Creating manufacturing BOMs > Creating product structures > Authoring MBOM > Managing reused assemblies in an MBOM

Create a reusable assembly

To reuse an assembly in an MBOM, you must first create a reusable assembly from parts collected from the EBOM.

Procedure

In the EBOM, locate a collection of parts that occurs multiple times and in multiple locations in the product design.
In the MBOM, create an assembly item, including phantom nodes and other items as needed.
In the EBOM, select the parts to be used in the reusable assembly, and in the MBOM, paste them to the assembly item.
Right-click the reusable assembly, choose Insert Column, and add the Reuse Assembly column to the MBOM view.

Note You can also add this column by right-clicking a BOM line, choosing Edit Properties, and selecting the Reuse Assembly check box.

In the Reuse Assembly column, in the top line of the reusable assembly, type 1.

The assembly is ready to be reused in your MBOM.