---
title: "Set up BOM number sequence"
slug: "set-up-bom-number-sequence"
tags: ["Task", "PE", "Product Engineering"]
updated: 2026-03-20T13:06:26Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:45:57Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-bom-number-sequence"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.staedean.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up BOM number sequence

If you use a staging journal to release products with a BOM, you cannot manually enter a BOM number. Therefore, a BOM number sequence is required in the engineering company to automatically number BOMs.

### Steps

1. Go to **Organization administration** > **Number sequences** > **Number sequences**.
2. Click **Number sequence**.
3. In the **Number sequence code** field, type a value.
4. In the **Name** field, type a value.
5. In the **Scope** field, select '**Company**'.
6. In the **Company** field, enter or select a value.
7. Determine what format you desire for your BOM IDs
8. Click **Add** to open the drop dialog.
9. In the **Area** field, select an option.
10. In the **Reference** field, select **BOM**.
11. Click **OK**.
12. Leave **Manual** set to ’**No**’ as the number sequence is used to automatically generate BOM numbers in Product Engineering.
13. Close the page.