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How can I create a linked governance process for a material and its Bill of Materials (BOM) in SAP MDG Central Governance?
SAP describes five integration patterns for linked Material and BOM governance: PLM + MDG for Material, a simple BOM in an enhanced MDG Material model, a post-activation BOM step, a Material CR that triggers a follow-up BOM CR, or a BOM CR that triggers Material CRs for missing components. The right choice depends on BOM complexity, governance sequence, PLM usage, and available release/extension scope.
SAP describes five integration patterns for linked Material and BOM governance: PLM + MDG for Material, a simple BOM in an enhanced MDG Material model, a post-activation BOM step, a Material CR that triggers a follow-up BOM CR, or a BOM CR that triggers Material CRs for missing components. The right choice depends on BOM complexity, governance sequence, PLM usage, and available release/extension scope.
SAP does not provide one universal BOM-in-MDG design here. Instead, it presents five linked-governance patterns, from a simple BOM inside an enhanced MDG Material process to follow-up or dependent change-request flows between Material and BOM. The best option depends on BOM complexity, release scope, and whether Material and BOM should be governed together or in separate approvals.
Process flow
- Start with the business requirement for linked Material and BOM governance.
- Determine BOM complexity, governance sequence, PLM integration, separate approval needs, and release scope.
- Choose one of the five SAP-described approaches.
- For simple BOMs, extend data model MM and model the BOM using Entity Type 1 with an own access class or Entity Type 4 with BAdI MDG_BS_MAT_API_SEGMENTS_EXT.
- For post-activation maintenance, continue the Material CR workflow after activation and add a BOM maintenance dialog step.
- For Material-to-BOM linkage, activate the Material first and automatically create a follow-up BOM CR.
- For BOM-to-Material linkage, create dependent Material CRs for missing components and activate Materials before BOM.
- Validate the selected design against the referenced How-To Guide, SAP Notes, SAP Help, or Utopia extension.
Referenced tables
| Object | Purpose |
|---|---|
Data model MM | Extend this MDG Material data model for the simple BOM option described in the source. |
SAP Notes 2765664 and 2742813 | Enable the post-activation workflow continuation scenario for additional BOM maintenance after Material activation. |
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- How can Material and BOM maintenance be integrated in SAP MDG?
- How can I create a material and its BOM in one linked governance process?
- What options exist for BOM governance with MDG Material?
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- What are the five ways to integrate BOM with MDG Material?
- Which BOM integration option should I select?
- Can MDG govern a material and BOM together?
- How can BOM creation be linked to a Material change request?
- What is the follow-up Material CR → BOM CR sequence?