Sort String

[Former Member]

Hello,

Someone asked me about the fiel Sort String in a BOM. I have seen it in a BOM layout but never know how this works and how to use it. I've read a little about it but not confident that I grasp a full understanding of it.

Could somebody please explain how this field is used and the benefits of using it? I would appreciate it if you could present a concrete example with a step by step so I could comprehend it well.

Thanks,

GIE

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I guess you're new to the forums, so in future use the search feature & you should find most of the queries asked earlier, as in this case.

To keep it simple its a field which you can use for sorting. Normally the sorting is done based on the item nos. so in many cases you might want to sort the components not just based on item nos. or material nos. but based on some logical connection between the components. So in that case you can specify the string and sort based on this column.

The benefit if I can say so is, it helps in visualization. Anyway the best way to understand is go to CS02, open some BOM in edit mode, maintain some sort strings, follow menu path Edit -> Sort -> Sort by sort string & check the results.