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  • Lennart NielsenLennart Nielsen
      November 13, 2025 at 5:07 am
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      #14230

      I am working with a client who needs to configure items and BOMs in several levels.

      Client produces the items in several levels, highest level is painted, semi-finished is unpainted – both are in inventory, both are sellable and both are manufactured (several other Option Choices are also in the configuration, but keeping the example simple)

      Example
      Item FG-117-3600 – colour=117, other option choices = 3600
      Item FS-000-3600 – Unpainted, with same option choices

      I am able to configure this scenario, using sub-configurations – but only if i select all the option choices twice (once for each item)
      Is it possible to make the configuration, so the Option Choices can be transferred and reused in the sub-configuration?
      Or do you have any alternative advices, on how to setup this scenario?

       

      Terri Vaive
        November 14, 2025 at 3:35 pm
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        Hello Lennart,

        There is no out-of-the-box functionality that would automatically transfer the Option Choice selections once you begin configuring the sub-configuration.

        The only way to speed up this process is to designate the option choice(s) needed as a Default Choice within the sub-configuration, so that once you open the sub-configuration the option choices are automatically added to the line.

        Thank you,

        Lennart NielsenLennart Nielsen
          November 18, 2025 at 4:57 am
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          Thanks Terri

          Your suggestion to designate the default choice would be a customization, or am i missing something?

          Could you maybe give a hint as to, where we might place such a customization?

           

          Terri Vaive
            November 21, 2025 at 3:57 pm
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            Hello Lennart,

            The take away is that there is no functionality to automatically transfer option choices to the sub-configuration from the primary configuration.

            Out-of-the-box, the only way you could do this would be to default (Default Choice column) your option choices within the sub-configuration item category code to avoid selecting your option choices twice. (But this means that the 3600 option choice(s) must have a 1 to 1 relationship with the sub-configuration, which would not be viable for a dynamic configured item).

            Your scenario is best handled by a customization, in contrast to the work around provided which attempts to circumvent a process not supported by the application.

            Thank you,

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