BOM Attributes

The BOM attributes that you can edit are listed below.

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Attribute Description
Reference Designator The Reference Designator ID is used on printed circuit cards to indicate the location an electronic component is to be inserted. A Reference Designator ID can be one or more alphabetical characters followed by one or more number characters, for example: R25. Reference Designators are usually values like R1, R2, R7, C1, or C5 (R for resistor and C for capacitor).

You can use any of the following formats for the Reference Designator value:

  • A single Reference Designator value, for example: R3.
  • A delimited sequence of values, for example: R1,R2,R3,R5, or R7. If you use a delimited string of values in Reference Designator field, one EBOM relationship is created with a Reference Designator attribute containing the delimited string.
    On premises only: The default delimiter for a Reference Designator string is a comma (,). Your Business Administrator can change the default delimiter.
  • A range of values, for example: R1-R3. (The range you enter should include the start and end values.) If you use a range of values in Reference Designator field, one EBOM relationship is created with a Reference Designator attribute containing the range. The range separator is a hyphen (-).
    On premises only: The default range separator is a hyphen (-). Your Business Administrator can change the separator. For details, see Engineering BOM Management Administration Guide:Configuring Reference Designator Properties.

The number of Reference Designators in the sequence must match the value you enter in the Quantity field. For example, if you specify R1,R2,R3,R5,R7 in the Reference Designator field, you must enter 5 in the Quantity field.

Component Location Similar to Reference Designator, but is used to give additional location information and/or can be used by industries other than electronics. For example, it can be used to indicate which motor is failing all the time, the one by the window or the one by the furnace.
Usage Standard, Reference, Per Sales Order, or As Required.
Find Number Find Numbers are identifiers used on drawings as "bubble" callouts. Find Numbers are integer values (for example, 15, 9853). . Find Numbers are shown without leading zeros.
On premises only: Find Numbers are shown without leading zeros by default. However your Business Administrator can change this default. For details, see Engineering BOM Management Administration Guide:Configuring Find Number Properties.
Quantity Type the quantity of the selected part to include in the BOM. If you specified a value for Reference Designator, the value for Quantity must match the number of Reference Designators. See the format rules in the description of the Reference Designator field.