Bill Of Materials (BOM) is the list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, parts and quantities of each needed to manufacture an end products.
The “BOM” (Bill of Materials) tab shows what items the item contains:
Figure 3.4.c: BOM Tab in Parts Window
You can add items to a BOM by dragging them and dropping them onto the BOM tab. To edit the attributes of a line, use the “Mode” drop-down to select “Edit” mode. To delete an item, right-click it in the BOM table and choose “Remove”. A further important feature is the “Revision Rule”, which controls what revision appears in the BOM if there are several revisions of the BOM item in the system:
Revision Rule |
Filters for |
Latest |
The latest revision is shown, even if it is not released. This view may be interesting especially for engineering. |
Latest Released |
The latest revision that is released (or the unreleased revision, if none has been released). This view may be interesting especially for manufacturing. |
As-Saved |
The revision that was current (released) when the BOM was last saved. This is useful in conjunction with a PDM integration that supports this feature, and helps to reconstruct past BOM configurations. |