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Use

A BOM may already exist in the system that contains some data that you want to copy to a new BOM you are creating.
You can copy an existing BOM.

Before You Create Your BOM

When you create a new BOM, you can copy a BOM that has the same usage or a BOM that has a different usage to the BOM you want to create.

Copy defaults

You defined the copy defaults when you configured your system. These copy defaults determine how the item statuses in an existing BOM are changed when the items are copied to a new BOM. The item statuses may be either extended or reduced.

When you copy BOM items from an existing BOM, the following rules apply:

Procedure

How to create a new BOM by copying from an existing BOM:

  1. Choose Logistics ® Production ® Master data ® Bills of material ® Bill of material ® Material BOM ® Create.

You see the Create material BOM: Initial screen.

If a parameter is defined in your user master record as a default value for the Usage field, the system enters this parameter or the last usage entered as a default value for display.
  1. Enter the data for the BOM you want to create.

If you want to check whether the BOM for the Material/Plant/Usage you entered already exists, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

If the check is successful, you see the description of the material from the material master record.
  1. Enter the data of the BOM you want to copy as follows:
    1. Click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

      2. You see the Copy from dialog box, in which you enter the data of the BOM you want to copy.

    2. Confirm your entries.

      3. If the BOM you want to copy is a multiple BOM and you did not enter an alternative in the Copy from... dialog box, the system displays the alternative overview.

      Select the alternative you require then choose Copy from.

    3. You see the item overview of the BOM you are copying.

If necessary check the items by clicking This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

If you selected several items on the item overview, you can influence the order in which you process the selected items. To see the data for the next or previous item, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text and This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

To return to the item overview of the BOM you want to copy, click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  1. Copy the data of the source BOM:
    1. On the item overview of the source BOM, select the item(s) you want to copy.
    2. Click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

The system copies the header data and the items you selected from the source BOM to the new BOM you are creating.

Note

The Copy function always copies the BOM header of the source BOM.

If you do not select any items, only the header is copied. In this case, the system displays an appropriate message.

If the data you copy is incorrect or some data is missing, you need to change or complete this data.
  1. On the item overview of the new BOM you are creating, you can change or complete the data you copied.

In order to change or add data on the item detail screen select the item and click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

If you want to extend the header data click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  1. Once you have finished entering your data, save your BOM.

You return to the initial screen. The system displays the following message:

BOM for material <material number> created

When you save the BOM, the system assigns a new internal BOM number.

 

 

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