Reading the structure table
The Structure tab is the indented BOM. It shows the tree level by level, with quantities and cost carried down every branch.
03-structure-table.webpThe structure table showing find numbers, indent guides, quantities and cost.
Use this for
- Day-to-day navigation of a BOM.
- Checking quantities and rolled-up cost at any level.
- Seeing where edited, shared and re-versioned items sit in the structure.
The columns
| Column | What it means |
|---|---|
| Item | The line number within the tree: 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1. Read it as a position, not an ID. |
| Product / Assembly / Part | The item's name, with an icon for its type and any status labels. |
| Part number | Its CPN. Blank if it has never been committed. |
| Qty | How many this line calls for, inside its immediate parent. |
| Ext qty | How many are needed for one finished product, after multiplying every quantity down the path. |
| Unit cost | For a part, its price. For an assembly, the rolled-up cost of everything inside it. |
| Ext cost | Unit cost × extended quantity. |
The footer totals the rolled-up cost of the whole product.
Qty versus Ext qty
Qty is what an engineer designs to. Ext qty is what purchasing orders against. A bracket with Qty 2, inside a module used 4 times, has Ext qty 8.
Controlling how much you see
The toolbar above the table has a search box and a depth control.
04-table-toolbar.webpThe toolbar, with the search field and the L1 / L2 / L3 / All depth control.
- L1 / L2 / L3 open the tree to that many levels, everywhere at once.
- All opens every branch, however deep it runs.
- Opening or closing a single row with its arrow clears the depth control, because the tree is no longer at one uniform depth.
Searching
Type in the search box to filter.
- Matches are highlighted.
- Rows above a match stay visible.
- You always see the path down to what you found, instead of a list of rows with no context.
15-search-active.webpA search in progress, with matches highlighted and their parent rows still visible.
Status labels
Labels sit beside the item name instead of in their own column, so they stay next to what they describe.
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Edited | Changed directly since the last release. |
| Re-version | Not changed itself, but something inside it was. |
| Shared | Used by more than one parent. |
Selecting the Shared label takes you straight to where that item is used.
Row actions
Hovering a row reveals its actions.
- In the Staging Area you get add, where-used and remove.
- In the Committed Area you get where-used only, because nothing there can be edited.
14-row-actions.webpRow actions revealed on hover.
Selecting anywhere else on a row opens its detail panel. See Editing an item.