Managing EBOMs-MBOMs

Assign occurrences between structures

Procedure

Open the EBOM root line (source) and MBOM root line (target) in separate structure views. It is helpful to detach one view so you can display the structures side-by-side.Tip Use the Manufacturing - BOM Reconciliation perspective when performing EBOM-MBOM alignment. This perspective already contains the required views for this task without you having to modify the layout of the Manufacturing Process Planner perspective.
Configure the EBOM and MBOM appropriately. The root lines of the structures provide the context for assignments.
Select the MBOM root structure and choose Tools→Link/Associate→Link Structures.Teamcenter displays the Link Structures dialog box.
Select the EBOM structure root that you want to link and click in the Link Structures dialog box.Caution You cannot link an MBOM structure contained in a composition structure context to an EBOM structure. Teamcenter links the EBOM root and the MBOM root. When these structures are linked, all further assignments into the MBOM from the EBOM create logically equivalent MBOM occurrences. The occurrences in the EBOM and MBOM are associated based on the in-context ID (IDIC) and the defined properties copied from the EBOM to the MBOM.Note The MEAlignedPropertiestoExcludeFromInitialization preference defines the list of BOM line properties that are not copied to an aligned target occurrence when it is initialized. If the line you are assigning contains in-context attachments, see Carrying forward in-context attachments.
Rearrange the MBOM for manufacturing purposes. The aligned occurrences and their properties remain linked.Note If you assign a line containing children from the EBOM to the MBOM, only the parent line is given an IDIC. If you remove that parent line from that MBOM, the children move up a level in the hierarchy, but because they do not have an IDIC, they do not show up as a match when running an accountability check between the two structures. Use the MECreateIdInContextforAssignedchildlines preference to specify that Teamcenter assigns an IDIC to the child lines when assigning the parent from the EBOM to the MBOM.