BOM Manager
BOM Compare
Compare an Engineering Bill of Material (BOM) lists with a Manufacturing BOM via the BOM Manager application. Quickly discover items that have been changed, added or removed
The source of a BOM can be from:
- an assembly found in Centro Catalog
- an Excel spreadsheet
- a PLM system such as PLEX
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Upload
- Select A CAD file I will upload.
- Click the Upload button.
- Click Add to add files to upload.
- Note: You must upload the entire assembly (all files) when comparing, otherwise you will see missing Parts in the results.
Load from Catalog
To load from the BOM Manager:
- Click A Catalog Part.
- Enter text to search for the Catalog part.
- Select a part from the list.
To load from the Catalog:
- Find the CAD file from the Catalog.
- Click on the associated BOM Compare button,
Load from PLEX
Contact your Actify representative for this feature functionality.
Load BOM from another source
Contact your Actify representative for this feature functionality.
Navigation
Navigation within the BOM compare is simple and intuitive. To manipulate the view of the comparison tree use the following movements list in the table below.
| Movement | Action |
|---|---|
| Navigate up and down comparison nodes | Mouse drag + direction |
| Zoom In | Mouse wheel scroll away |
| Zoom Out | Mouse wheel scroll towards |
| Select Node | Left mouse click |
There are additional tools to find nodes, navigate, and aid in comparison.
The top tool bar shows:
- CAD file name
- Part count
- Part search
- Tools menu
- Fit to View
Use the Tools menu to:
- Toggle Fit to View
Use to fit the entire comparison tree inside the screen space that's available.
- Collapse Children
Collapse the children of all parent nodes that contain children.
- Expand Children
Expand the children of all parent nodes that contain children.
- Metadata Tool-tips
When enabled, clicking on a item in the comparison tree, a tool tip appears with the part's attributes listed.
Turn on attributes through the left hand Available Attributes menu. Collapse and expand clicking on the >> arrows.
Link toggle
Toggle for both sides of the comparison to move and zoom in sync.
View layout
View the BOM comparison
Legend toggle
Toggle to show the legend.
Compare
In comparing one Bill of Materials with another, one can scroll through and view differences between the BOMs using the colored symbols
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| Additions Missing part |
 | Part exists but attributes do not match |
 | Part exist with the same attributes |
 | The number of parts match |
 | The number of parts do not match |
Additions
Parts that exist on the compare to assembly, the right side, that do not exist on the left, are listed as "Additions" at the bottom of the compare tree.
Missing Part
A missing part not only will show the red circle but will indicate this by showing the part name as "MISSING". The part counts obviously do not match as indicated by their numbers but still show as green.
Part Exists but Attributes Do Not Match
When parts exist on both sides but the attribute do not match, you'll see the green circle wrapped with orange.
Use the MetaData Tooltips from the Tool menu to find the attributes that don't match.
Part Count Mismatch
Part count mismatches are indicated with orange squares along with the part counts inside.
