About PBOMs

The parts included in the PBOM are: parts connected to the "leaf node" feature in the product structure, parts connected to its immediate parent feature, parts connected to the intermediate features in the product structure, parts connected to the product itself.

Related Topics
Viewing the PBOM of a Product Configuration
Generating a PBOM for a Product Configuration
Viewing Product Configuration Selected Options

This is best described in the example below. 

Product Desktop 8260
*Part PA-400098 (inclusion rule)
Configuration Feature Monitors
*Part SA-300356 (inclusion rule)
Logical Feature CRT Monitor
*Part CRT tube (inclusion rule)
Configuration Feature Flat Monitor*
*Part SA-522 (exclude if Feature Green is selected)
Configuration Feature 17-inch Monitor
Configuration Feature 19-inch Monitor
Configuration Feature 21-inch Monitor
*Part SA-523
Configuration Feature External Plate Color
*Part SA-524
Configuration Feature Green
*Part PT-23004-2
Logical Feature Red-Label (exclude if Feature Green is selected) 
**Part PTV1
Configuration Feature Blue
**Part CP_Label
Configuration Feature Power Cord Accessories
**Part SA-700888 
Configuration Feature USA
**Part PT-23004-3
Configuration Feature European
**Part EurPart

Consider the above product configuration structure. Suppose you select Configuration Feature Green and Configuration Feature European. Then, the parts marked with one asterisk will not be considered when generating the PBOM. Only the parts with two asterisks will be included in the PBOM.

The following rules are used to decide which parts are to be included in the PBOM:


  • The General Bill of Materials parts directly connected to the product must be included based on their inclusion rules.
  • At any level of the selected features, parts connected to logical features must be included based on their inclusion rules.
  • The parts attached to the selected configuration features (at any level of the product structure) must also be included, based on their inclusion rules.