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Bills of material: Mass change
Description
As from Release 3.0, you can carry out mass changes for BOM components. The
following objects can be replaced through mass change in bills of material
provided certain requirements are met:
The material type, the base unit of measure, and
the unit of issue must be identical for both the old and the new
material.
Both documents must be of the same document
type.
Both classes must be of the same class
type.
In addition to the data identifying the old and the new object, you also
can enter the following data on the initial screen:
The
required quantity of the old BOM component is multiplied by this
factor to calculate the required quantity of the new BOM component.
- Selection criteria for the item
In the overview, you see only those bills of material which contain the object
as an item, together with the item data entered.
If you want to replace, for example, a material or class, you can restrict the
selection to a particular item category.
In addition, you can select by the valid-from date of a change number. This
applies to all change objects. In this case, the overview shows all the bills
of material in which the object is contained as an item as from the valid-from
date entered.
- Selection criteria for the bill of material
In the overview, you see only those bills of
material whose data is identical with the selection criteria (plant, usage,
laboratory/office).
When you have confirmed the selection criteria, the system checks in which
BOM categories (such as material BOM, document structure) the object is
used.
If the object is used in various BOM categories, you can choose the BOM
categories you require on a separate screen.
- You obtain a list of all the bills of material that meet the selection
criteria entered.
- An indicator shows you for each bill of material whether it is assigned to
several plants and whether it is a multiple bill of material. By pressing the
appropriate pushbuttons, you can display all plants allocated as well as all
alternatives.
- On the following screens, you can choose the bills of material in which
you want to replace the object:
If the selected bill of material is a multiple
bill of material, the material is replaced in all alternatives.
The material is only replaced in the selected
alternatives.
From the Edit menu,
then choose function Replace.
The selected bills of material are automatically changed by the system. A
log informs you of the activities the system has performed.
- If the bill of material has been changed successfully, you find an
appropriate entry in the log.
- Otherwise, a system message informs you on which bill of material has not
been changed (for example, because the bill of material was being edited by
another user and whose therefore blocked).
- In addition, the log contains the name of a batch input session. In this
session, a series of transactions for changing bills of material are stored
(such as CS02 "Change Material BOM" or CS05 "Change BOM Group"). A program
supplies the session with the BOM data which has not been changed
correctly.
You can process this session at a later date in the online system. This is
when the date base will be updated.
- To edit a session, choose System -> Services -> Batch
input -> Edit.
You see the initial screen from which you can display all sessions by pressing
the pushbutton Overview . From the overview, select
the session you wish to edit.
- When you process the session, the system automatically carries out the
transactions contained in the session and supplies the screens with the
required data.