You use this function if you want to display all components in the multi-level BOM for a sales order item in a structure.
Choose
The Structure Level by Level: Initial Screen appears.
Enter the sales order number and the order item.
In the Application field, enter the key of the procedure for automatic alternative determination.
Note
On the initial screen you do not have to enter a material number. In multi-level order BOM explosions, the whole bill of material (from the material in the sales order item) is always displayed. If you are interested in a particular assembly from an extensive bill of material, it can help to enter the material number of the header material for this assembly on the initial screen. You can then see the assembly on the screen straight away without having to scroll.
Enter data for selecting a BOM if necessary.
Note
For the required quantity the system automatically proposes the order quantity from the sales document. This value can not be changed here.
Click ( ) and enter the selection criteria for BOM explosion.
Click ( ) .
You see a list of all items that fulfill your selection criteria. The quantities refer to the required quantity displayed in the list header.
In the multi-level BOM reporting list - as opposed to the level by level BOM reporting list - the components in an assembly are displayed directly underneath the assembly and have a higher level number.
If a component is itself an assembly, first the components in the subordinate assembly are listed directly beneath it. Only then is the listing of the components in the superior assembly continued.
Note
An assembly is not exploded under certain circumstances.
If a class node exists in a multi-level BOM, the material that results from the value assignment is displayed in the reporting list. However, if this material is an assembly, its components are no longer displayed in the reporting list.
You can find further reasons for a BOM explosion being terminated in When is a BOM Explosion Terminated?