How do I create a bill of materials in Bomgrove?

Learn which component fields Bomgrove needs, how to define parent relationships, and what Create bill returns.

How do I create a bill of materials in Bomgrove?

For manufacturing and hardware engineering teams, Create bill saves a complete assembly as its first revision.

Start with a bill name and a component list. You can also supply a top-level assembly part number and a revision note. The top-level part number defaults to ASSEMBLY.

What does each component need?

Each row needs:

Part number: the component or subassembly identifier. Part numbers are case-sensitive.
Description: the component description.
Quantity: the quantity needed per parent assembly.
Unit: the unit of measure, such as ea, m, or kg.

Add a parent part number for a component inside a subassembly. Omit it for a direct child of the top-level assembly.

What component values are allowed?

A component list can contain up to 1,000 rows. Zero and fractional quantities are allowed. Descriptions and units are kept as supplied.

Each row represents one part under one parent. Repeated part numbers must use the same description and unit. Every parent must connect to the top-level assembly.

What comes back after saving?

Bomgrove validates the assembly before saving. It returns a stable bill ID, an immutable first revision ID, the component relationships, and rolled-up leaf component totals.

Keep both IDs to retrieve or revise the bill.