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2.9.3.  Bills of Materials Without Component Item Sites

The "Bills of Materials Without Component Item Sites" utility enables you to generate a list of parent Items whose Bills of Materials do not have component Item Sites. The display also provides other valuable information about each Item. Selecting the "The Bills of Materials Without Component Item Sites" option. The following screen will appear:

Bills of Materials Without Component Item Sites

Note

This utility may run for a long period of time. We recommend running it during off-peak hours whenever possible.

When using this utility, you are presented with the following options:

All Site

Select to display Bills of Materials without component Item Sites from all Sites.

Selected

Specify Site whose Bills of Materials without component Items Sites you want to display.

Update when Items or Item Sites are Changed

Select to update the display when changes are made to Items or Item Sites.

Invalid Bill of Material Items

Display lists invalid Bill of Materials Items sorted according to the specified parameters.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CLOSE

Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.

QUERY

Select to identify Bills of Materials without component Item Sites, using the specified parameters.

Right-clicking on an Item in the Product Category list enables you to select the following menu options:

Edit Parent Item

Select to edit the parent Item.

Edit Parent Item Site

Select to edit the Item Site for the parent Item.

Create Component Item Site

Select to create an Item Site for the specified Component.

Export Contents

Export the data displayed on the screen into a plain-text, TAB-delimited file. This file may subsequently be imported into a spreadsheet or other office tool.