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Introduction
Each record is an electrical component.
Structure of the bill of materials report file
The structure of the bill of materials report is as follows:
| Field | Default Width | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFG | 25 | The manufacturer of the component | Manufacturer code from MFG attribute referenced to the file Manufact.dbf for manufacturer name |
| CATNO | 50 | Manufacturer's part number for the component | From attribute |
| TAGNAME | 25 | Name assigned to the component | From attribute |
| CATDESC | 59 | Description of the component as given in the catalog record for subcomponent 0 | From attribute |
VISDESC BOMDESC |
25 | Description which is visible on the drawing in subcomponent 0 | From attribute |
| REFERENCE | 59 | Reference position of the component on the drawing | Calculated from the position on the drawing |
| PNLNO | 25 | The name of the panel containing the component | From attribute |
| RATING1 | 10 | First rating attribute | From attribute |
| RATING2 | 10 | Second rating attribute | From attribute |
| RATING3 | 10 | Third rating attribute | From attribute |
| RATING4 | 10 | Fourth rating attribute | From attribute |
| WARNINGS | 255 | Bill of materials generated warnings | Generated in function |
| USR_LONGD | 55 | USER description or LONGDESC for instruments | From catalog LONGDESC for instruments and USER_C1 for devices |
| PRICE | 15 | Component unit price | From catalog |
| STATUS | 59 | The status of the component. Can be either FIXED, MIXED or FLUID. You can configure these words in the Setup Preferences page. | Generated in function |
For fields in this report that obtain data from attributes, which you require to be reported, you must ensure the drawing file attributes contain data. For the PRICE field to be loaded from the catalog, the manufacturer code in the MFG attribute and the CATNO attribute must correctly reference the appropriate catalog entry for the component.
The REFERENCE data in a materials report will normally indicate the position of the lowest subcomponent of a device on the schematics OR the location of a schematic conductor or the location of a schematic terminal. Optionally you can now set a preference to force the REFERENCE data in the BOM to identify the location of the cross reference table header for any devices OR to identify the location of the terminal strip diagram for a terminal.