Allowing Recursiveness

If you create a recursive BOM, you must decide whether you want to allow recursiveness or delete the component that caused the recursiveness.

Recursiveness online

You enter a material item that causes recursiveness. If you confirm your entry, the system recognizes the recursiveness.

Processing comprises the following phases:

  1. The system

  1. Sets the Bill of material is recursive indicator

  2. Displays the error message Bill of material is recursive

  3. Goes to the General data screen

  1. You process the item in the BOM.

  1. If you want the BOM to be recursive, you set the Recursiveness allowed indicator in the General data of the item.

  2. If you do not want the BOM to be recursive, delete the item.

Recursiveness on update

In exceptional situations, recursiveness is only recognized by the update program. The user is no longer working on the BOM and cannot receive an online message about recursiveness.

Example Example

Two users create a material BOM at the same time. Each user enters the BOM header material entered by the other user as a component.

One user saves the BOM. When the second user tries to save the BOM, the system recognizes recursiveness and sets the recursive indicator. The second user sees an online message about the recursiveness.

End of the example.