Identifying BOM Items
Use
Each item has a unique identification in a BOM group (all alternatives of a multiple BOM or all variants of a variant BOM).
Features
The item ID identifies an item. The item ID can only be assigned on the Item Overview: General screen or the General data item detail screen.
In the standard R/3 System, the item ID can be assigned as follows:
If you do not enter an item ID, the system assigns one automatically. Internally assigned item IDs are always numeric.
You enter an item ID that has at least one non-numeric character.
An external item ID can only be assigned once in a BOM group. For example, once you assign item ID MAD01 in alternative 01 of a multiple BOM, you can no longer assign item ID MAD01 in alternative 02.
If you want to use the same item ID for different items that belong together (such as different versions of an item), you must define additional settings in Customizing.
See also:
Entering the Same Item ID for Different Items