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Create and Change BOM / Group BOM Configuration Assumptions
To create or change BOMs / Group BOMs in your SAP distribution targets, the following are assumed:
• Required BOM/Group BOM fields are maintained and the only BOM/Group BOM fields that are configured as required are those that are consistently passed fromWindchill PDMLink to the SAP distribution targets.
• The SAP BOM/Group BOM fields to be populated fromWindchill PDMLink data are not configured as locked.
• Company codes and plants are configured.
• The login used by the TIBCO connection has the appropriate roles assigned to it such as create material, change material, and create BOM.
• Allowed material types for BOM/Group BOM header and items are maintained.
• External assignment of line numbers is enabled.
• Change management is enabled.
• Versioning and revisioning flags for BOMs/Group BOMs are enabled.
• TheWindchill PDMLink attribute values are cross-referenced with the SAP distribution target values.