What is explosion date in SAP PLM-PLC - Product Lifecycle Costing?

SAP Term: explosion date

• Component: PLM-PLC

• Component Name: Product Lifecycle Costing

• Description: The date that the system uses as a filter criterion when importing from SAP ERP to find and explode a currently valid bill of materials or routing.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Explosion date is a term used in SAP Product Lifecycle Costing (PLM-PLC). It is the date when the cost of a product is calculated and updated in the system. The explosion date is used to determine the cost of a product at any given time. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The explosion date is used to calculate the cost of a product at any given time. This can be done by entering the explosion date into the system and then calculating the cost of the product based on that date. The cost of the product can then be updated in the system. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to keep track of the explosion date in order to ensure that the cost of a product is up-to-date. It is also important to ensure that the explosion date is entered correctly into the system in order to get accurate results. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Explosion dates are also used in other areas of SAP such as material management and production planning. It is important to understand how these dates are used in order to ensure that all costs are accurately calculated and updated in the system.