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You can create Bill of Material (BOM) items if:
To create finished items:
1. Open the document you want to confirm and select a confirmation method in the Assume Shipment window.
2. At the Bill of Material (BOM) field that appears when you enter a BOM item, select from the following options: Y-Update and Change Components, A - Update Components automatically and initially skip change, or F- Update the finished item. The options Y-Update and Change Components and A - Update Components automatically and initially skip change, available if the Update in SO option for this BOM item is set to C (Update Components, Entry and Change of Components Allowed) or A - Update Components automatically and initially skip change) in the BOM Entry program. To simply update the finished item and not modify or update its components, select F- Update the finished item.
The Create component lines one at a time option provides access to the BOM Component Entry window, which displays the components and asks for the number of units required to complete one finished item.
3. In the Units/ea field enter the number of units — in stocking units of measure — required to make the one finished item. You can accept the default from the BOM Entry program by pressing OK. Press Skip to skip the item. Press Accept All to accept the default entries for the remaining components on this BOM item.
The program uses the number of units needed to build one finished item and determines the quantity that should be shipped or backordered.
4. The program defaults to the component descriptions entered in the BOM Entry program.
3. Enter the cost associated with the component or accept the default cost. This field is disabled if the Change by Ln Cost flag is deselected (set to N) in the SO Entry Options F/M.
4. Press OK to accept the line.
5. In the Memo field edit or enter memo lines associated with the component item, if necessary. Select the Print on Invoice checkbox to include the memo on the invoice printout.
6. Repeat these steps for each component line.
7. When all component lines are created, press OK to return to the main Order Confirmation window.
Using the A- Create component lines automatically option, the system looks at the stocking units required to make one finished item (defined in the BOM Entry program) and multiplies that number by the quantity ordered.
For example, a customer orders 5 units of BOM Item 1, which requires two units of Component A and 1 unit of Component B to make one finished unit.
When you choose to create component lines automatically, the system "ships" 10 units of Component A and 5 units of Component B (assuming all quantities are available).
The BOM Component Entry window does not automatically appear when you select this option.
To change component lines:
1. Select the BOM item in the line item browser on the main window and press
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2. The system calculated the number of items committed and displays the Over-Commit Warning (SOC513) screen with any over committed items, as needed.
3. Choose Yes in the Change Bill of Material Components window to display the Component Entry (SOE513) program, which is used to add or modify the component items or their descriptions and quantities for the specified finished item.
Ü If you change the ordered quantity for the finished item in the main Order Confirmation window, the system automatically updates the quantities of components needed.