Configurations messing up BOM
Configurations messing up BOM
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I have a part with 2 configurations, a simple part and I have given a configuration based property to one of the config and I want the BOM to show part number from that Summary Information from configuration specific tab of the box, but it doesnt. It takes the description from there but not the Part Number. Can anyone help ?






RE: Configurations messing up BOM
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
When you save your part that is the name that is placed in the Part number Column of a default BOM. You must remove or hide that column and make a new one.
if your working with the new BOM, you should be able to simply replace the field under column proerties to point to your new custom property.
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Configurations messing up BOM
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
You get your choice of Document Name, Configuration Name, or User specified. I would use Configuration name and use the part number that you want to use in your BOM as the configuration name and make sure this option is seleceted in the BOM properties.
Looking into it, I don't see away to use Cofiguration Specific properties in the new BOM.
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Configurations messing up BOM
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
In Summary Information on the first page (Summary) there is a field called "Title:"
By having the box checked, the info in that Title field will be used for the part number.
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
What we do is use the method Scott described, except we use "user specified" instead of config name.
You can also do this if you create a design table and have a column with the header $Partnumber
It does not create a config specific property, but sets the config properties to user specified and fills in the value from the table.
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
Thanks
Regards
Vikdayal
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
Regards
VikDayal
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
My suggestion was going to be - make a new column on the BOM template and reference your property. Either that or auto-create a design table, create the $Partnumber column and have it reference cells from your custom part number column.
RE: Configurations messing up BOM
VikDayal