Production BOM is stand for Bill Of Material
1) BOM is a documnet to describes the components used to manufacture a product.
2) BOM in Navision can contains multiple levels. The maximum level in Navision is 50
3) BOM can only be defined after all components (items) have been created in Navision.
How go to Production BOM in Navision ?
If you want to create a BOM that is similar to existing BOM, you can use the Copy BOM function to copy the existing BOM lines to the new BOM. After copy the BOM lines, you can make changes to the lines to suite your new BOM. To create a new BOM from existing BOM:
1) Go to MANUFACTURING --> PRODUCT DESIGN --> PRODUCTION BOM
2) Press F3 to create a new Production BOM.
3) Enter a new BOM number in the Number field. It is recommended to use manual number in BOM number field so that you can choose a meaningful and easy to remember BOM number.
4) Fill in the Description field.
5) Select a Unit of Measure.
6) Click on Function --> Copy BOM.
7) Choose the Production that you want to copy from and then click on the OK button. This will copy all the component lines to the new Production BOM.
8) Change the component lines to suit your new new Production BOM.
9) After you have finalized on the Production BOM, change the Status field in the header to Certified. This is very important because only Certified BOM can be used in Production Order.
If you want to change the Production BOM lines that has been certified, you must first set the Status to 'Under Development' because Production BOM with the 'Certified' status cannot be changed. After changes have been done, you must set the status back to 'Certified' so that the BOM is available for use.
If you change the BOM lines with this method, you will loose the previous BOM lines information. This method work fine if you find that the BOM lines have been set incorrectly and you want to correct it. But in the case where your company want to adjust or change the BOM components, this method is not suitable because you will loose the previous BOM components once the new changes have been saved. Usually, company will want to keep the original BOM components as reference when adjustment or changes are made to the BOM. Rather than create a new BOM for the new formulation, Navision allow you to update the existing BOM with a version. To create a new BOM version:
1) Open the Production BOM that you want to change.
2) Click on Prod. BOM --> Versions.
3) Enter a Version No.
4) Fill in the Description field.
5) Select a Unit of Measure.
6) In the Starting Date field, enter a date where the new BOM will take effect. If Production Order is created before the date specified in the Starting Date field, Navision will use the original BOM.
7) Click Function --> BOM Header and the select Yes to copy the Production BOM.
8) Change the component lines according to your new BOM requirements.
9) Set the Status to 'Certified'.
10) Yes, the new version has been created. Close the Version window to return to the Production BOM Card.
Notice that the Active Version field in the Production BOM card will show the currently active version.