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BOM item

Production Planning and Control (PP)

An element in a bill of material containing information that is valid for the relevant component.

Examples:

• Item number

• Material number of component

• Quantity/unit of measure

• Variable-size measurement

• Date/number/person responsible for last change

• Effectivity period

• Text

Production Planning and Control (PP)

Part of a bill of material, for which information about the quantity and unit of measure are stored.

BOM items are separated into various types and special item data is managed, according to the object reference (for instance, material or document) and other criteria (for instance, inventory management).