Advanced AVL Report

The Approved Vendor List (AVL) report gives a list of vendors for standard parts. All manufacturer equivalent parts (MEPs) and supplier equivalent parts (SEPs) for the enterprise parts in the Bill Of Material (BOM) are listed. This section describes how the reports are displayed in the user interface. The AVL report is essentially the BOM report, but included for each enterprise part in the BOM are the equivalents parts and the vendors who can supply them. You can generate either single or multiple-level AVL reports using the links in the BOM Actions Reports. These reports are configurable by a Business Administrator in addition to, or optionally in place of, the existing BOM and Multi-Level BOM reports. You cannot sort the columns.

The Approved Vendor List Report page appears, expanding on EBOM relationships from the current selected part level.

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Generating Advanced AVL Report
Coulmn Name Description

Active ECR or ECO

An icon is included next to any part, drawing print, CAD model, or CAD drawing that has an active ECR or ECO connected. The active ECR must be in one of the following states (by default): Create, Review, or Plan ECO. The active ECO must be in one of the following states (by default): Create, Define Components, Design Work, or Review.

Ref Des

The Reference Designator ID is used on Printed Circuit Cards to indicate the location an electronic component is to be inserted. Reference Designators are usually values like R1, R2, R7 or C1, C5 (R for resistor and C for capacitor).

The BOM can show Reference Designators as a single value (for example, R3), a comma-separated sequence of values (for example, R2, R,3, R4), a range of values (for example, R3-R6), or a mix of all three types.

By default, he Reference Designator value is shown as it was entered when the BOM was created. You can use the format of Reference Designators to collapse or expand the BOM display.

Component Location

Similar to Reference Designator, but is used to give additional location information and/or can be used by industries other than electronics. For example, it can be used to indicate which motor is failing all the time, the one by the window or the one by the furnace.

Name

Name of the part included in the BOM. Click any Name in this column to view the part.

Rev

Part revision number or code.

Type

Part type or subtype.

State

The current state of the part in its lifecycle.

Description

Details about the part.

Qty

The quantity of the selected part included in the BOM.

U of M (Unit of Measure)

LB (pound), IN (inch), GA (gallon), FT (feet), EA (each).

Usage

Standard, Reference, Per Sales Order, or As Required.
Manufacturer Equivalent

Name

Names of MEPs for the enterprise part.

Manufacturer

Names of manufacturer of MEP.

Preference

Indicates if the location is preferred or not preferred.

Supplier Equivalent

Name

Names of SEPs for the enterprise part.

Supplier

Names of supplier of SEP.

Preference

Indicates if the location is preferred or not preferred.

Actions

Use the Actions menu on the page toolbar to work with the AVL report.

Actions Description/Reference

Add Existing (Manual Entry)

To add a part when you know the part name. You can type in up to five part names rather than searching for the parts. You can add to the AVL only parts that have manufacturer equivalents connected to them.

Edit All

To modify the items in the AVL report.

Copy From

To copy parts from another assembly. Only parts that have manufacturer equivalents can be connected. For details, see Copying an Unconfigured BOM.

Remove Selected

To remove items from the BOM. This disconnects them from the parent part, but does not delete the items from the database.

Copy From

To copy parts from another assembly. Only parts that have manufacturer equivalents can be connected. See Copying an Unconfigured BOM in Engineering Central User's Guide.

Copy To

To copy items from the BOM to another BOM. See Copying an Unconfigured BOM in Engineering Central User's Guide.