Quantity
This field shows the exact quantity of the component required to assemble the base quantity in the BOM header.
If you enter a different required quantity, the system multiplies the component quantity by the required quantity you enter. However, if you define the component quantity as a fixed quantity, the component quantity is always the same, regardless of the required quantity.
The overview below shows you the special features of the quantities on the General Item Data screen.
Item and quantity
Items |
Special features of Quantity |
Non-stock items, document items, |
Default value 1 |
Variable-size items |
Quantity entered on Variable-size Item Data screen |
Items with sub-items |
Quantity calculated automatically from entries on Sub-Item Overview |
Co-products and by-products |
Negative quantities (for example, 3- ) |
Unit of measure
This field contains the unit for the component quantity.
The overview below shows you how the unit of measure is determined.
Determining the unit of measure
Item category |
Determining the unit of measure |
Material item with |
Unit of issue or base unit of measure from material master record; |
Non-stock item without a material master, |
Unit defined in Customizing for Bills of material |
Class item |
Unit defined in the additional data of the class |