Production Planning and Control (PP)

A complete, structured list of the components that make up an object. The list contains the description, the quantity, and unit of measure. The components are known as BOM items.

• BOM categories

In the SAP System, BOMs can form different objects and manage object- related data. You can maintain the following BOM categories, for example:

• Material BOM

• Document structure

• Equipment BOM

• Functional location BOM

• Sales order BOM

• Technical types

To display product variants and production alternatives, the system provides two technical types:

• Variant BOM

• Multiple BOM