Viewing Item Where-Used Information

This topic discusses how to view item where-used information.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Item Where Used Page

EG_BOM_WHEREUSED

View all of the EBOMs on which an item appears. You'll find this information useful when you want to analyze the impact that a change in an item can have on all existing BOMs.

Item Where Used (report)

EN_WHEREUSED_RPT

Generate the Components/Substitutes Where Used Report (ENS2000). You can generate a hard copy report that lists all the EBOMs on which a component appears. You'll find this information useful when you want to analyze the impact that a component change can have on all existing EBOMs or MBOMs.

Item Where Used Express

EN_ITEMWHERE_USED

View the engineering BOMs on which components are used. This information is useful when you want to analyze the impact a change to an item can have on all existing EBOMs.

Use the Item Where Used (inquiry) page (EG_BOM_WHEREUSED) to view all of the EBOMs on which an item appears.

You'll find this information useful when you want to analyze the impact that a change in an item can have on all existing BOMs.

Navigation:

Engineering > BOMs and Revisions > Review EBOM Information > Item Where Used > Item Where Used

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Item Where Used page: Details tab. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Item Where Used page: Details tab

Field or Control

Description

Search

Select a value to display only certain types of data. Values are: Components Only, Components and Substitutes, Outputs Only, and Substitutes Only.

Unit, Item ID, BOM Type, Eff Date or Revision, and BOM Code.

Enter this information about the item, as appropriate.

Levels Up

Enter 1, to view only the item's parent assembly. The larger the number, the higher the level; for example, level 3 is three levels higher in the BOM structure than the item. To view only the final end item in which the selected item is an item, select Top Levels only. If you have requested more than one level, an arrow appears next to the item's immediate parent in the Item ID field.

Note: Do not confuse the Levels Up field with the Depth field on the BOM inquiry pages. Levels Up looks up the BOM structure; Depth looks down the structure. The Levels Up field is available only for BOM code 1.

Search

Click to retrieve the selected item where-used information.

If you selected Components Only or Components and Substitutes, the system displays all higher-level subassemblies or assemblies that contain the selected item. You also see the levels at which the items appear in the higher-level items. The left arrow (←) in the display points to the item that directly uses the item selected.

Components and Substitutes and Substitutes Only appear if the component for the item is a substitute.

If you selected Outputs Only, the system displays information by output type, including:

  • Item ID

  • BOM Code

  • Op Seq

  • Output Quantity

If the component is revision-controlled, a Comp Rev field also appears as a search parameter. If you enter a component revision, this page returns all assemblies where that component matches or is blank. If you leave the component revision blank, the inquiry returns assemblies that use any revision of the component.