Bill of Material Multi-Level Inquiry

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Purpose

View components for bills of material of products.

Overview

Use Bill of Material Multi-Level Inquiry to view components of multiple-level bills of material (products that have components, which are made up of other component products).

Using the Inquiry

To use Bill of Material Multi-Level Inquiry:

  1. Enter a product code or name in the Product Code or Name field.

  2. If you want to display a 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.

  3. Click the Version / Revision button, and select a version and revision of the bill of material you want to display. The grid displays components for the bill of material based on the selected criteria.

  4. Select the check box in the Expanded column for components that are manufactured from other components. You can also click the Expand All button in the ribbon to display all levels of components.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button

Description

Exit

Click this button to close the Bill of Material Multi-Level Inquiry window.

Expand All

Click this button to display components of all components of the bill of material.

Expand None

Click this button to hide components of all components of the bill of material.

Main Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Product Code

Enter a product code for which you want to view components, 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.

Elements

Click this button to display Product Prompting, which allows you to enter a product code by element.

BOM List

Click this button to select a product for which a bill of material has already been set up.

Name

Enter a product name for which you want to view components, 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.

All

Select this check box to view components for a bill of material for all locations.

Location

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 the All check box is cleared. Locations are physical warehouses defined in Location Maintenance.

Version

This field displays the version number for the bill of material.

Revision

This field displays the revision number of the bill of material.

Version / Revision

Click this button to select a version and revision of a bill of material.

Components

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 the bill of material for the product.

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.