3593017 - Subcontracting Purchase Order: Manual Selection of Bill of Material (BOM)

• The material has multiple production versions and Bills of Material (BOMs).
• When creating a subcontracting purchase order for the material, the system defaults to the first BOM.
• It is not possible to change to an alternative BOM.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

If several alternative BOMs exist, there is no possibility of selecting the desired BOM interactively.

"Selection method" can be used in this process.

Selection can be controlled via the following mechanisms:

• Selection by quantity: A lot size interval for which the BOM is valid can be entered in the BOM header. A prerequisite is that the Selection method indicator is not set in the material master record (MRP 4 view).
• Selection by production version: Can be used if the same material has different BOMs with different suppliers. Different production versions can be created in the material master record of the assembly (pushbutton in MRP 4 view) and assign an alternative BOM to the versions on the detail screen. Then enter the valid production version in the info record in each case.

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