Variable Display Depth
Use
In the design, you do not usually process the entire multi-level BOM for a sales order item but rather you concentrate on a specific assembly. You often do not want to display the entire multi-level BOM for a sales order item in the overview tree of the order browser, rather only the subtree for the assembly you want to process.
Prerequisites
You have set the Variable disp. depth (Variable display depth) indicator in the dialog box Order browser: Settings.
Features
When you call up the order browser, the Display Depth dialog box appears. There, you select the material number of the assembly at the head of the subtree that you want to display.
If you want to display another subtree at a later date, click on 
, to go back to the Display Depth dialog box.
The following functions are available in the Display Depth dialog box:
Function |
Procedure |
Notes |
Display subtree |
Enter the material number for the assembly at the head of the subtree. Use the possible entries function to do this, if necessary. |
If an assembly in the multi-level BOM is used on various different nodes, you can clearly identify a node using the information on levels and nodes in the entry help. |
Displaying the whole multi-level BOM |
Deselect the Retain Variable disp. depth indicator. |
This results in the Display Depth dialog box no longer being displayed during the current session. |
In the initial node the system displays the material for the sales order item in all processing situations. This is also the case when you only display a subtree.
Activities
Activating Variable Display Depth
You activate variable display depth as follows:
You are in the initial screen of the
browser.
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