Course Outline: 

Chapter 1: Bill of Materials Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Bill of Materials functionality. This will cover concepts, different forms used, and the standard BOM process.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Bill of Material.
• Explain the concepts of BOMs in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.
• Describe the different BOM forms.
• Describe the standard BOM creation process.

Chapter 2: Create Simple BOMs

This chapter explains how to create simple BOMs using the BOM form, and create and edit simple BOMs using the BOM Designer.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create simple BOMs using the BOM form.
• Create and edit BOMs using the BOM Designer.

Chapter 3: BOM Versions

This chapter explains the concept of version control, and describes how to create BOMs with versions. In addition, this section covers activating, copying, and changing BOM versions, in addition to creating quantity-dependent BOMs and using other version-related functionality.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the concept and purpose of BOM versions.
• Create BOMs from the Item form.
• Activate BOM versions.
• Copy BOM versions.
• Change BOM versions.
• Use the BOM form to assign and create BOM versions.
• Create and edit BOMs using the BOM Designer.
• Describe and create a quantity dependent BOM.
• Define validity dates of BOM lines.
• Define Sub-BOMs.

Chapter 4: BOM Configurations

This chapter explains the purpose, use, and set up of BOM configurations and Item Configurations. In addition, Configuration groups, Configuration routes, and Configuration rules are discussed.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the purpose of configuration groups.
• Describe the purpose of configuration routes.
• Describe the purpose of configuration rules.
• Describe, set up, and use Item configurations.

Chapter 5: BOM Calculations

This chapter explains the BOM calculation structure used in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0, in addition to the use and set up of Cost groups, Profit settings, and Calculation groups. Running and viewing BOM calculations, including cost and sales price calculations is also addressed. Finally, exclusions to BOM calculations are discussed.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the BOM calculation structure.
• Describe and set up Cost groups, Profit settings, and Calculation groups.
• Explain the BOM calculation form.
• View BOM calculations by using the Summary and Complete functions.
• Run and review cost and sales price calculations.
• Explain BOM calculation exclusions.

Chapter 6: Sales Orders and BOMs

This chapter describes creating a sales order from a configurable BOM, viewing, exploding, and calculating the BOM from a sales order, and transferring calculation prices and quantities to a sales order.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a sales order using a configurable BOM.
• View the BOM structure from a sales order.
• Explode a BOM from a sales order.
• Calculate a BOM from a sales order

Chapter 7: Scrap and Measurement

This chapter describes the use and set up of constant and variable scrap, and BOM calculations using scrap. The section also covers the use and set up of measurement configurations including consumption calculation, rounding-up, measurement dimensions, conversion factors, and BOM calculations using measurements.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and set up scrap parameters.
• Constant and variable scrap on the BOM.
• BOM calculations using scrap.
• Explain and set up measurement configuration Consumption calculation.
• Explain and set up measurement configuration Rounding-up.
• Explain and set up measurement configuration Measurement dimensions.
• Explain and set up measurement configuration Conversion factors.
• BOM calculations using measurements.

Chapter 8: Report a BOM as Finished

This chapter describes the purpose of reporting a BOM as finished, and explores the methods of accessing the report as finished process within Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of reporting a BOM as finished by using the Max. report as finished form.
• Access the Report as finished process from Periodic folders.
• Access the Report as finished process from Item form.
• Access the Report as finished process from BOM journal. 

Chapter 9: Reports and Other BOM Functionality

This chapter describes the standard BOM reports in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 and other BOM functionality including changing and checking BOMs, and sorting BOM lines.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe standard Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 report Lines.
• Describe standard Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 report Where-used.
• Describe standard Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 report BOM calculations.
• Describe Changing and Checking BOMs.
• Describe Sorting BOM lines.