Multi-BOM Management general functionality > Running accountability checks

Visually compare EBOM to MBOM or BOM to BOP part assignments

You can use a quick 3D visual confirmation of which parts are and are not assigned from a source to a target structure rather than compare structure names and IDs. When aligning EBOM to MBOM or BOM to BOP, you can visually identify which parts are unassigned in the source graphic view, and which are already assigned in the target graphic view. You can also review the target and source assignments from the Advanced Accountability Check dialog box or more quickly from the Multi-BOM Management toolbar.

Note

Your administrator can also hide those parts assigned to the target in the source graphics view, and hide unassigned parts in the target graphics view, using the MEDisplayOnAssign preference.

Procedure

Load EBOM and MBOM and link both the structures. To link an MBOM to an EBOM, right-click on the MBOM top node and choose Link/Associate → Link structures.
If you want to compare part assignments using an advanced accountability check, create an advanced accountability check favorite for BOM-BOM compare and apply that favorite name as the value of the MEAssignmentIndicationDefault preference.

Tip While running an advanced accountability check, you can save it as a favorite by clicking on the Scope tab of the Advanced Accountability Check dialog box.

If you have not already done so, assign EBOM parts to the MBOM.
In both structure views, load graphics views by clicking .
Select the top BOM lines in the source and target views.
If you want to compare assignments:

Using an advanced accountability check:

    Choose Tools → Advanced Accountability Check.
   
   
    In the Advanced Accountability Check dialog box, click OK.
    In the structure views, parts that are:
    
     
      Shared by both structures are highlighted in green in the structure views. 
     
     
      Only in the source structure view are highlighted in red in the source structure and source accountability check views. 
     
     
      Only in the target structure view are highlighted in cyan in the target accountability check view. 
     
    
      
   
   
    In the Advanced Accountability Check toolbar, click Visual Assignment Check
     .
    The Visual Assignment Check view is displayed, showing all items not assigned to the target.

Without running an advanced accountability check:

    In the Manufacturing Process Planner toolbar, click Visual Assignment Check
     .
   
   
    In the Check Alignment Completion dialog box, click OK.
    In the structure views, parts do not display highlighted colors as they do after running an advanced accountability check. However, the Visual Assignment Check view identifies all items not assigned to the target.
      
   
   
    Note 
     If there is an accountability check results view already open, it will get cleared while running Visual Assignment Check without accountability check.

To see only those graphics assigned to the target in the source's Graphics view, in the Visual Assignment Check toolbar, click , and then select Blank.

Note You can also select Transparent. The MEAssignmentIndicationTransparencyValue preference determines how transparent the unassigned parts are in the source.

Assign parts from the source to the graphic window.

Results

Once all parts are assigned to the target, no parts are visible in the source graphics view and all parts are visible in the target graphics view.