BOM Item Numbering System

[bcbnine]

One of our clients requires us to designate SHOP and FIELD material in the BOM. A question was asked regarding the numbering system. For example, a BOM may show items 1 thru 10 as SHOP and then 11 thru 16 as FIELD. The checker added some items to both the SHOP and FIELD sections. So do you fix the model and regenerate the ISO (personally this is what I would do), renumber the items so the number fall in sequence or just leave the ISO the way it is and then just add the items (so the next SHOP item would be 17 and the next FIELD item would be the next number following the last SHOP item.

I was asked is we can tell ISOGEN to designate a certain range of numbers for SHOP and designate a certain number to start with for FIELD. Can this be done?

[wuzhongbo]

No, Isogen can not do this, the item should be numbering in-order, just form left to right or form right to left.
The best way is add a row into BOM list to show FIELD or SHOP. You should do it as follows:
1. Open ...\Bentley\Plant 2004\XCHG\pcf\opcfhdr.ebs
2. Add this code into function PCF_ITEM_CODE''
Dim SHOP As Integer
Dim SHOPSTR As String
nStat = at_Component_getInt(SHOP, compID, "SHOP_FLD")

'You should add these code after "nStat = at_XchgWritelnText(itemCode)"
If shop =1 Then shopstr ="S"
If shop =2 Then shopstr ="F"
nStat = at_XchgWriteText(" SHOP ")
nStat = at_XchgWritelnText(SHOPSTR)
3. Open *.mld, add this words
'-80' 24 L 8

Pls see the attached picture as below.

[Bundsbaek]

Hi,
The feature bcbine is mentioning would be nice to have. I have seen a project where all erection items was packed, numbered and shipped. Then there was made a new revision of iso's, with new item numbers. That gave quite a lot of problems on site.
Unfortunately I don't know have to solve the problem with ISOGEN other than doing a lot of editing with AutoCAD when revisions are made.
Regards
Jakob