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Because a phantom bill represents an imaginary assembly used to identify a group of component items, it is customary to include all components of a phantom bill when printing the single-level reports. This ensures that all direct bill components are included on the report. This procedure is commonly referred to as phantom blow-through.

The Single-Level Bill of Materials Report provides a Blow Through Phantoms check box. The Costed Bill of Materials Report also allows for phantom blow-through when the single-level format is used. Bill of Materials Inquiry allows for a single-level inquiry with or without phantom blow-through.

When you blow through a phantom bill, the system ignores the phantom bill number and prints only the phantom bill's components. If the Blow Through Phantoms check box is cleared, the phantom bill number is printed and its components are suppressed.

The Blow Through Phantoms feature is applicable only when printing picking sheets and single-level reports. When printing indented or summarized reports, phantom components are treated as standard bill components.

The work order step number for each component can print on picking sheets and on the Single-Level Bill of Materials Report. If the component item is part of a phantom bill, the step number for the component is defined on the phantom component line on the Bill of Materials Maintenance Lines tab. If the component item is part of an option bill, the step number for the component is defined on the Option Bill Maintenance Header tab. If the component item is part of an option interaction, the step number for the component is defined on the Option Interaction Maintenance Header tab.

For more information, see:

Create a Phantom Bill

Single-Level Bill of Materials Report