Is there any way to get the BOM to merge using something other than the Part Number. It seems as though it is the only option for merging the rows. I would like to use the stock number as the key.
Thanks, Matt.
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Hello,
You could try to insert for example a “parts only” BOM (parts list) in an idw file.
Double click on the BOM >> Column Chooser >> Select “Stock Number” property >> Add >> OK
Click on “Stock Number” cell (select the entire column) >> Right Mouse Button >> Group Setting >> Activate “Group” >> First Key “Select “Browser properties” >> select “Stock Number” >> ok
O1: Here you can keep the both options selected and you receive an additional line merging all the Stock Number identical.
O2: If you unselect “display group participant” => only the line with the merged “stock number” items is displayed
For additional information, here is the online wikihelp link:
I hope that will help you
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Nicholas,
This may serve depending on what the OP is trying to do, but this is in the parts list... not the BOM.
To anser the original question, a BOM may only be mergen with Part Number. However, depending on what exactly you're trying to show... there are ways to force it to do what you want using expressions.
Can you past an image, or example of what you'd like to show?
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Thanks for the quick replies,
Chris is right, I was talking about the BOM, not the parts list. I was just hoping to get the BOM to merge using the stock number instead of the part number. As both of these proeprties are used for other things and cannot be changed, it looks as though I have my answer.
Thanks Guys.
This is the exact context of a request made to the beta testing forums. But no definite yes/no answer from the developers.
I would love to have control over which column the BOM merged rows on, and in my case Stock Number would be it.
Brendan,
If you're in a beta testing forum... you really ought not be revealing anything you've seen there.... just sayin... that being said, this idea has been in the idea station forum (which is an open forum), for a while.
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@matt_jlt wrote:Thanks for the quick replies,
Chris is right, I was talking about the BOM, not the parts list. I was just hoping to get the BOM to merge using the stock number instead of the part number. As both of these proeprties are used for other things and cannot be changed, it looks as though I have my answer.
Thanks Guys.
There still may be a way, but it sounds like it may be harder since you're using those properties in other places. In our frame BOM's we tweaked Part Number to use an expression, allowing us to merge it and show the results we were after. Then for the parts list, we put the ACTUAL part number in an unused property, and simply changed the column header to part number. If it sounds like this woulr work for you let me know, I have a blog post that would give you the lowdown on how we did it.
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