Creation of Production BOM in Business Central:
(1) In this blog, we learn about the creation of Production BOM in Business Central D365. This is attached in the Item Master. This is used for defining the material of Finished Goods. It is the recipe of material.
(2) Go to the search bar and enter Production BOM, as shown.

(3) Production BOM list opens. Now press the “New” button for creating New Production BOM and for
editing double click on the “No.” field as shown.

(4) After that, enter information in the below tabs. Explained with details.
- General Tab:

Field Name | Nature & Importance | Field Description |
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No. | Mandatory | Specifies the number of the involved entry or records, according to the specified number series. |
Description | Mandatory | Specifies a description for the production BOM. |
Unit of Measure Code | Mandatory | Specifies how each unit of the item or resource is measured, such as in pieces or hours. By default, the value in the Base Unit of Measure field on the item or resource card is inserted. |
Status | Mandatory | Specifies the status of the production BOM. Options are: New: At the time of creating a new BOM. Certified: Finalize BOM of item. When Status is certified, then only used in RPO. Under Development: Waiting for finalization. Closed: BOM master blocked or closed for a particular item. |
Search | Optional | Specifies an alternate name that you can use to search for the record in question when you cannot remember the value in the Name field. |
Item No. | Mandatory | Select Item No. from the drop-down list. |
Version Nos. | Mandatory in case of Versioning | Specifies the version number series that the production BOM versions refer to. |
Last Date Modified | Auto Update | Specifies the last date that was modified. |
- Line:

Field Name | Nature & Importance | Field Description |
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Type | Mandatory | Specifies the type of production BOM line. |
No. | Mandatory | Specifies the number of the involved entry or records, according to the specified number series. |
Description | Mandatory | Specifies a description of the production BOM line. |
Quantity Per | Mandatory | Specifies how many units of the component are required to produce the parent item. |
Unit of Measure Code | Mandatory | Specifies how each unit of the item or resource is measured, such as in pieces or hours. By default, the value in the Base Unit of Measure field on the item or resource card is inserted. |