BOM Tutorial
PollEx BOM is software that can import formatted text BOM or MS/Excel BOM and to use for searching components or check conjunction with PCB design file.
- Launch PollEx BOM.
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Import MS/Excel Format BOM.
- Click File > Import BOM > MS/Excel BOM from the menu.
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Select the Test-BOM.xlsx file from
C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\PollExBOM.
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Enter 1 in the Header Line under Excel Format
Setup.
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Click the first column of Column Style and select Set As
Reference from the menu.
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Click the second column of Column Style and select Set As
Part.
Figure 4. - Leave the third and fourth columns to Delete.
- Set the fifth column to Set As Type.
- Set the sixth column to Set As Description.
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Set the seventh column to Set AS Quantity.
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Click Apply.
Figure 6.
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Save Column Style Setup.
- Enter Test for File name and click Apply to save the Excel setup.
- Click Save.
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Change Column Order.
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From the menu bar, click Tool > Define Column Order.
The Column Order dialog opens.
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In the Column Order dialog, select
Quantity from the Define Column and click
Up twice.
Figure 8.
Figure 9.
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From the menu bar, click Tool > Define Column Order.
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Save BOM with binary file (*.bdbb).
- From the menu bar, select File > Save.
- Enter Test in the File name field and click Save.
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Import ASCII Formatted BOM.
- From the menu bar, select File > Import BOM > ASCII BOM.
- Select the Test-BOM.txt file from C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\PollExBOM.
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Delete Header Line.
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Right-click the second row from the top and select Delete
Row.
Figure 11.
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Right-click the second row from the top and select Delete
Row.
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Column Style Setup.
Click the columns to define types, such as reference, part, and so on.
- Set the first area to Set As Reference.
- Set the second area to Set As Part.
- Set the fifth area to Set As Type.
- Set the sixth area to Set As Description.
- Set the seventh area to Set As Quantity.
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Generate BOM.
- From the menu bar, select Tool > Get Final Report.
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Column Setting.
If the columns are not displayed properly, you must define the column setting.
- Click Setting > Environment.
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Using the arrow keys, move the items below to the right and click
OK.
- PART
- TYPE
- DESCRIPTION
- QUANTITY
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