1.Click Manufacturing Control>Bill of Materials>Bill of Materials Entry.
2. Specify the Finished Item number. After you specify an item, the MC Side Bar is available from the entry grid to display additional information for bill of materials items.
3. Check the Procurable check box to indicate this BOM is purchase-able from a vendor.
If not checked, this finished item is not included during BCC ‘Procurements calculations for “order as needed for a warehouse”. This switch does not apply to special orders, and CRS finished items. Manual entry within the BCC procurement activity for BOM finished items is still allowed.
4. Check the Build Preferred check box to indicate whether to build the item when a special order is entered for a BOM/FML item.
5. Specify the Overhead cost per unit for producing this item as an amount or a percentage. To specify a percentage, specify the number and a %.
6. Specify the Package cost per unit for producing this item as an amount or a percentage. To specify a percentage, specify the number and a %.
7. Specify the Labor cost per unit of producing this item as an amount or a percentage. If entered as a percentage, specify the number and a % .
8. In the Update in SO field, specify one of these values to indicate if component items for this finished item can be updated in Sales Orders:
F -finished items can only be assembled in MC, i.e., finished items can only be produced by using the MC entry and register programs.
C -finished items must be assembled from components entered in an SO entry program to update on-hand quantities. You will have the option at the time of entry whether to create BOM component line-items automatically or one at a time. Creating component line-items automatically means the BOM Component Entry window is displayed with the line-items already entered. Creating component line-items one at a time means the system displays the BOM Component Entry window but waits for you to specify the number of units needed for each line-item.
A -finished items must be assembled from components entered in an SO entry program to update on-hand quantities. In SO the system will display a message that it is creating component items, then it will proceed to the next field. The BOM Component Entry window is not displayed. However, you can back up to the window if changes are necessary.
O -the operator can decide at the time of entry in SO whether to specify BOM component items as previously described for options F, C, or A.
9. If you specify options C or A, the finished items should not be produced with MC. Press Enter to default to F. The BOM Update flag of the SO static control record must be set to Y for an entry of C, A, or O in this field to be meaningful.
10. Specify the component Item Number to be used to produce the bill of material finished item. For valid entries, the system displays the item description and stocking unit of measure. You can access Note Entry (SME710) for the item highlighted in BOM line item browser or Note Entry (SME710) for the BOM document line record highlighted in the line item browser.
11. Specify the Units needed to produce one finished item.
12.(Optional) Specify the Memo to display on the BOM listing (up to 20 characters).
13. You can select from these options to perform the listed functions:
Change a line-item
Add line-items
Insert line-items
Delete line-items
Stop line-item entry
Access Note Entry (SME710) for the item highlighted in BOM line item browser or for the BOM document line record highlighted in the line item browser.
Done Ends Bill of Materials Entry and returns you to the Finished Item field. Click Done again to exit the program .