Creating Variant Bills of Material 

  1. Create a BOM for the technical object that is to be used as a basis for the variant. To do this, perform the steps described in one of the following two topics:

– Creating a Bill of Material

– Creating a BOM Using a Reference
  1. Once you have created the BOM that is to act as the basis, you can create variant BOMs. To do this, select the menu bar sequence Bill of Material ® BOM category ® Create.

You are now on the initial screen for creating maintenance BOMs.
  1. Enter the number of the functional location, piece of equipment or material, for which you want to create a variant. A BOM cannot already exist for it.

    2. Enter the required data.

    Do not choose Continue. First enter the variant.

  2. Select the menu bar sequence BOM category ® Create variant
  3. In the dialog box, enter the number of the piece of equipment, functional location or material, from the BOM you want to use as a basis for the variant BOM. Then choose Continue.

You are now on the Copy from screen, which shows the items of the BOM you have chosen as a basis.
  1. Select the BOM items that are to be valid for the variant BOM. Use the menu bar sequence Edit ® Copy

    2. The system ascertains that you are creating a variant BOM and goes to the screen Header: Quantities/Long text

  2. Enter a name in the field BOM group. This name will be used for the BOM you are using as a basis as well as all the variants.

    3. Make all further necessary entries in the Header: Quantities /Long text and select Continue.

    The Material Item Overview screen is displayed.

  3. Now create the BOM items, that are only valid for the variant BOM.
  4. Save the BOM.