Quantity Explosion of BOM (report)
The Quantity Explosion of BOM report lists of all components that make up selected manufacturing items. It displays the hierarchy of the bill of materials (BOMs). Subassemblies and their components are listed under their parent items.
Use filters to specify the items to include in the report, so you can focus on particular items or groups of items in the BOM.
In addition to the immediate components of an item, the report also shows the components of those components, and so on, down to the most basic parts.
Available layouts
INTRODUCED IN: Business Central 2025 release wave 2.
The report includes different layouts for different use cases:
- An Excel layout with worksheets designed for print and for analysis.
- A Word layout designed for print/PDF output.
You can export either layout from the Report Layouts, edit it in Excel or Word to cater for your needs, and import it back to Business Central. To learn more, go to Creating your own report layouts.
Use cases
Get an in-depth analysis of the bills of materials (BOMs) for selected manufacturing items. Offers a clear hierarchy of components. Subcomponents are indented below their parent items.
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Try the report here: Quantity Explosion of BOM
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