DIC Global SAP Program

Title: Create material BOM (CS01)

Process: Plan to fulfill
Sub-Process: plan to fulfill Process

Work Instruction

Standard Sales Order from Stock (VA01) CS01

Purpose
Use this procedure to create a Material BOM

Trigger
None

Prerequisites
Bill of material structure is required for a material.
Material number should exist for the BOM to be created.

Menu Path
Use the following menu path(s) to begin this transaction:
 SAP Menu à Logistics à Production à Master Data à Bills of MaterialàBill of
MaterialàMaterial BOM àCS01 - Create
 Type in CS01 in the command line.

Transaction Code
CS01

Helpful Hints
Note:
R/O/C in the field tables represents Required, Optional, or Conditional field entries.
• Optional field: you may enter information in an optional field, but an entry is not required for the
completion of the transaction.
• Conditional field: an entry that becomes required as a result of entering something previous to it,
which then deems it required.

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Process: Plan to fulfill
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Procedure

1. Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code.

2. As required, complete/review the following fields:

Field Name R/O/C Description

Transaction Code R Description of the Transaction Code.

Example: CS01

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Create material BOM: Initial Screen

3. As required, complete/review the following fields:

Field Name R/O/C Description

Material R SAP Code. In the Material field, enter the material for which
you want to create the BOM.
Example: 100000000010

Plant R Plant in which this BOM is valid

 Enter plant identifier
Example: EE11
Note: If left blank, this becomes a group BOM. Make sure to
enter a plant.

BOM Usage R The manner in which this BOM is to be used

Use 1 for Production, 9 For Rework and R for Reactive
(Pigments Division)

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Field Name R/O/C Description

Alternative BOM O Identifies which BOM for this material is to be

created/selected
Enter alternative if desired
Note: The system will check to see if it exists. Otherwise, the
system will automatically allocate the number.
Valid From R Date from which change is effective
 Enter effective date
Note: Defaults to current date.

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Create material BOM: General Item Overview

4. Update the following Required, Optional, and Conditional fields, as needed:

Field R/O/C Description/Action

Component R Material number
 Enter material number.
Example: E.g. 320000000051 and
320000000052
Quantity R Quantity of the component required to make the
base quantity of the material
Enter the required quantity.
Example:
Un O Unit of measure. Defaults from material master.
 Enter if different from base UOM.
Example: KG, EA
Ict R Item category
 L for Stock Items
 N for non-stock items

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Press enter for each of the different warning messages.

Highlight each line as follows:

Click on Item for the component details.

Use Next Item to move through the components.

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Create material BOM: Item: All data

Field R/O/C Description/Action

Recursion allowed O Flag allowing the material to consume itself during
the production process. It controls whether the
system checks the BOM for recursiveness.
 Set if needed

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Click on the tab.

Note the costing relevancy field. X means it is 100% relevant to costing – this must be used for all
components, except for ZPIP materials (e.g. water).

Use Next Item and Previous Item to move forward and backwards through the components.

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5. Select Go to Header F6.

6. As required, complete/review the following fields:

Field R/O/C Description/Action

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BOM & Alternate text O Enter if there are alternates for ease of selecting the correct
BOM later
Enter descriptive text

Base Quantity R Quantity to which all component quantities in a BOM relate.

System defaults to one unless otherwise configured
Enter base quantity if different from default

BOM Status R 1: Active

2: Inactive
Select active if the BOM can be used, inactive if not

7. Click on the BOM status drop down:

Double-click

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Create material BOM: Header Overview

7. Click

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Create material BOM: Initial Screen

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The system displays the message, “ ."

8. You have completed this transaction.

Result
You have created a material BOM.

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