Executing a BOM Comparison (SAP Library

Executing a BOM Comparison

To execute a BOM comparison:

Choose Logistics ® Production ® Master data ® Bills of material ® Reporting ® BOM comparison.

The first time you call the BOM comparison function, select the BOM categories of the primary and secondary BOMs. See BOMs for a BOM Comparison

On the BOM Comparison: Initial Screen, enter the data that identifies the primary and secondary BOM you require, plus validity data.

– Select the explosion level (Click This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Single level or Multi level).

– If you want to do a differentiated comparison, select the fields for comparison that you require. To do this, choose Goto ® Fields for comparison. Save your selection.

If you work with the ALV list, you can then select the columns that you want to display via the button This graphic is explained in the accompanying text in the result screen.

– On the initial screen, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text to define the scope and selection criteria for BOM components.

Start the comparison:

If you want to summarize individual component quantities to make a total component quantity, choose Summarized.
You see a total icon next to items that have been summarized.
If you want to display each occurrence of a component separately, choose Differentiated.
On the result screen, you also see the explosion level for each item in the primary and secondary BOMs.

If there are differences between the two BOMs, you see the BOM Comparison: Result screen.

See also:

Understanding the BOM Comparison Result