3.2.2 BOM

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.