BOM display with multiple configurations

How do I get the "QTY" column to just say "QTY" in a BOM if there are multiple configs to an assembly? I just have parts hidden for different explode views, so it's the same BOM for each config. The top cell for QTY reads something like "explode1/QTY", I want to get rid of explode1 in that cell.

If I edit the cell, it stays put at QTY until there is a rebuild, then magic presto, the stupid 'explode1' comes back. How do I fix this?

I'm sure it's something simple......

Thanks for the help

Reply to
Craig Schultz
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How about renaming the configuration to a more applicable name like "Fixture". Then you get "Fixture Qty". ?????

Mike

Reply to
Michael Eckstein

I think it depends where you change the value. If you change it in the Column Properties Title box, the value will revert to config/QTY, but if you dbl click in the cell, and just edit it right on the screen, the value appears to remain changed, even if you change other things in the BOM.

matt

snipped-for-privacy@etcconnect.com (Craig Schultz) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Reply to
matt

Try also double clicking the cell

Reply to
Steve Tietz

Tried it both ways. If you rebuild, our release program does an automatic CTRL+Q before printing documents, the stupid configuration name comes back. You would figure that if you changed it in the column properties box it would stick. No dice.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Reply to
Craig Schultz

Maybe it's your release program, cuz here, the new name survives, ctrlQ, adding parts to the assy, editing table properties, etc. I'm using sp0.1

matt

snipped-for-privacy@etcconnect.com (Craig Schultz) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

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matt
  1. Select the config you want to display.
  2. When the BOM is created, highlight the qty header field and change the name to QTY (NO FULL STOP [period] after QTY). This will stop it changing.
  3. Re-size columns as required (QTY column can now be made narrower).
  4. RMB on BOM and save as template. You will not have the problem again if you use this BOM template instead of the standard SW BOM template.

Merry :-)

Reply to
Merry Owen

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