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            <h1><a name="kanchor1963"></a><a name="kanchor1964"></a><a name="kanchor1965"></a>Working with Bills of Material</h1>
            <p><a name="kanchor1966"></a><a name="kanchor1967"></a><a name="kanchor1968"></a><a name="kanchor1969"></a><a name="kanchor1970"></a><a name="kanchor1971"></a><a name="kanchor1972"></a>Every record can have a Bill of Materials (BOM). The structure of the BOM is configured by your System Administrator.</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor1973"></a><a name="kanchor1974"></a><a name="kanchor1975"></a><a name="kanchor1976"></a><a name="kanchor1977"></a>On each BOM Variant tab the icon changes to advise whether there are any records in the BOM</p>
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                        <td><a name="kanchor1978"></a>BOM has records</td>
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                        <td><a name="kanchor1979"></a>BOM has no records</td>
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            <p><a name="kanchor1980"></a>A records BOM can be viewed in two places.</p>
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            <p style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="kanchor1981"></a><a name="kanchor1982"></a>Record Tabs</p>
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            <p>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Record Tab</span><a name="kanchor1983"></a> only provides viewing capabilities for the BOM using the basic controls.</p>
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            <p>See <a href="Bill_Of_Material_Controls.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1984">Bill Of Material Controls</a></p>
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            <p style="margin-left: 0px;font-weight: bold;"><a name="kanchor1985"></a><a name="kanchor1986"></a>Record Property Card</p>
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            <p>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Record Property Card</span><a name="kanchor1987"></a> provides viewing capabilities for the BOM using the basic controls, will the added ability to modify the BOM too</p>
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            <p>See <a href="Bill_Of_Material_Controls.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink">Bill Of Material Controls</a></p>
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            <h2><a name="kanchor1988"></a>Modify A Bill Of Materials</h2>
            <p style="margin-left: 0px;">See <a href="Modify_a_Bill_Of_Materials.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink">Modify a Bill Of Materials</a></p>
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            <h2><a name="kanchor1989"></a><a name="kanchor1990"></a><a name="kanchor1991"></a>Comparing Bills Of Materials</h2>
            <p style="margin-left: 0px;">See <a href="Bill_Of_Materials_Compare.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1992">Bill Of Materials Compare</a></p>
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                <p class="referenceItem_reference_0"><a href="Bill_Of_Material_Controls.htm">Bill Of Material Controls</a>
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