SAP ECTR interface to AutoCAD Mechanical: steps to derive a BOM

This guide is a short step-by-step guide to define "components" in AutoCAD and derive later on a Bill of Material in SAP.

1. Make sure you define a set of geometry as "part":
   
2. Assign the "part reference" to an existing SAP Material Master. You have to select the small blue circle:
   
3. Save the document in SAP.
4. You can see now per component and occurrence a "virtual instance" of that Material:
   
5. Make sure, that all instances and the "top level" document have a Material Master assigned.
6. Now you can derive a Bill of Material:
   
7. In the Bill-of-Material window you can display the derived BOM:
   

Required settings in default.txt:

plm.mat.properties.ACM = MATNR;MATEXTNR;DESCR
plm.mat.property.ACM.MATNR.CADName = SAPMATNR
plm.mat.property.ACM.MATNR.SAPName = MARA-MATNR
plm.mat.property.ACM.MATEXTNR.CADName = MATERIAL
plm.mat.property.ACM.MATEXTNR.SAPName = MATERIAL_EXT
plm.mat.property.ACM.DESCR.CADName = DESCR
plm.mat.property.ACM.DESCR.SAPName = MAKT-MAKTX
plm.bom.item.property.ACM.DMUCAD.QUANTITY.name = QTY
plm.bom.item.property.ACM.DMUD.MATERIAL.name = SAPMATNR
plm.bom.item.property.ACM.internal.DISPLAY.name = DESCR