Short tutorial on the usage of SAP Bill of Material (BOM) redlining in SAP PLM 7.

1. Essential
SAP Tutorial
BOM Redlining on SAP PLM 7.02
By
Rohan Joshi
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2. Tutorial Goal
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Create Bill of Material (BOM) Redline
Add BOM Redline to Engineering Record (ER)
Assign Object Status and Change Relevance
Display Change Number (CN) and Validity Date on BOM Redline
Complete BOM Redline
Process Route: Send BOM Redline for review
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3. BOM Redline:
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Built-in support for review and approval process for redlines
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Electronic method of proposing changes to the BOM
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Includes color coded visual indication of changes to the BOM
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4. Create BOM Redline:
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Login SAP NWBC
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Click Material BOM
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Select Display Material
BOMs
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Enter
Material, Plant, Usage
and Alternative
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Click Continue
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5. Create BOM Redline: Contd.
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On Display
Material BOM
screen, click
Redlining
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Click Create
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Enter Name and
Description
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Click Ok and click
Save
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6. Assign BOM Redline to ER:
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Click Add to
Engineering Record
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Enter Existing
Engineering Record
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Click Ok
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Click Save
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7. Assign Status and Chg. Relevance:
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Enter INPR (In Process)
for Status and CHG
(Change) for Chg.
Relevance on the ER
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Click Save
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8. Display CN and Validity Date:
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View CN and Validity
Date copied from the
ER
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The CN allows the
user to track
changes made to the
BOM
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9. Complete BOM Redline:
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Change component quantity
(Green), add a new component
(Yellow), delete an existing
component (Red)
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View color coded
representation of changes
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Set redline status to Completed
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Click Save
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Perform Redline approval
process
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10. Process Routes:
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Process Route task is
created to send a
notification out to the
user to review and
approve BOM redline
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Click Add Sequential
Task
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Fill in required fields
and click Ok
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Click Start Workflow
and click Save
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11. Conclusion:
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Easy to implement changes on a desired validity date
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Simple method to update changes to the BOM
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The electronic color coded review and approval process enables
users to track changes easily
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Puts an end to manual paper based BOM Redlining techniques
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12. Contact Information
Please contact us for more information about our services or solutions available.
LeverX, Inc.
800 West El Camino Real, Suite 180
Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Tel: (650) 625 – 8347
Web Site: www.LeverX.com
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