Configured Part Bill of Materials

You can view the Bill of Materials page in either Instance view or Quantity Rollup view. The Instance view displays each instance of each BOM entry on a separate line. You can edit the BOM only in Instance view. Quantity Rollup displays a consolidated view in which BOM entries with the same F/N number and applicability expression are listed in a single row with their combined quantity.

To access this page:

  1. Find the part by clicking Search from the Global toolbar. See Predefined Queries.
  2. Click the Engineering BOM category.
  3. Click either Quantity Rollup or Instance for the required view.

By default, the BOM contains the fields below. However, the specific information you see can depend on your organization's BOM configuration and how your own access is defined.

See Also
Filtering Configured BOM Structure with Product Configuration
Editing a Configured Part Bill of Materials
About Configured BOM Filters
In Other Guides
Generating a BOM Structure Comparison Report
About BOM Cross-highlighting
Creating a Change Order

Fields

Column Description
Name Name of the component part. This column contains highlighted links. Click a name in this column to view the Properties page for that object.
Specification Title A common name for the part, a name used in specifications, or other name.
Type The part type or subtype.
Revision Revision number or code.
Status Displays an orange square icon if a higher revision of the part exists, either released or unreleased. Hover over the icon to display the latest revision number. The icon does not appear if the current revision in the BOM is the latest.
Policy The policy for the part.
Initial Release Shown if configured BOMs are allowed in development mode. This column shows the name of the CA that added the part to the BOM.
F/N Find Numbers are identifiers used on drawings as "bubble" callouts. Find Numbers are integer values (for example, 15, 9853).
On premises only: By default, Find Numbers are displayed without leading zeros. Your Business Administrator can change this default.
Ref Des The Reference Designator ID is used on printed circuit cards to indicate the location an electronic component is to be inserted. Reference Designators are usually values like R1, R2, R7, C1, or C5 (R for resistor and C for capacitor).

The BOM can show Reference Designators as a single value (for example, R3), a comma-separated sequence of values (for example, R2, R3, R4), a range of values (for example, R3-R6), or a mix of all three types.

By default, the Reference Designator value is displayed as it was entered when the BOM was created. You can use the format of Reference Designators to collapse or expand the BOM display.

State The current state of the part in its lifecycle.
Qty The quantity of the selected part included in the BOM.
Unit of Measure Unit of Measure: LB(pound), IN(inch), GA(gallon), FT(feet), Proportion and type: weight, height, EA (each) etc.
Description Details about the part.
-- The columns below apply to effectivity definitions for parts. These columns are displayed when decoupling is disabled.
Proposed Effectivity Click to edit the current effectivity expression on the relationship or apply blank effectivity to a field (in which you removed the value from the field). Effectivity can be unit, date, and product revision. You can edit this field only when the configured part is not under change management. If the part is under change management, this field is read-only but can be modified using a Work Under change.
Current Effectivity Click to define the unit, date, and product revision effectivity. You can edit this column only if the parent part is change-disabled. If the parent is change-required, this column is read-only. You must use a Work Under CA to propose a change in the evolution effectivity. If the part is under change management, this field is read-only but can be modified using a Work Under change.
-- The columns below apply to effectivity definitions for parts. These columns are displayed when decoupling is enabled.
Projected Evolution Click to edit the current effectivity expression on the relationship or apply blank effectivity to a field (in which you removed the value from the field). Effectivity can be unit, date, and product revision. You can edit this field only when the configured part is not change-required. If the part is change-required, this field is read-only but can be modified using a Work Under change.
Current Evolution Click to define the unit, date, and product revision effectivity. You can edit this column only if the parent part is change-disabled. If the parent is change-required, this column is read-only. You must use a Work Under CA to propose a change in the evolution effectivity. If the part is under change mangement, this field is read-only but can be modified using a Work Under change. See Building or Editing an Effectivity Expression.
Variant Click to define the feature option Effectivity (if Variant Management is installed). You can edit the Variant column regardless of whether the parent part is change-enabled or disabled. However, if the parent is change-enabled, you must select a Work Under CA to modify the Variant field. See Building or Editing an Effectivity Expression.
Effectivity This column appears only if decoupling is enabled. Shows effectivity expressions that have variant and evolution defined and separated by an OR operator. To separate the evolution and variant expressions, you must define them separately in the Current Evolution and Variant columns.