View Structure Details

Structure information is available as part of the item details. You can view structure details by navigating to item details and selecting the Structures tab.

All structures created for items are listed in the structure table within the Item Structures sub tab. Clicking the structure name enables you to drill into the structure details page to view the component information.

The Item Structure Details page shows multilevel structure components in a hierarchical table and provides you with a complete view of all the components and assemblies of the structure.

Here are some additional details:

• Date filter (or the context date): Enables you to see what the structure looks like at a given date.

  Let's say that you enter 7/18/19 and click Go. Then it shows the structure as on 7/18/19.

  Note:

  You can’t edit the component entities for a past date.

  The Total Quantity in the summary table is calculated as a ratio of quantity to the yield factor.

• Use Placeholder column: Indicates if a placeholder is set for the component. Here’s what happens if the value is set to Yes:
  • A placeholder is created for such items in the configurator model.
  • The items aren’t loaded into configurator models during structure import.
  Note that:

  • The Use Placeholder column is editable if Structure Item Type specification for an item is set to Option Class. You must also make Component Order Management fields visible from Item Structure Details > View.
  • To change the placeholder value, on the Actions menu for a component select Edit. Select or deselect the Use Placeholder check box.
  • You can replace the placeholder with the actual data during order import when required.
  • The placeholder structure can be loaded on demand from the Configurator.
  • The value for Use Placeholder attribute can be set from both the item context and the change order context.
  • You can use SOAP and REST services to set or retrieve the Use Placeholder attribute.
  • Import and FBDI support Use Placeholder attribute.
• Change Control column: Indicates whether structure changes are allowed. Change control permission is based on the business rules written for the structure name. The change orders column presents the number of change orders pending for the structure. Structure details, including header attachments and configured attributes, are presented in the details region.

View Component Details

For each component in a structure, the component item and component information are provided in a component details region. To view component details, select the component:

Here’s what you see in the Component Details region:

• Substitutes: Lists items that you can use in place of the component.
• Reference Designator: Lists the component placement during assembly.
• Where Used: Lists items based on the level in which this item is used in another structure.

  Note that the following data security privileges are required to view the where used report: View Item Basic, Maintain Item Basic, and View Item Structure or Maintain Item Structure.

  • Show Structure Levels:
    • First level: view first level of the structure in which the item is used.
    • Top level: view topmost level of the entire bill of material in which the item is used.
    • All levels: view all levels from the item to the topmost level in which the item is used.
  • Show Items: Filter items based on their approval status in a change order.
    • Implemented: view items that are already effective.
    • All: view items that are effective and the items that are yet to go through change order approval.
  • Include Substitute Components: Select Yes to identify where the item is used as a substitute component. Here are the important columns for substitutes:
    • Item: Shows the structure in which the context item is used as substitute. The number of structure levels shown in the item depends on what you select in the Show Structure Levels filter.
    • Substitute For: Shows the components for which the context item is marked as a substitute. Appears only if you select First level and Include Substitute Components filters.

    Here are some additional details on substitutes:

    • You can view substitute components only for first level structure in the UI and all levels in the OTBI report.
    • The component number displayed in the Substitute For column is read-only.

      When you click the information icon (orange triangle) on the item, a panel that includes links to item entities appears. Note that you’ll only see items for which you’re granted access.

    • You can enable substitute component search by default using the profile option Include Substitutes in Item Where Used Data.
    • When you select Include Substitute Components, the Where Used results are restricted to:

      the master organization and primary structure in Product Development, and to the context item's organization in Product Information Management.

    • You can perform a search on primary, alternate, or all structures based on the search filters in Product Information Management.
    • The change order details report (in Product Development) includes the following substitute component attributes: Primary UOM, Enforce Integer Requirement, Priority, and Global descriptive flexfields. The report doesn't include redlines for substitute components.
• Change Orders: Lists pending changes for the component (item).
• Additional Attributes: Lists additional attributes and their values that you may have configured for the structure type and name.
  Note: Only the first-level components can be managed from the Structure Details page.

View the Item for a Particular Revision.

To view the item for a particular revision, use Actions > Open Another Revision. The structure appears based on a reference date. The table shows how the default reference date differs based on the selected revision.

Selected Item Revision	Default Reference Date
Past effective	Revision end date
Current effective	Current date
Pending	Current date
Future effective	Future effective date