You create a phantom assembly to logically group components so that you can, for example, easily enter a large number of components and manage them together.

Please note the following restrictions:

• As in the standard, dependent requirements are only created for the components of the phantom assembly and not for the phantom assembly itself.
• AFS restriction: You cannot change the quantity of the phantom assembly in the planned order or in the production order.
• AFS restriction: If you add a phantom assembly in the planned order or the production order, the BOM will not be exploded and the assembly will be treated as a normal requirements-relevant component.

You define a phantom assembly in the material master with the special procurement key 50.