Config BOM - latest rev active

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Hello,

I am quite new to Microsoft GP and would like to ask a forum about on how to manage the selection of sub-assemblies having the latest revision.

In a new high level assembly I add new components to it, that is sub-assembly (BOM Type = CONFIG.BOM, BOM Name=PH-D) as an example. The D in the PH-D refers to the revision level on drawing. To keep track we don't delete but keep all the previous levels as in PH-A, PH-B,... PH-D being to most current revision.

The problem i am faced is that at at times unintentionally the wrong revision is selected, say PH-C instead of PH-D. Is there a way in GP to still keep and show the old revs but make them inaccessible? Say "grayed out". Of course there is a Active Date tag, but it would make life much easier if the previous revisions are locked.

Thank you,

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RE: Config BOM - latest rev active

I am not certain if you can change your business process or not. The BOM Name field in GP Mfg wasn't necessarily designed to be revision specific. It was designed to be a flexible feature where end user has multiple active versions (of BOM's) for the same FG Item Number. The BOM Entry field has Revision Field - right next to BOM Name. In your environment - you should have configured bom = PH - Rev D (different field) with the rev C-B-A being archived and always accessible. Seems like you started off on wrong foot using bom name as a differentiating versions rather than using the rev level field as designed.

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