Filters for BOM Explosion

Use

By defining a filter in the configuration profile, you can determine the scope of the BOM items to improve system performance when you explode the BOM. The filter is active in high-level configuration, in result-oriented BOMs, and in SET processing.

Restrictions

You cannot define filters if you select the BOM explosion setting None.

Features

You can define the following filters:

• Object type

Class, material, document, text

In the standard system, all object types are selected and therefore exploded in the configuration. Deselect the object types that you do not want to be displayed.

• Item category, for example, stock or non-stock item

All item categories in the configuration are exploded in the standard system. Remove the selection for the item categories you do not want to be displayed.

• Item status

You maintain the status of a BOM item in maintain BOM dependent on its usage.

All items are displayed regardless of their item status in the standard system. However, only the items with this status are displayed when you select specific item statuses. Items are not displayed that do not have the selected status.

• Sort string

You can assign sort strings for BOM items in maintain BOM. You can restrict the display of the BOM items by using these sort strings.

Only items that carry sort strings are checked and only those that match are displayed. Items that have no sort string are always displayed.

See also:

Controlling the BOM Explosion