Displaying a Multi-Level BOM Explosion (SAP Library

Displaying a Multi-Level BOM Explosion

Use

This reporting function determines all components (assemblies and individual parts) in a product and displays them in their structural context for production.

This reporting function is available to you for the following BOM types:

Material BOMs
Order BOMs
Work breakdown structure BOMs

Procedure

In the SAP Easy Access Menu select Logistics ® Production ® Master data ® Bills of material ® Reporting ® BOM explosion ® <BOM type> ® Multi-Level BOM.

The Multi-Level BOM: Initial Screen appears in which you maintain the same fields as for the level-by-level function.

Enter the data that identifies your BOM (such as Material, Plant, and Alternative, if appropriate).

In the Application field, enter the key of the procedure for automatic alternative determination.

Enter the data for Selecting a BOM.

Click to determine the selection criteria for the BOM explosion.

Click

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Result

You see a list of all items that fulfill your selection criteria. In the Multi-level BOM list, you immediately see whether a component is an assembly – the main difference between this and a level-by-level BOM explosion.

The quantities refer to the required quantity displayed in the list header.

The components of the subordinate assembly are inset directly below, with the next number up to show that this is the next level. If a component is an assembly, the explosion continues immediately.

The list of components on any level is interrupted each time a component that is an assembly occurs. After the list of items in the subordinate BOM, the list is continued on the superior level.

Note

Assemblies and components that occur more than once in the structure are shown more than once.