Viewing GBOMs

You can access a General Bill of Materials (GBOM) for a product or feature from its Categories menu. The GBOM lists all parts, part families, and products connected to the product or feature.

Before you begin: Access the Properties page for a logical feature, manufacturing feature, configuration feature, or product. For details, see Logical Feature Properties Page, Manufacturing Feature Properties Page, Configuration Feature Properties Page, or Product Properties Page.
Related Topics
Running a Search
Creating a Part Family
Replacing GBOM Objects

  1. From the Categories menu, select GBOM.



    The GBOM table contains the following columns:

    Column Description
    Name The name of the part, part family, or product. This column contains highlighted links. Click on any name in this column to view the default page for that object, or click in the row to view the default page in a new browser window.
    Revision The revision number or code
    Type The object type or subtype
    State The current state of the object in its lifecycle
    Part Usage The usage criteria of the part (e.g., Standard or Optional)
    Rule Type Exclusion or Inclusion. Click a link in this column to edit the rule. For details, see Editing Inclusion Rule Properties.
    Rule Expression The expression that defines the rule. Click a link in the Rule Type column to edit this expression.
    Owner The person responsible for the object
    Attached File The file attached to the object, if any exist

  2. Use any of the following commands from the page Actions menu to work with the GBOM. Some commands may not be available, depending on the context from which you accessed the GBOM:

    Action Description
    Add Existing Part Adds existing parts to the list. The Search page opens.
    Add Existing Part Family Adds existing part families to the list. The Search page opens.
    Create Part Family Creates a new part family.
    Replace Replaces an item in the table.
    Remove Removes checked items from the list. This removes the relationship between all checked items and the product. It does not delete the items from the database.

    Note: If a saleable part is removed from the feature after a product configuration is created for the part, the product configuration is no longer valid.