I have a general question that I am sure some of you folks out there can help me with. I have been setting my system up for some time now and have it running pretty well. However, I seem to be running into a problem that I cannot get my head around.  
 
We are a manufacturer and we sell our products to distributors. Some of the products we sell are part of an overall system "F" and therefore have a BOM to include all cables, manuals, etc. But, these parts can also be sold individually. Therefore, I assigned the individual parts as "A" for assemblies which include cables and appropriate items. This is a "good thing" BUT, some of these parts are also part of other systems, in which case, the cables would be different.  
 
All that being said, my question is this, is there any way to easily leave off a component in a workorder when I generate one or to do a "quick change" without affecting the whole BOM? Am I going to have to enter in a whole new part number and edit the BOM for each instance or is there a better way I am just not seeing?
 
Thanks to anyone who can help to "unclog the drain".
 
Tommy

Thanks Cathy. It does. My problem was that I was trying to not have to create 4-5 different part numbers for the same equipment with only minor differences. It just gets confusing when you have so many different versions of the same thing. I have tried to handle most of these issues by adding the modifying part as part of the final assembly. This worked for most parts, but there were a few that I couldn't do that since it is used differently in several types of systems. I will try this and see where I go.Thanks for the advice.

I use f&O all the time
 
I have all my products configures for it  and it creates a custom order every time
 
its great for this
 
if you need help getting started let me know
 
J Dub