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Define BOM Usages

When you maintain BOM usage, you define the user departments (production, plant maintenance, engineering and so on) by which a BOM of a particular usage can be used.

Note

• BOM components that are needed by several user departments (for example, production and plant maintenance) can also be used jointly in material BOMs.

• Once BOMs exist for a BOM usage , the usage can no longer be deleted. Furthermore, the usage can also only be changed to a limited extent.

• The indicator that shows the usage is relevant to plant maintenance should only be used when this is the case.

Recommendation

You should decide first of all whether you want to use separate BOMs for the individual areas within the company or whether you want to use joint BOMs for several areas.

If you have BOMs that are related to a particular area, you can maintain the BOMs separately for each area. However, this may involve an increase in the amount of time it takes to maintain all the BOMs.

Use the BOM usages that have already been set up and change the item status control if necessary. Define any further BOMs according to your requirements.

Activities

Define the BOM usages.