All bills of materials (BOMs) or BOM versions must be approved before they can be used in updates. This can take place from two different forms in the application.

To approve from the Items form

  1. Click , and then click .

  2. Select an item of type .

  3. Click .

  4. Select an existing BOM version or create a new BOM/BOM version.

  5. Click . The approve dialog appears.

  6. From the list, select the employee number of the person/group to approve the BOM/BOM version.

  7. If you are approving a BOM version and you have not approved the BOM itself, select the check box.

  8. Click .

To approve from the Bill of materials (BOM) form

  1. Click > .

  2. Select a BOM that is not approved.

  3. Click . The dialog box appears.

  4. From the list, select the employee number of the person/group to approve the BOM/BOM version.

  5. If you are approving a BOM version and you have not approved the BOM itself, select the check box.

  6. Click .

Note Note

You can remove approval from a BOM/BOM version by selecting an already approved BOM/BOM version, clicking the button, selecting the check box, and then specifying an employee number.