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BOM Configuration: BOM

Modification Parameters
September 11, 2013 | 979 Views |

Rajen Madan
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MAN Production Planning (PP)

Manufacturing | SAP ERP | bom control | bom; | configuration | detailed config

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Introduction:

Configuration is a very important section in SAP for any module.

Instead of following standard documents and replicating the
same, one consultant should have each and every detail of any
configuration for which s/he is responsible. Detailed

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documentation of the configuration helps a lot to understand the

requirements and customizing to fulfill the requirements.

This is one of the most basic configuration section for BOM.

In this document we will try to explore various Modification

Parameters inside Control Parameter configuration of PP basic
data Bill of Materials.

The configuration of Bill of Material is available in the IMG path

(transaction SPRO) as shown below:

Control Data for BOM:

The control data configuration, the central modification

parameters and default values are maintained. These settings
are central settings and applicable across the BOM usage and
types.

Define Modification Parameters:

This configuration can be called by OS27 transaction code. The

configuration data is stored in table TCS03 configuration table
(maintainable in SE16N, or in SM30, table V_TCS03_M).

The configuration is sub-divided into the following sections:

Validity
Technical Type
BOM Item
General Settings

We will discuss the indicators in detail for each section, and will
try to test the impacts of the same.

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Validity:

Low Date:

If marked, the system proposes the earliest processing date (in

standard 01.01.1900) by default for the BOM maintenance.
When unchecked, system proposes the system date for the
same.

Example in CS01/CS02 :

With ‘Low Date’ checked:

With ‘Low Date’ not marked:

BOM Validity Maint. Indicator:

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This indicator controls whether the user has the flexibility of

changing the Valid from Date when maintaining BOM
(CS01/CS02). If not marked, system takes the Valid from Date as
per the ‘Low Date’ indicator.

Note: This indicator cannot be removed when using Engineering

Change management, because ECM enables to maintain BOMs
based on a Valid from Date. System throws the following error:

Recommended setting: mark the field. If you do not want to give

the flexibility of changing the valid from date, try a screen
variant.

EC Management Active Indicator:

This indicator specifies whether BOMs can be changed with a

reference to a change number. When a BOM is changed with a
change number, both the data (before and after the validity of
that change) are stored in the database. This is a central setting,
and is further defined in ‘History Requirements for BOM’
configuration (OS25). Activating this indicator here in OS27 does
not mean that ECM is mandatory for all the BOMs, but it is
optional – change management is allowed. In OS25, we define
what are the BOM usages and BOM status combinations that
will have change management mandatory.

If you do not require change management for any BOMs, you

may uncheck this indicator.

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Note: This indicator cannot be removed when using History

Requirement indicator because active history requirement has
ECM as a mandatory feature. You will receive the following error
message:

History Requirement Indicator:

This indicator specifies whether you need to enter a change

number for creation of BOMs. With this indicator ticked, system
asks for a change number during creation of BOM (CS01):

This message can be an error message or warning message,

based on the value of the authorization object C_STUE_NOH
assigned to the user role.

History Requirement Variant:

This indicator controls the requirement of a change number

when a new variant or alternative is added to a BOM group. The
possible entries are:

‘Blank’: If any of the alternative or variant BOMs has been

changed with reference to a change number, system asks for a
change number during creation of new alternative or variant.

‘1’: If any of the alternative or variant BOMs has the status that
requires history requirement (as defined in OS25), system asks
for a change number during creation of new alternative or

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variant. It may be the case that none of the alternatives or

variants has previously been changed with reference to a
change number, but one or more of them have a status for
which OS25 configuration defines history requirement.

‘2’: A new alternative or variant can always be created without a

change number.

Note: If the ‘History Requirement indicator’ (discussed earlier) is

marked, system will always ask for a change number during
creation regardless of the setting maintained in Hist. Reqmt.
Variant.

Sub-Item Documentation:

Sub Items are partial quantities of a BOM item that can have
different installation locations. In general, they have no
operational functionality in BOM, and are not copied in the
production order. Changing the sub-items with a change number
is recorded when this indicator is active. Otherwise, changes to
sub items are not recorded.

For example: I have a BOM valid from 01.01.2013 and I have

the sub-items for item 0010 as shown:

Now I change the sub-items with a change number valid from

20.08.2013:

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With the Sub-item documentation indicator active, system will

record this change, thus showing two different line items for
0010, one with 01.01.2013 to 20.08.2013, another from
20.08.2013 to 31.12.9999, with the sub-item records.

All the sub-item change details are stored accordingly.

With the indicator inactive, system does not store this change
event. It just updates with the latest modification:

Header Indicator/ Create BOM Header with Parameter

Effectivity:

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This indicator specifies whether the Header is also subjected to

‘parameter effectivity’ during creation of a BOM with a change
number with parameter effectivity.

You can find more details about parameter effectivity here:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/50/5fcc36df2
ea85be10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

It is recommended to leave this indicator unchecked to avoid

inconsistencies. One example is given here.

Suppose we have this indicator active.

