BOMs (PP-BD-BOM) 

Definition

A formally structured list of the components that make up a product or assembly. The list contains the object number of each component, together with the quantity and unit of measure.

BOMs are used in their different forms in various situations where a finished product is assembled from several component parts or materials. Depending on the industry sector, they can also be called recipes or lists of ingredients and so on.

They contain important basic data for numerous areas of a company, for example:

·        MRP

·        Material provisions for production

·        Product costing

·        Plant maintenance

You can create the following BOMs in the SAP system:

·        Material BOMs

·        Equipment BOMs

·        Functional location BOMs

·        Document structures

·        Order BOM

·        Work breakdown structure (WBS) BOM

Selection Criteria

Selection is necessary if you plan production in the system or if you want to maintain BOMs for technical objects from the area plant maintenance. If very large documents about BOMs are to be cumulated in the document management system (DMS), you also have to select these components.