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Bill of Material
Course 8371: One day; Instructor-led

Student Materials
The student materials include a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline
Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter provides students with a sound familiarity of Bill of Material in Microsoft Business Solutions—Axapta. Also they are given a firm grasp on the importance of the Bill of Material and what it is, as well as a better understanding as to what the concept and purpose of BOM version, BOM levels, and different line types along with their uses.

Main Topics

• General Overview

• BOM Concepts in Axapta

• BOM Manual Topic

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Be familiar with Bill of Material in Microsoft Business Solutions—Axapta

• Understand the concept and purpose of BOM’s versions

• Understand BOM levels

• Know the different line types and their uses

Chapter 2: Create a Bill of Materials

The purpose of this chapter is to show how to create a simple BOM and then add to it from two different ways. Students also learn to navigate in and around the BOM Designer.

Lessons

• Concepts

• BOM Designer and Lines Form

Exercises

• Create a new BOM

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Create a simple BOM

• Add items to a BOM

Chapter 3: BOM Configuration

This chapter gives students an understanding of configurations and what they enable – the two options that can be used when a BOM is available in different variations. Students learn to work with configurable BOMs, understand the purpose, use, and type of configurations involved with BOMs, and work with setups.

Lessons

• Configuration Groups

• Configuration Route

• Configuration Rules

• Summary of BOM Configuration

Exercises

• Configuration Groups

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Work with configurable BOMs, including setup of configuration groups, routes and configuration rules.

• Understand the purpose, use, and type of configurations involved with BOMs.

• Work with these setups.

Chapter 4: BOM Versions

This chapter teaches that a BOM version is the link or reference between an item and the BOM, and expands on that notion giving students a better understanding of the concept and purpose of BOM versions. Students also gain a further understanding of BOMs with greater details as to how to approve and activate BOMs, apply expiry dates, work with Sub-BOMs, and use the "Where-used" button.

Lessons

• BOM Versions – relationships

• Using the "Lines" button

• Approving BOMs

• Activating BOMs

• Changing/Adding BOM Versions

• Sub-BOMs

• Validity dates of BOM Lines

• The "Where-used" Button

Exercises

• Approve and Activate BOM versions

• BOM versions

• Sub BOMs

• Where-used function

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Understand the concept and purpose of BOM versions

• Approve and activate BOMs

• Change BOM versions

• Apply expiry dates of BOMs

• Work with Sub-BOMs

• Use the "Where-used" button

Chapter 5: BOM Calculations

This chapter focuses on how to make proper calculations and what they determine within the system. Students learn to use Cost groups and profit settings, view cost prices, and calculate a BOM with Trade agreements.

Lessons

• BOM Calculation Structure

• Cost Groups

• Profit Settings

• Cost Prices

• Price Calculations

• Purchase Price Agreements

Exercises

• Setup Cost Group and Profit Setting

• BOM Calculations

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Use Cost groups and profit settings

• View cost prices

• Calculate a BOM with Trade agreements

Chapter 6: Sales Orders and BOMs

The purpose of this chapter is to teach how to calculate prices and then update the sales price of the BOM according to its configuration. Students will also learn about these calculations with regard to the configuration rules and routes. Also covered will be how to display and select individual BOM lines in a sales order.

Lessons

• Viewing BOMs

• Exploding a BOM from a Sales Order

• Calculation from a Sales Order

• Transfer Price

Exercises

• Viewing a BOM

• Exploding a BOM from a Sales Order

• Transfer Price to a Sales Order line

• Transfer Quantity to a Sales Order line

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Complete a sales order of a configurable BOM

• Explode a BOM from a sales order

• Calculate a BOM from a sales order

• Transfer prices of a BOM according to the Sales price calculation

Chapter 7: Scrap and Measurement

The first part of this chapter foescus on scrap. Students are provided with an explanation as to what scrap is and why it is important to a company. The lesson describes how to calculate scrap, the different kinds of scrap and how the two kinds should be handled. The focal point of the second part of the chapter is BOM measurements. The content of the chapter discusses how such measurements are made, why they are in existence, and what they are used for.

Lessons

• Specify Scrap

• Measurement

Exercises

• BOM Scrap

• BOM Measurement

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Set up BOM scrap codes and types

• Use scrap codes when making a BOM calculation and report the scrap

• Know how to use variable and constant scrap

• Understand and use measurement configuration

• Understand and use measurement conversion factors for various dimensions

• Round quantities or consumption

• Calculate the consumption using various formulas

Chapter 8: Reporting a BOM as Finished

This chapter gives a close look at how to report a BOM as finished as well as what the action actually entails. Students gain an understanding as to what the purpose of reporting a BOM as finished is along with what comprises a finished BOM.

Lessons

• Reporting a BOM as Finished

• Maximum Reported as Finished

Exercises

• Reporting a BOM as finished

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of reporting a BOM as finished

• Report a BOM as finished from several locations in Axapta

• Determine the maximum quantity that can be reported as finished

Chapter 9: Reports and Other Functionality

This chapter introduces the reporting features within the Bill of Material module as well as other functionality such as Copy, Sort, and Checking.

Lessons

• BOM Reports

• Other BOM Functionality

Exercises

• Copy a BOM

• Changing BOM items

• Checking BOMs

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Use the reporting features of this module

• Copy, Change, and Check existing Bill of Material