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A BOM group is used to group together material BOMs that describe one product or several similar products.

A BOM group can be:

The material BOMs that are grouped together in a BOM group are stored under one internal number by the system.

Within the BOM group, each item has a unique item ID. You can enter the same item ID for logically related items, such as different versions of an item. See also: Identifying BOM Items.

Examples of BOM Groups

The following graphic shows all the variants of a variant BOM that are grouped together to form a BOM group.

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The following graphic shows all the alternatives of a multiple BOM that are grouped together to form a BOM group.

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