User guide

The Configuration File
5-18: Creating and Updating BOMs
Table 5-3. Config File Parameters
Statement (Optional Ones Shaded) Explanation
ADD_CHECKSUM_INFO YES Add checksum info to new BOM.
ADD_REFERENCE_INFO_FOR_
DOWNLOADS YES
Add ref des info to new BOM.
BUILD_ASSM_COST_FILE NO Not implemented.
BUILD_LEAD_TIME_FILE YES Generate a new lead-time file.
BUILD_MANMAN_FILE NO MANMAN is no longer supported.
BUILD_NEW_PARTSLIST YES Generates a
_parts.lst
file (and a
_depoped.lst
file for any removed parts).
BUILD_NEW_PROTO_DIFF YES Build a new
_proto.diff
file (otherwise you can’t
generate a PCN).
BUILD_PART_COST_FILE YES Generate a new part cost file sorted by cost.
BUILD_SAP_FILE YES Generate a new SAP upload file.
CHANGE_FILE
filename
Use
filename
for a file in your working directory,
or specify the full pathname, or a pathname
relative to the working directory. Change files list
parts and their replacements. You may use
multiple statements.
CONFIG_VERSION
n.n
Name to be used to prefix all output files. Leave it
at the default, currently set at 1.1.
DEPOP_FILE
filename
Use
filename
for a depop file in your working
directory, or specify the full pathname, or a
pathname relative to the working directory. The
depop file is applied to the BOM after all include
files are processed. You may use multiple
statements.
DOWNLOAD_COMPARE_SOURCE
site
Either BNE or BNW, this specifies where to
obtain the SAP data for the previous BOM.
Ireland uses BNE.
EXTRACT_FROM_SCHEMATIC
YES
Run Viewlogic’s Part Lister to extract parts from
the schematic. Set to NO after the first time if you
use make files to run
bn_bomprocess
.