We create a BOM with a change number with parameter

effectivity. The header is also subjected to this parameter
effectivity. We further change this BOM with another change
number with parameter effectivity. During this change, if we
change only the BOM items, and not the header, the following
consequence will follow. If we try to explode the BOM with a
parameter variant corresponding to the new change number,
system will be unable to find the BOM header, thus not
exploding the same. The items are thus not being considered.

Kindly follow the link mentioned earlier to know the usage of

parameter effectivity in Engineering Change management of
BOMs.

As a recommended setting, we leave it blank.

Handling Deletion Indicators for BOM Explosion:

This setting is implemented in accordance with the OSS note

552974.

The BOM explosion function modules had issues with the

alternatives with deletion flag. This is corrected by this
functionality and implementation of the note mentioned.

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For example, in standard, if I have two ‘active’ alternatives:

In this case, system fails to select the alternative 2 inside the

production order.

Now in this scenario, depending upon the settings in the

‘Handling deletion flag’ value:

‘Blank’ or ‘z’: system fails to select alternative 2.

‘1’: Bill of material deleted: system treats the alternative 1
(for which deletion flag has been active) as deleted BOM
and picks up alternative 2.
‘2’: Ignore deletion flag: system ignores the deletion flag
and selects alternative 1.

As a good practice, it is advisable to make BOM status ‘inactive’

when the deletion flag is updated for that alternative.

Technical Type:

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Multiple BOM Inactive:

When this indicator is active, multiple BOMs cannot be

maintained.

If you already have alternative BOMs present in the system,

system shows a warning message during the configuration
change:

You cannot maintain alternative BOMs for a material when this

indicator is ticked. System throws the following error:

Variant BOM Inactive:

When this indicator is active, variant BOMs cannot be

maintained.

If you already have variant BOMs present in the system, system

shows a warning message during the configuration change:

You cannot maintain variant BOMs for a material when this

indicator is ticked. The ‘create variant BOM’ disappears and the
menu function becomes inactive:

With the indicator unchecked:

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With the indicator checked:

BOM Item:

Item Explosion Types:

This is useful when changes in a BOM takes place with

reference to change numbers and further a date shift happens to
the change numbers so that the items can overlap or may have
two or more versions of an item present.

Please follow the link shared for a detailed example:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/d8/731e054b7511
d1894b0000e8323c4f/content.htm

We will take a simple example. The BOM is defined from

01.01.2013.

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We change it (quantity change) with a change number having

valid from date 01.10.2013.

We further change (quantity change) with a change number

having valid from date 01.12.2013.

Now we shift the valid from date of the second change number
to 20.08.2013. That will make the period from 20.08.2013 to
01.10.2013 as an overlap period.

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Now we will check the effect of the indicator in the configuration

by creating production orders in this overlapping period, thus
exploding the BOMs.

When ‘blank’, system proposes all versions.

When ‘1’, system takes the most recently created version, i.e.
the effect of third change number.

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When ‘2’, system takes the latest version in time by sorting in

terms of most recent valid from date. Here we have only one
preceding overlapping change number, thus again, the effect of
the third change number will be taken.

Description of Variable Size Item:

This indicator determines which description of the variable size

item will be displayed in the item overview screen:

With ‘blank’ it takes the item text from status/ long text tab:

When ‘1’ or ‘blank’ without maintaining ‘item text’, it takes the

component’s material master short text:

When ‘2’, it takes the variable size dimensions with formula:

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Repeated Item Effectivity via External Item ID:

Item ID field (RC29P – IDENT) in BOM components view can be

externally maintained or internally generated. Once allotted, it
cannot be changed.

For external, you can maintain any alpha-numeric entry with at

least one numeric value. You cannot have numeric values for
external item ID.

For internal, system assigns ascending numeric values

according to the sequence the items are entered.

In case of external item IDs, since they are maintained manually,

there can be duplicate values. This indicator controls whether
system will allow duplicate values or not.

If unchecked, system throws the following message:

Otherwise, when checked, system allows the same.

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Note, system will not however, allow the same during creation. It
is only applicable when you change the BOM with a change
number. Then you can allow the same Item ID used earlier.

General Settings:

Unit ‘Piece’:

For the header of the BOMs like Equipment BOM (IB01

transaction), Functional Location BOM (IB11 transaction) etc.
this UOM is used. This comes as default, and this is not
changeable.

For the components with item category text item, document

item, or non-stock without material master, this is the default
UOM used.

CAD Active:

This indicator is only relevant for material BOMs and it shows

that the BOMs can be generated from a CAD system.

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The field is shown in the components detail ‘Basic Data’ tab

‘CAD indicator’, and the header data ‘Further Data’ tab ‘CAD
indicator’.

There are various CAD integrators available and offered by

SAP. PDM integration for AutoCAD is one of the used
techniques; please follow the links shared below to explore the
same:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/16/26fad26a6d11d
3955700a0c92f024a/frameset.htm

http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-
suite/plm/featuresfunctions/cad/index.epx

Common OS27 Setting:

Also, it is advisable to take a dump from TCS03 table in a

spreadsheet.

