Action and Information Icons

The following sections appear in the BOM Details tab. For information on the Add New BOM tab, see Creating the BOM.

You can select the bill of materials you want to view or update by selecting from the Bill of Materials list.

Click Update to update BOM information. For more information, see Working in the BOM Editor.

• Advanced View—Takes you to the advanced View BOM page. This user interface of this window is similar to the Edit BOM page. For more information, see Working in the BOM Editor.

The advanced View BOM page does not allow you to update the BOM; however, it does provide you with a greater range of visibility to the components currently on the BOM, even if another user has the BOM checked out for editing. Click Close View to return to the main BOM page.

• Update—Takes you to the Edit BOM page, and checks out the BOM. For more information, see Working in the BOM Editor and Adding Components to the BOM.

• Check In—Checks the BOM back into the system to allow other users to edit it. If you are unable to click Check In, it means one of the following is true:

◦ The BOM is currently checked out by another user, and is not available for editing. Checked out BOMs show a closed padlock icon on the search results page.

If you close the BOM editor without checking in the BOM, you must check in the BOM separately.

• Delete—Takes you to the Delete Object window. The system displays the name of the object you are deleting, as well as the object type. In this case, the object is a BOM part. Click Delete to delete the BOM; click Cancel to return to the View BOM window. Clicking Delete prompts you to confirm your action. Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the BOM. The system deletes the BOM, and returns you to the View BOM window.

• Compare—Allows you to compare any two BOMs in the system, by selecting a specific product, bill of materials, various variations (color, source, and destination), or date. The BOM comparison page defaults to the product that you are currently working on. For more information, see Comparing BOMs.

• All Variations—Displays the overrides on the current BOM in a tabular format. It allows you to view all the overrides on one page. The table includes columns for component or location, variations, material, supplier, color, and quantity. Click Back to return to the main BOM information page.

• Iteration History—Takes you to the BOM Iteration Details page, where you can view and compare iterations of the BOM. Select iterations to compare and click Compare Iterations. Click Back to return to the BOM Iteration Details page. Click Current Iteration to return to the main BOM information page.

• Debug—Displays the overrides on the current BOM in a tabular format, with a Hide/Show Columns option. This format is primarily designed to assist the administrator when problems arise with BOM. The table includes many of the same columns as those in the All Variations table, with additional columns to describe variations in more detail. Click Back to return to the main BOM information page.

• Synch BOM—Takes you to the Map Product Variations page, where you can select from the Synchable BOMs list.

The copy icon

enables the copying of BOM information to the clipboard, where it can later be pasted into a new or edited BOM. For more information, see the section Using the Clipboard in Creating the BOM.

The associated specifications icon

provides details about the product, sourcing configuration, specification, and season associated with the current BOM.

The Header Attributes section contains general attributes that apply to the overall BOM. Certain attributes, such as the name and number of the BOM, can be displayed or hidden.

• Click the plus sign

next to a header to display the list of attributes in that header.

• Click the minus sign

next to the header to hide the list of attributes in that header.