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The BOM Explorer provides a Windows Explorer/Folder-like view of any bill of material.
It allows users to navigate through the levels of a BOM using an intuitive folder tree to display the contents of any child items in the BOM structure.
The BOM Explorer contains the following areas:
| Folder View (left side) |
Lists all child items that contain a BOM |
| BOM View (right side) |
Displays the BOM of the currently select limb/item in the folder view |
The BOM Explorer can be customized to display different images and data fields.
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Launching the BOM Explorer |
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You can launch the BOM Explorer from the Reporter Home Page using the BOM Reports pane in the navigator or the BOM Reports drop list.
You can also launch the BOM Explorer from the View drop list of the Parts List page on the Item form.
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Specifying a BOM Item |
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When launching the BOM Explorer from the View drop list of the Parts List page on the Item form the Reporter will automatically specify the item and revision.
When launching the BOM Explorer from the Reporter Home Page using the BOM Reports pane in the navigator or the BOM Reports drop list,
the BOM Explorer form will be blank and you will need to specify the BOM part number and revision.
To set or change a BOM Part Number, you can type the part number in the BOM Part Number field or use the Browse button to select the part number.
Clicking the Browse button will invoke the Omnify Object Search form.
Using this form you can search and select the desired BOM item.
Once the BOM Part Number is specified, click the Load BOM button to list the revisions and display the active BOM.
You can change the revision by selecting the desired revision from the Rev drop list.
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Navigating the BOM Explorer |
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You can navigate the levels of the BOM by selecting the desired child item from the Folder View.
Once the item is selected, the BOM View will display the child items for that item.
You can change the display of the Folder View to be either: Part Number and Description, Part Number Only, or Description Only.
The BOM View will display an icon column that will indicate the type of object (either an Item or Sub-Assembly).
The BOM View also provides hyperlinks for each part number that allows you to open the item in Omnify Desktop.
The Folder icon indicates items that contain a BOM. Clicking the icon will open that BOM item in the BOM View (similar to selecting it from the Folder View).
An Item icon indicates the lowest level item (item does not contain a BOM). Clicking the icon will open the item in Omnify Desktop.
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