Editing the BOM through the BOM Tab

First, select the BOM to be edited from the BOM Tab:

Now, edit the BOM being changed:

Through the Bill of Materials screen, you can edit the BOM and then add components without having to go to the Item Master screen to do so, other than to set the Item Type to “BOM” and the BOM Type to “Non-phantom”.  You CANNOT add a new BOM from this screen

1. Effective Date and Expiration Date - these are informational only, and not used anywhere in Ascent.
2. Update Item Cost Manually? – if checked, then the costs of all the components on the BOM will NOT roll up to the cost of the parent.  
3. Update Sales Price Manually? – if checked, then the sales price of all the components on the BOM will NOT roll up to the sales price of the parent.