CONFIGURATION

Configuration Identifiers

You can customize bills of material for a given parent part by using configuration IDs and effective dates. You can use Configuration IDs to record variations of an EBOM for a given part or part/revision without using a different part or revision number. Once an item is in inventory, it is considered the same as all other parts with the same part/revision combination, regardless of the configuration under which the part was built.

Configurations are used for planning purposes only, and are established in the Configuration Identifiers screen in the Bills of Material Controls menu. In Change or Display mode, you can view an EBOM's specific configuration or an EBOM as of a specific date, as well as all configurations/effectivities for a given parent. The items in this group box are enabled only if you selected the Use Configuration IDs check box in the BOM Corporate Settings subtask of the BOM Settings screen.

Show All Configurations

Select this check box before using Find or Query to see all components of the parent part. If you do not select this check box, the display is based on the as-of date and the configuration ID that you enter.

As of Date

You can record variations in the EBOM of a part by using effective dates. This option is available regardless of whether you allow the use of configuration IDs. Enter the EBOM component effective date before using Find or Query. If you enter an As of Date in Change/Display mode, the application will load only those lines with effective starting and ending dates corresponding to the As of Date. If the Effective Ending Date column is blank, the second criterion is ignored. The As of Date field is the default value for the Effective Starting Date for all new component lines.

Configuration

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the configuration ID for this BOM. This optional field must be a valid configuration ID from the Configuration Identifiers screen.

Filter

Click this button to filter the component lines based on the configuration criteria.

Subtasks