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1.1.3. Summarized Bill of Materials

A summarized bill of materials (BOM) shows all the material requirements for an item. The components for subassemblies are included in this view; however, the top-level subassemblies themselves are excluded. To view a summarized BOM, go to Products > Reports > Bill of Materials > Summarized. The following screen will appear:

Summarized Bill of Materials

When displaying a summarized BOM, you are presented with the following options:

Item Number

Enter the item number of the manufactured item you would like to view a summarized BOM for.

UOM

Inventory unit of measure.

Revision

If revision control is enabled at your site, specify the BOM revision number you want to view. If none exists, simply enter a value to create one. The status of the revision will also be displayed. The following statuses apply to revisions:

Active

This is the current, default revision used for costing and material requirements planning (MRP). Only one revision can be active at the same time. Active revisions may be modified. However, once a revision becomes inactive, it may no longer be changed.

Show Expired Components

Select to cause expired components to be listed in the Bill of Materials display. Expired components will display in red font.

Threshold Days

Select a number using the arrows, or manually enter a value up to a maximum of 999. Components that have been expired from the BOM within the specified number of days will be included in the display.

Show Future Components

Select to cause future components to be listed in the Bill of Materials display. Future components will display in blue font.

Threshold Days

Select a number using the arrows, or manually enter a value up to a maximum of 999. Components that will be added in future to the BOM within the specified number of days will be included in the display.

Bill of Materials

Display lists summarized BOM components, using the specified parameters.