Delete a Component from a Bill of Material

When you click Component in the Bill of Material Maintenance (MPS) program, you can add or change, copy, delete a component, and merge components from another bill of material. See Background and Road Map for more information.

The program displays these fields for components:

Field Name	Displays
Comp item no	The item number of the component
Description	The description of this component
Stk UOM	The stocking unit of measure for this component
Part des	The identifier or reference your company uses to distinguish multiple occurrences of a component in the same bill of material
Qty per assy	The quantity of the component required to build one parent item
Effective	The first date the component was used on a manufacturing order
Expiration	The last date the component will be used on a manufacturing order
Ref cd	The reference code for this component
M/B/K	Whether you make, buy, or kit this component: M: Make B: Buy K: Sell as an unassembled set of components
LLC	The lowest bill of material level in which this item appears

Select the component you want to delete and click Delete. The program prompts Do you want to delete the highlighted record?
Click Delete to delete the selected component or click No to retain it.
Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Add another component	Click Add. See Add a Component to a Bill of Material.
Delete the selected component	Click Delete.
Copy a component from another bill of material to this BOM	Click Copy. See Copy a Component to a Bill of Material.
Display the selected component	Click Select.
Display components from a specific component	Click Restart. The program prompts Comp item no and Part designator. Enter the first item number you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first item in the file.
Print the component listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Display other parent items that use the selected component	Click BOM where-used. See Display Component Usage in Standard Bills of Material. Click Exit to return to this program.
Merge components from another bill of material into this BOM	Click Bill merge. See Merge Components from Another Bill of Material.
Exit this bill of material	Click Exit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Add another ECL	Click Add.
Delete the selected ECL	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected ECL	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected ECL	Click Select.
Display ECLs from a specific ECL	Click Restart. The program prompts ECL. Enter the first ECL you want to display or leave blank to begin the display with the first ECL in the file.
Print the ECL listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Sort the listing by Engineering drawing number, bill type, date entered, or ECL	Click Sort options. Click a sort order or click Cancel to end this action.
Exit this item	Click Exit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Display the selected record	Click OK.
Display the previous record in the file	Click Prev.
Display the next record in the file	Click Next.
Exit the program	Click Exit.