Create bill of material using copy from same plant but another usage

[Former Member]

Hello Gurus,

My client wants to create BOM with Copy function in the same plant.

Issue details are given below.

For material "A" there are BOM available for usage 1 (production) and 2 (Engg).

Now user create the BOM with same material "A" & same plant for "Usage 2" with copy function.

If you ENTER System gives information message for adding alternative BOM and popup new window "Copy from".

In this "Cpoy from" window "Material, plant & usage" these fields are not editable.

Client wants to "Usage" field should be editable. ( Because user wants to copy BOM from usage "1" to usage "2")

Here if BOM for Usage "2" is not available then system allow to change material,palnt & usage by using copy function.

But if already BOM is exist for usage "2" then system is not allowing to change materil, pant & usage fields while copy fucntion.

Please suggest me any possible solution.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Hemant,

Goto CS01, give Plant, Material, Usage and Altenative and press Enter. The System will take u to the item overview Screen, there in the Menu goto "EDIT" then select "EXTEND", system will pop up a screen, here u give the material, plant, usage and alternative from which you want to copy the BOM then press enter. Now select all the components or select the components whichever is required and press the copy button at the top. all the items will get copied but the header datas will not get copied and manually u have to enter the header datas.

Hope the above will solve ur issue.

Regards

Suri

[dhwatts1370 · Accepted solution]

This worked. Thanks so much!

[Former Member]

Dear Hemanth,

Check in CS02, whether already this BOM is created

Best solution is download the BOM's in excel

in CS11, u can download

Just change the usage in CS01,then just copy & paste the Components & qty

Regards

madhu

Edited by: kumar kumar on Nov 20, 2009 9:40 AM

[former_member311826]

HI

There is SAP note available for the this problem. Go through Note 72542. This will solve your problem. Come back if problem persist.

Regards

Abhijit Gautam

[Former Member]

Dear Suri, Abhijeet and all,

Thanks a lot for your suggestions.

Special thanks to Suri and Abhijeet for good solution.

The suggested solution is usefull for creating manual BOM.

Is there any way this issue can solve by through customising setting?

Thanks in advance.

[former_member311826]

Dear Hemant.

No there is no customizing setting for this SAP has just given the note. You have to create seperate BDC for this to do in Mass

Regards

Abhijit Gautam

[Former Member]

Dear Hemant,

It is the standard SAP behaviour in case if BOM exists for a BOM usage,when creating the second alternative you cannot edit

the material,plant,BOM usage after clicking on the copy from icon.

Only when you creating a new alternative BOM for a different BOM usage the system allows to edit these fields.

I dont think it is possible to edit these fields which you have mentioned in standard SAP for creating the second alternative for

the same BOM usage.

Regards

Mangalraj.S

Edited by: Mangalraj.S on Nov 20, 2009 2:18 PM