Saving a BOM

The details that are saved with the BOM record and the sequence of the following steps are dependent on the settings you have selected for the BOM.

To save a BOM

1. In the New Bill of Materials Record or Amend Bill of Materials Record window, click Save to save the BOM A stock assembly and process costing system, which provides facilities to specify the structure of finished items in terms of sub-assemblies and components. details you have entered.
2. If you are using all Manufacturing modules, have selected Perform Compatibility Checks in Manufacturing System Manager system settings Environment tab and have compatibility issues, the Compatibility Warnings prompt appears.
3. If you are using version control, the Save Revision window appears.

4. If you selected Calculate and write weight to Stock Control in the BOM settings General tab, the weight of the built item is calculated. This is then saved to the stock record when you save the active version of the BOM.

   Note: If the BOM is a subassembly, weight is not calculated for higher level BOMs. To ensure that the weight of higher level BOMs is calculated, you must use the Update Bills of Materials Weights option.

5. If you selected the Recost when saving setting on the Costing tab in BOM Settings, confirm if you want to cost the BOM.

   • Click Yes if you want to calculate costs and store them against the BOM.

     Manufacturing costs the BOM, and writes the results to the Costing tab of the BOM record for future reference.

     Note:

     If the Prompt when stock level is zero and Prompt when stock item has zero costs settings are not selected on the Costing tab in BOM Settings, you are prompted for a cost for the sub-assembly When raw materials or components make a part of a finished product. The sub-assembly may be combined with other components or with other sub-assemblies in the manufacture of finished goods. in the Enter cost prices for BOM window.

     This window indicates that there is no cost or a zero stock level stored in the stock record for a component on the BOM.

   • Enter the cost prices that you want to use and click OK.

     The window clears to allow you to enter details of another BOM.