Cut, copy, and paste MBOM elements

To further restructure your manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM), you can cut or copy elements in an MBOM structure and then paste new or referenced elements elsewhere in the same structure.

Procedure

1. Search for and open a work package and navigate to the BOM Alignment page.

2. (Optional) In the MBOM, select a manufacturing subassembly to limit the scope of your work to that area and click Focus .

3. Select one or more elements to be copied or cut, and then do one of the following:

To copy an instance of an element and paste it as a referenced copy of the original element, click Copy .

To cut and move an element to another location, click Cut .

You cannot cut or copy the top line element of an MBOM, or an MBOM element for which you do not have permissions.

4. To paste the cut or copied element to another location, right-click the element under which the element should be pasted, and then do one of the following:

To paste an instance of a copied element, click Paste as Reference . By default, referenced copies of an element display an MEOther relation in the Occurrence Type column of the MBOM and display the same ID as the original element. Tip Your administrator can define a different relation value (for example, MEHandle, MEAssigned, or MECustAssign) using the preference MBMPasteAsReferenceType. If no value is defined in the preference, no occurrence type value is assigned.

To paste a cut element, click Paste .

Note

You cannot cut or copy an element and then navigate to a different MBOM page or work package and then paste that element outside the original MBOM.

When in focus mode, you cannot cut, copy, and paste elements within the focused area to assemblies or elements outside the focused area.