Mass BOM Changes

Engineering and production departments must apply multiple additions and changes directly to BOMs. Engineering can use this functionality to more easily implement approved changes on an engineering change order (ECO). Production also needs this functionality because not all changes go through engineering. You can also apply mass maintenance directly to manufacturing BOMs.

PeopleSoft Engineering mass maintenance enables you to apply, in a single process, the same set of changes, by ECO or MMC, to many manufacturing or engineering BOMs. For example, you can change all occurrences of one component for another or add components to an assembly.

The BOM mass maintenance code setup page enables you to define an MMC that can then be applied to an assembly range, assembly list, or an ECO-affected item. An MMC enables you to define a specific set of component changes such as reference designator and component dimension changes. A component can be added, and associated BOM information can be changed. The MMC also enables you to change or add specific multiple output values. You can even generate automatic revisions for revision-controlled items. You can then place the MMCs on ECOs and later run the MMC changes for that particular ECO. You can also view all BOM mass maintenance exceptions.

See Creating and Maintaining ECOs.

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In addition to generating mass maintenance changes to BOMs, the mass maintenance process also enables you to automatically create new revision numbers based on a revision scheme that you define for the business unit.