SAP provides IMG documentation for each and every field that
we configure. The person going through the standard
configuration or best practice configuration guides should read

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this documentation to understand each and every detail to gain

knowledge of the impact of these configurations.

Thanks a lot for viewing this ‘long’ and detailed (boring)

document. Hope you have enjoyed it.

Best Regards,

Rajen

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Sankar AK

September 12, 2013 at 6:18 am

Hi Rajen Madan,
Very well explained with examples. really appreciate your
effort. To be frank, known lot of things through your document.
Thanks

Rajen Madan Post author

September 12, 2013 at 6:22 am

Hi SKA SKA,
Thanks for your valuable feedback.
BR,
Rajen

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Anupam Sharma

September 12, 2013 at 6:37 am

Hi Rajen ,
Nice document, keep sharing.
Regards,
Anupam Sharma

Rajen Madan Post author

September 12, 2013 at 6:43 am

Hi Anupam,
Thanks a lot for your
support.
Best Regards,
Rajen

Igor Medic

September 12, 2013 at 7:49 am

Hi Rajen,
really good explanation with great examples.
Regards, Igor

Rajen Madan Post author

September 12, 2013 at 7:51 am

Hi Igor,
I’m glad that you’ve found it helpful. Thanks.
Rajen

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sandeep praharaj

September 12, 2013 at 9:26 am

Hi Rajen,
you have made an excellent
document .it is really helpful can you give
test mail to my mail id
[email protected] so that i
will be get in touch with you.
Thanks & Regards
Sandeep Kumar Praharaj

arturo senosain

September 12, 2013 at 1:32 pm

Nice doc Rajen!

Rajen Madan Post author

September 12, 2013 at 2:05 pm

Hi Arturo,
Thanks!

Jeevan Sagar

September 12, 2013 at 7:47 pm

Good document Rajen, your patience and time to put up all the
screen-shots and explanation is appreciated.

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Rajen Madan Post author

September 12, 2013 at 8:03 pm

Hi Jeevan,
Many thanks for the kind words.
Best Regards,
Rajen

Sharat Sugur

September 13, 2013 at 7:04 am

Dear Rajen,
Excellent document, thank you for sharing and good document and
details defined.
Regards,
Sharat

Rajen Madan Post author

September 13, 2013 at 7:16 am

Hi Sharat,
Thank you very much for your support and positive
feedback.
Regards,
Rajen

Praveenkumar Ganiger

September 13, 2013 at 7:58 am

Hi Rajan Very nice document

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I am very new to SCN community and i got a problem while exploding

BOM in sales order, i posted that problem in discussion but have not
got any answer so if could help me on that it will be great.
refer this thread https://scn.sap.com/thread/3422234 and help me out
if possible.
Regards
Praveen

Rajen Madan Post author

September 13, 2013 at 9:04 am

Hello Praveen,
Thanks a lot. I’ll give a try.
Best Regards,
Rajen

Kalyana Chakravarthy

September 13, 2013 at 10:13 am

Dear Rajen,
Thanks for sharing this wonderful document. Keep going &
waiting for this kind on other topics as well.
Regards
Kalyan

Rajen Madan Post author

September 13, 2013 at 10:15 am

Dear Kalyan,
Thanks a lot for your positive feedback.
Best Regards,
Rajen

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Kumar S

September 13, 2013 at 10:42 pm

Nice document. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Saravana

Rajen Madan Post author

September 14, 2013 at 3:42 am

Thanks Saravanakumar!
Regards,
Rajen

Amit Patil

October 7, 2013 at 10:26 am

Goood one…keep sharing… thnxx

Rajen Madan Post author

October 7, 2013 at 10:58 am

Thanks Amit!
Best Regards,
Rajen

Lakshmanan N

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November 14, 2013 at 9:34 am

HI Rajen,
Very useful document…….tks

Rajen Madan Post author

November 19, 2013 at 7:40 am

Thanks Lakshmanan,
I would also suggest the IMG guide SAP provides for
the configurations.
Best Regards,
Rajen

Santosh Sharma

March 14, 2014 at 9:06 am

Thanks and very nice document.

Jie Wang

May 21, 2014 at 7:06 am

Thanks, very good and very detail document.

For the configuration Sub-Item Documentation, i think if we don’t set
this indicator we can still see the change log for sub-item from
“CS80” material bom change history.

Arjunan Konda

May 31, 2014 at 8:28 am

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Really good document in detail.

Ramanathan T N

June 20, 2014 at 10:36 am

Good Work Rajen

Regards
T N Ramanathan

Chandan Konapure

April 3, 2015 at 9:41 am

Very nice document,

Regards
Chandan K.

Gaurav Solanki

July 24, 2015 at 6:38 am

Hi Ranjan,
Thanks for sharing this document.Really its very valuable.
Rgd
Gaurav solanki

Samuela Martinez

April 1, 2016 at 7:27 am

Very informative… Thank you

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Vivek S

April 1, 2016 at 8:26 am

good document for beginners..

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