Find an assigned MBOM or EBOM element

You can quickly find an assignment from an engineering bill of materials (EBOM) element in a linked manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) by clicking the EBOM element's Show Comparison icon. In a similar way, you can find assigned elements in the EBOM from the MBOM, or vice versa.

Note

Even if you delay EBOM and MBOM assignment comparisons using the Show Assignment State option, you can locate an EBOM element in a linked MBOM or vice versa. You can locate an assigned EBOM element in the MBOM even if the MBOM scope is filtered using the Focus command in the MBOM toolbar.

Procedure

1. If you have not done so already, search for and open an existing work package that contains processes and parts and then open the BOM Alignment page.

2. Do one of the following.

In the EBOM, right-click a part assigned to the MBOM and select Find in MBOM. The part, if assigned, is highlighted in the MBOM. Note If the part is assigned multiple times, the Find in MBOM command displays a link to each assigned part occurrence. To locate a specific occurrence, click the appropriate link.

In the MBOM, right-click a non-manufacturing-specific element and select Find in EBOM. The element is highlighted in the EBOM. Note

If no IDC exists in the Teamcenter Rich Client, the EBOM element is not directly assigned to the MBOM.

If you attempt to locate a manufacturing-specific element in the EBOM using the Find in EBOM command, a message displays stating that it is an MBOM-specific element that is not represented in the EBOM.

If an entire packed line in the EBOM is assigned unpacked in the MBOM, the Find in EBOM command informs you that the equivalent occurrences in the MBOM are unpacked and prompts you to find any equivalent occurrence in the EBOM by using a Find an Occurrence command. The command then highlights any equivalent occurrence in the MBOM. If the occurrences are split between different assemblies in the MBOM, clicking the EBOM element displays a list of assemblies where the packed elements are assigned to the MBOM. You can then use the Find in EBOM command and use the Find an Occurrence command again to arbitrarily find an equivalent occurrence in the MBOM.