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BOM Section Icons
Material and Override Icons
The Expand column displays one of two icons: a linked material icon and a copied complex material icon .
Clicking the copied complex material icon toggles the display of the materials that make up the complex material. For more information on complex materials, see Adding Complex Materials.
If overrides exist for the component on that row, the Expand column also displays the overrides existing icon. Clicking the overrides existing icon displays a list of the current overrides on that component.
Selecting an Override name from the list of current overrides expands that variation or variation combination for the component. For more information on overrides, see Variations and Overrides.
Section-Based Edit Icons
The section-based edit operations icons control insertion, deletion, and movement of rows in the BOM display. The following table identifies these icons, from left to right, and describes their functions.
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These icons are most effective when the Select column is visible.
Icon
Name
Description
Clear All
Removes the check mark from the Select column, for all rows.
Select All
Selects all components by putting a check mark in the Select column, for all rows.
Delete Selected Rows
Deletes a row or group of rows. Deletes all rows that are currently selected with a check mark in the Select column.
Move Selected Rows Up
Moves a row or group of rows up. Moves all rows that are currently selected with a check mark in the Select column up one row in the table.
Move Selected Rows Down
Moves a row or group of rows down. Moves all rows that are currently selected with a check mark in the Select column down one row in the table.
Insert Before Selected Rows
Inserts one row before each row that is currently selected with a check mark in the Select column.
Insert After Selected Rows
Inserts one row after each row that is currently selected with a check mark in the Select column.
Expand/Collapse Variations for entire Section
Shows or hides the selected variations in that section.
Highlight Rows
Highlights each row that is currently selected, using the color you select from the highlighting palette.
Editor Help
Displays the Editor Help window with keyboard shortcuts, quick search options, and section-based edit operations.
Each BOM section also allows you to specify a view for that section by clicking the select view icon to the right of the section-based edit operations. The same views that are available from the main BOM information page are available in the Edit BOM window.
Click (Clear) next to the view arrow to clear your current view selection, whether you have selected it from the view arrow or defined it by selecting attributes or columns from the Hide/Show table. When you click (Clear), the system automatically selects all of the attributes and columns from the Hide/Show table. To remove select attributes or columns, click Hide/Show and clear the checkboxes for the attributes and columns you do not want to view. You can also select a different view by clicking the select view icon .