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I'm very new to this watching u-tube training video

Could not find the way how to import my solid work BOM into business central

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  • vladimir Profile Picture
    20 on at

    Good

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    Dallefeld Profile Picture
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    Not sure what you mean by 'solid work BOM'. But BC has two kinds fo BOMs, assembly and production. Both have header and lines records and would be imported using Configuration Packages.

  • vladimir Profile Picture
    20 on at

    Tried to create configuration pack choosing "production BOM header " table which has only 11 fields(columns) but I need 16 fields

    I was looking the way to edit that table (adding fields and rename fields ) and now I'm lost .

    Solid work BOM - What I meant was that: I designed medical device using Solid Work software and created Excel BOM to be imported into Business central. Thank you for your respond  

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    Dallefeld Profile Picture
    211 User Group Leader on at

    If you want more fields you are looking at a customization and need to involve a developer. If you explain what you are needing, users on this forum might be able to assist by giving you standard options.

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    95,739 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi, I checked the table you said and indeed there are only 11 fields.

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    If you want to add custom fields, this requires Table Extension and Page Extension.

    More details:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-table-ext-object

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-page-ext-object

    But before that, you need to know the basic development method of BC. The following is some information I collected on MS Learn, I hope it can give you some help.

    Microsoft Learn resources for Dynamics 365 Business Central -  Development

    https://yzhums.com/28916/#toc4

    Thanks

    ZHU

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    Ben Baxter Profile Picture
    6,620 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    When importing a BOM, you generally want to keep it as simple as possible.  Item No. and Quantity, maybe a Routing Link Code.

    You either import the BOM directly onto the Production Order (doesn't make it usable in the future) or create a new Production BOM which makes it available for future production runs.

    If you are trying to create the Production BOM (reusable), you need two tables, the Prod. BOM Header and Prod. BOM Lines.  The Header is fairly basic, but needs to exist, and the Lines which is where the Items and Quantities will be imported.  If you number your BOM Header based on the Parent Item Number, then as long as your Lines reference the Parent Number as the BOM Header you'll be in good shape.

    Since the CAD system doesn't usually have the greatest formatting, it is often better to create a custom XML import which can have the logic needed to create the Header and Lines automatically.  It will also better handle Items in the BOM that don't exist yet in Business Central.

    Your partner should be able to assist you either way.  I would suggest you reach out to them for some guidance.

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