Material Assignment to Standard Networks

Use

In standard structures you can predefine material assignments by assigning material components to the activities of a standard network.

When you create a network by using a standard network as a template, the system automatically copies the material assignments.

If you use a standard network as a template for a new standard network , the system also automatically copies the material assignments, except those assigned via a standard BOM .

Prerequisites

In contrast to operative networks, you can assign material components to a standard network, if they belong to a BOM.

If a BOM does not already exist, you must create a normal BOM or a so-called standard BOM first. Both standard and normal BOMs are always defined for a plant; if you want to assign materials from different plants, you need a BOM for each plant.

A standard BOM does not have a "header material"; it is an aid that is just used for assigning material to one standard network.

Activities

  • If you have assigned components in a BOM to a standard network or changed the assignment, you must first save the standard network and then choose Start of the navigation path Standard network Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path again, to assign components from another BOM.

  • If you have already assigned material components from a BOM, a dialog box appears with the existing assignments.

  • If several alternative BOMs exist for a component, you have to decide which alternative to assign.

  • You do not have to enter all the detail data for a material assignment in a standard network. However, when you create a network, using this standard network as a template, you can only save the network after you have entered all the necessary data.

See also:

Assigning Material Components to Standard Networks

Creating a Standard Bill of Material for Assigning Material to a Standard Network