Sage 100 How to replace or delete a component on multiple bills of material

Description

How to use Replace and Delete Component Entry in Bill of Materials Change Control.

Use caution when working with the below product functionality. Always create a backup of your data before proceeding with advanced solutions.

Option I: If you have one or more Bills of Material that contain a component that should be deleted from the bills

Select Bill of Materials, Change Control, then Replace and Delete Component Entry
Click the arrow for Next Reference No.
In Type, change to Delete
Under the Component Deleted column select the Item(s) that should be deleted.
Press Accept.
Update the Replace and Delete Component Register – Print and review the report to confirm the Bills from which the component will be deleted.
If correct, answer Yes to update the register.

Option II: If you have one or more Bills of Material that contain a component that should be replaced by a new component

Select Bill of Materials, Change Control, then Replace and Delete Component Entry
Click the arrow for Next Reference No.
In Type, change to Replace
Under the Original Component column, select the Item(s) that is currently on the Bills.
Under the Replacement Component column, select the Item(s) that should replace the original component.
Press Accept.
Update the Replace and Delete Component Register – Print and review the report to confirm the Bills from which the component will be deleted.
If correct, answer Yes to update the register.

Note: You can manually delete lines from a Bill of Material, but using the above utility will provide you with printouts for tracking purposes.

If necessary, seek the assistance of Acute Data Systems to help provide assistance with this process.