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Posted on by Jouhayna

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Hi ,

I would like to see the difference between using Assembly BOM or production BOM.

If please any one has experience about this matter.

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Valentin Castravet 32,800 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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There's a significant difference between assembly BOMs and production BOMs in Business Central. Assembly BOMs use the assembly functionality, while production BOMs use the manufacturing module. The manufacturing module requires a premium Business Central license, as opposed to the essential license for assembly functionality.

The main differences of production BOMs include:

BOM versioning

Support for phantom BOMs or multi-level BOMs

Capacity planning capabilities

Work-in-Progress (WIP) tracking

Scrap management

Ability for items to share BOMs

Subcontracting support

Assembly BOMs lack these features, making them more suitable for simpler production processes.

You can read all the documentation on assemblies here - Browse all courses, learning paths, and modules - Training | Microsoft Learn

And on manufacturing here - Browse all courses, learning paths, and modules - Training | Microsoft Learn

Valentin Castravet
Work: Zander ERP Services
Blog: Dynamics 365 Business Central Insights
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Jun Wang 8,220 Moderator on at

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for your reference, here is another blog on this topic

https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=f1f3b937-29ea-44a3-8e7f-604a52b60b27

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