Item structure right click menu

With the Right-click menu you can edit, delete, duplicate or insert an item, BOM or operation sequence in the Item structure. The available functions of the menu depend on the entry type (BOM or routing). The following two tables provide a detailed list of the entries found in the first two tabs of the right-click menu.

Icon

Function

Visible at

Description

Item: Edit: xxx

BOM entries and item versions

Opens Item master for the selected item.

Item: Delete: xxx
Cut Selection
Operation: Delete xxx

BOM and routing entries

Deletes selected item.

Deletes selected entry.

Deletes selected routing position.

Duplicate item xxx

BOM entries

Selected entry is copied and created as new item with a new ID to be entered. New creation window opens.

Cross reference

BOM entries

Opens Item cross reference.

Invent. history

BOM entries

Opens Inventory history.

Routing: Edit: xxx

Routing entries

Opens Routing edit header window

Bill of Materials: Edit: xxx

BOM entries

Opens Bill of Materials edit header window

Calculation

Produce items and item versions

Creates a Precalculation for the selected item/assembly.

Expand all

BOM and routing entries

Search for structure

BOM and routing entries

Search is performed not only on item level, but also in sub-BOMs. If the string is found, the structure is expanded and the cursors land on the item. You can search for: item number, drawing number, match code etc.

Structure report

BOM and routing entries

Opens Structure report .

Operation: new Position: xxx

Routing

Opens new Routing position for xxx screen to configure and add a new routing position to the selected item.

Bill of Materials: New Position: xxx

Opens the New Bill of Material Row for xxx screen. Here you can add further Bill of materials to the selected item.

Entry: Edit

Resources

Opens the Parallel Resource editing window.

Resource: Edit

Resources

Opens the Resource Master data window.

Operation: Edit: xxx position

Routing

Opens the Routing position for xxx window.

Copy Selection

Routing, Bill of Material

Copies the selected item. Once the copy selection has been made, it has to be inserted in the desired position with the "copy insert" right-click entry.

Tool Edit: xxx

Tool entries

Opens the Tool Administration window for the selected tool.

Entry Edit: xxx

Tool entries

Opens the Routing information to edit for the selected tool.

Utilities Edit: xxx

Utility entries

Opens the Utilities editing window for the selected utility.

Entry Edit

Utility entries

Opens the Routing information to edit for the selected utility.

Copy insert in: (xxx)

Item, Bill of Material, Routing
(after copy)

After clicking "Copy selection", this entry inserts the copied position to the desired position of an item.

Icon	Function	Visible when	Description
	Item Batch changes	BOM entries	Mass change function for items. see Item batch change.
	Bill of Materials: Batch Changes	BOM entries	Mass change function for BOMs. see Batch change.
	Bill of Materials: list of differences	BOM entries	Compare differences between two BOMs.
	Operation: Batch changes	BOM entries	Mass change function for routings. see Routing batch change.
	Calculate resources	BOM and routing entries	Necessary material and resources are calculated and saved accumulated if the option is enabled. For assemblies, the lead time can be calculated based on lead time. See Calculation
	Bill of Materials: Duplicate to	BOM entries	Selected BOM entry is copied to another BOM item.

Item structure right-click menu