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On the Home page, click Bill of Materials > SETUP > Node Types and Settings.
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Click Add Row from the Node Types section.
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Enter the node type name in the Name cell, and descriptions in the Short Description and Description cells.
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Optionally, select the appropriate properties/parameters for the Description Rule from the select list.
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Additionally, you can add any free text. The combination of the selected values and entered text defines the rule.
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For the properties, be sure to use only properties that are assigned to the node type, or are available at the structural level in the BOM.
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The description of a node in the WBS can be derived from a rule. When creating a new BOM node, the software creates a node description based on this description rule.
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Select Yes or No from the Use for Weight Calculation cell.
If you select Yes, this node type will be used for weight calculation during a forecast/reservation run. If No is selected this will not be used for wieght calculation.
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Select the appropriate control status from the Ctrl select list.
Click the node name from the Name cell in the Node Types section to view the Node Master Properties page.
Take a look at this video to understand how to create node types and node type hierarchies