Establish Option Interactions for a Bill

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Use the following procedure to establish an option interaction for a bill.

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Select the Use Option Bills check box in the Bill of Materials Options window.

To establish option interactions for a bill

  1. Select Bill of Materials Main menu > Bill of Materials Maintenance.

  2. Establish an option bill. See Establish an Option Bill.

  3. At the More drop-down button, click Option Interactions.

  4. In the Option Interaction Maintenance window, in the Option Code field, enter the bill's specific option configuration. For more information, see Option Interaction Maintenance - Fields. You can enter the information using one of the following methods:

  5. Method 1: Enter up to nine two-character option codes, with each code separated by a comma.

  6. Example A: If you want option A1 in category 1, option B2 in category 2, and option C3 in category 3, type A1,B2,C3.

  7. Example B: If you want option A1 in category 1 and option C7 in category 3, type A1,,C7. The system assumes that you did not want any options for category 2 or categories 4 through 9.

  8. Method 2: In the Option Code field, click the Search (Option Selection) button. The Option Selection window displays all option categories available for the bill or sales kit. Enter the two-character option code for each category.

  1. Complete fields on the Header tab to identify the option, and then click the Lines tab.

  2. Select a line and enter the components that will be added to or deleted from the base bill when a specific combination of option codes is used.

  3. Click Accept.

An option interaction for a bill has been established.