BOM Lifecycle

The Lifecycle of a BOM determines how you can interact with it. There are three BOM Lifecycles:

• Imported
• Released
• Discontinued

Imported BOM Lifecycle

When a BOM Version is set as Imported it can be edited, but not scheduled.

Released BOM Lifecycle

A BOM version Lifecycle set as Released means the BOM Version can be scheduled on the production plan. Released BOM versions appear in the Add To Schedule dropdown. A released BOM can't be edited

Discontinued BOM Lifecycle

When a BOM version Lifecycle is Discontinued, the BOM Version can no longer be scheduled for production and will be hidden from the Bills of Materials page. If you wish to revisit a Discontinued BOM Version, use the filter on the Bills of Materials page, find the BOM Lifecycle drop down, and select Discontinued

How to Change a BOM version Lifecycle

To change a BOM version Lifecycle, click on the current Lifecycle and select the new Lifecycle from the dropdown.

❗️

Unable to Change the lifecycle to imported when batches have already been created

If you see this error when trying to edit and existing BOM, you need to create a new Version for your latest updates.