We create BOM (with ballons only in exploded view) as follows:
1) Table, Create, Ascending
2) Make 5 columns 3,5,10,29, & 3 characters wide
3) Make 2 rows; 1 & 2 high
4) Enter Test: ID#, Level, Part No, Description & Qty
5) Repeat Region, Add, Simple in first row
Select left most cell & right most cell; Repeat Region
6) Enter Text, Report Sym
rtp..., index
rpt..., level
asm..., mbr... , name
asm..., mbr... , User Defined, (from our Interlink)
rtp..., qty...
7) Repeat Region; Update Tables
8) Attributes: No Dupl/Level, Recursive, Bin By Part or Bin by Component
9) Done/Return
10) Update Tables
Then finally ... Add Balloons into Exploded View
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