time for the building of the product, and whether the production time is in hours, minutes, or seconds. The estimated production time is the time it takes to complete the manufacturing of the number of units of the finished product entered in the Quantity for Totals field. The production time is calculated based on the times required for the cost categories for the bill of material. |
Note This tab is not available for bills of material used for phantom assemblies, fixed kits, or configuration kits.
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This grid displays operation information for the selected bill of material. |
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This grid displays all operations for the bill of material routing. Select an operation to view the components for the operation. |
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This grid displays component products and bill of material groups used for the selected operation. Double-click a component to display detailed information, as follows:
Note If you are not authorized to use Product Location Maintenance, Product Location Inquiry appears instead, and allows you to view product/location information for the component.
Note If you are not authorized to use Product Maintenance, Product Inquiry appears instead, and allows you to view product information for the component.
Note If the bill of material is for a specific location and the component is manufactured only in a different specific location, Product Location Maintenance appears instead.
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This grid displays cost categories for the selected operation. |
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This grid displays all operations for the bill of material routing. Select an operation to view the instructions for the operation. |
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This grid displays all instructions for building the selected product. Instructions should be followed by the users responsible for the actual construction of a finished good. |
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Click this button to display the file associated with the selected instruction in the Instructions grid. |
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This grid displays summary information for the selected bill of material. |
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This grid displays component products used for the selected bill of material. |
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This grid displays labor, overhead, and other costs for the selected bill of material. |
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This grid displays component products used for the selected bill of material. Select the check box in the Expanded column to view components required to manufacture each component (if any exist). You can also click the Expand All button in the ribbon to view the components of all components. Double-click a manufactured component to display Bill of Material Maintenance, which allows you to view and edit the bill of material for the product. If you are not authorized to use Bill of Material Maintenance, Bill of Material Inquiry appears instead. Double-click a component product that is not manufactured to display Product Location Maintenance (or Product Maintenance if the bill of material is for all locations), which allows you to view and edit detailed product information. If you are not authorized to use Product Location Maintenance or Product Maintenance, Product Location Inquiry or Product Inquiry appears instead, and allows you to view product information. |
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This grid displays all versions and revisions for the selected bill of material, and allows you to see which is the primary routing. You can double-click a version/revision to select it. |
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Select one of the following output options:
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Save Report File |
Select this check box to save the Crystal Reports report (.rpt) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the report file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Save Access Database File |
Select this check box to save the Access database (.mdb) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the Access database file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
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Output Directory |
Enter the location for the output report, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select a location. This field is only available if the Specify File Name check box is cleared. |
Output File Name |
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Format Maintenance |
Click this button to display Excel Format Maintenance, which allows you to set up Excel formats. This button is only available if you select the Excel radio button. |
Save As Type |
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Add Additional Comments |
Select this check box if you want to include additional comments with the emailed report. If you select this check box, the Additional Comments window appears after you click the Print button in the ribbon, and allows you to enter the comments. This check box is only available if you select the Email radio button. |
Print Full Heading on All Pages |
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Collate |
Select this check box to collate the printed copies of the report (if you are printing multiple copies of the report). This check box is cleared by default, and is only enabled if you select the Printer radio button and enter a value greater than 1 in the Number of Copies field. Example You are printing five copies of a 20 page report to distribute to five different people. Leave this check box selected, so that pages 1-20 of the first copy prints, then pages 1-20 of the second copy, etc. If you clear this check box, five copies of page 1 prints, then five copies of page 2, etc. |
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Report Files |
This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:
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