BOM Checks

The BOM Checks dialog

Summary

The BOM Checks dialog is used to define the error reporting levels for each of the possible violations associated with Design Items or Part Choices. The BOM Check process runs automatically in the background whenever an ActiveBOM edit action is performed, or whenever the BOM Items are refreshed, such as after a project compile or after the  button is clicked.

Detected BOM violations that have a report level of Warning, Error or Fatal Error are flagged in the BOM Status column of the ActiveBOM grid. Note that multiple violations can be detected; hover over the icon in the BOM Status column for details. Alternatively, enable the BOM Status column in the Columns list in the ActiveBOM Properties panel (on the Columns tab) to display a text description in the BOM Items grid.

Access

To access the BOM Checks dialog, click the  button in the BOM Checks section of the ActiveBOM Properties panel.

Options/Controls

• Display Name - lists all available BOM Checks. The list is clustered into violations associated with Design Items (the components) and violations associated with Part Choices (the supply chain).
• Report Mode - use this field to specify the severity level associated with this violation check. Use the drop-down to choose from the following reporting levels (the icon is displayed in the BOM Status column in the BomDoc):
  •    - No report
  •    - Warning
  •   - Error
  •   - Fatal Error

• Set to Installation Defaults - restore all violation Report Modes to their default values.