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- BOM Editor
  - About BOM Editor
  - Access a BOM
  - Create a BOM Formulation
    You can create a BOM formulation for a Non-ECO Controlled material when the ECO Site parameter is enabled.
  - Add Items to a BOM
  - Modify Items on a BOM
    When the ECO Site parameter is enabled, you can update the BOM formulation with a Non-ECO Controlled material.
  - Remove Items from a BOM
  - Update Expiration Date of a BOM
  - Add Substitutions to BOM Item
  - Creating Revisions to a BOM
    You can now create a new revision for a BOM that is released. The new revision to the BOM formulation may be required if you want to add, modify, or remove the BOM item(s) in the BOM formulation. Thus, creating a new revision to an existing BOM item will allow you to consume both the old and revised BOM formulations while creating a route in the Route Editor application.
  - Viewing BOM Formulation in ECO Hold Status
  - Viewing Revision History of a BOM Formulation
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  - Add BOM Header Properties
  - Add BOM Item Properties
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Add Substitutions to BOM Item

Procedure

Log in to Plant Applications Web Client.
Select .
The BOM Editor page appears displaying the list of BOMs.
Select the BOM for which you want to view the item details.
The Item Details section appears, displaying the available items.
Navigate to the Substitutions column, and select Add Substitutions for the item to which you want to add a substitution material.

Note:
If the substitutions column is not displayed or hidden, then select Column Chooser to add SUBSTITUTIONS column in the grid.

The Bom Formulation Details page appears.
In the Select product code drop-down list box, search for the product code and add the required product as a substitution material.
Enter QUANTITY required for substitute material to replace full material of the main material. Also, select the appropriate UOM from the UOM drop-down list box.

Note:
The CONVERSION FACTOR field is updated automatically based on the quantity provided. If you choose to input the conversion factor field, then the QUANTITY field will be updated automatically.
Select Add.

Note:
If you want to add more than one substitution, select to add the substitutions for the BOM items.