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A multilevel BOM contains one or more child items that are themselves BOMs containing their own child items. When a child BOM item is included in a production order, the BOM type determines whether it is treated as an inventory or non-inventory item:

  • When a component of a production BOM is a production type BOM, the BOM is overlooked in the production order, since it is an inventory item, which has real inventory and value. If required, you must issue a production order for the parent item of each BOM.

  • When a component of a production BOM is an assembly type BOM, the BOM is overlooked in the production order, since it is a non-inventory item and is treated as such. It does not create an inventory posting, and its cost is debited from an expense account.

  • If the assembly BOM is also defined as a phantom item, it is replaced with its components when added to the production order. The components are handled in the production order according to their type.

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