BOM Header Status - Purpose and EndOfLife setting

[former_member1335154]

Hi all,

What, in a few words only, is the core purpose of the BOM Header Status?

And, at end of life of a product, would it be sufficient to just set BOM Header Status to 'inactive'? Or is it more advised to set “Valid-To” at all BOM line items to “today” and then the Header to 'inactive'?

In e.g. cs15 and cs03, the BOM Status 'inactive' is not relevant – all is listed – what is the purpose of this standard behavior?

Many thanks for your expertise.

Pete

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[svs_sap]

Hello,

When you set BOM status inactive then it is no more allowed to use in transactions (in production orders etc).

CS15 is where used report & CS03 is static BOM master data where it still shows the data in the report. If you don't want to show this BOM at all then either archive it or delete it. By keeping this in inactive, will not appear in transactions. Same case with valid to date set.

[former_member1335154]

Hi Sugur,

thank you for your thoughts.

Having a BOM inactive, its line items still appear in transactions like cs03 and cs15. Only if valid-to is set, the items dispear after this date. And this behavior is what I would like to understand better.

You write, if I don't want see these in cs03 and cs15, then archive or delete it. Or, what I say, set valid-to date.

But still - what is the "Best practise" way to deal with a BOM and it's line items after it's life has ended?

Kind regards, Richard