I would have the same question as IFS does - trying to think how your scenario is even practically possible? Essentially, you need C to make A, and need A to make C. It is a vicious cycle isn’t it? How would the system even calculate the materials requirement? Say you need qty 100 of A, and you need 100 of C to make it, and then you need 100 of A to make 100 of C, but to make 100 of A, you need 100 of C again - now you already need 200 of C - and it keeps going on an infinite loop. Sounds more like a modern variant of the old “which came first - egg or hen” problem.

Sorry, I haven’t had the morning coffee yet, so probably I am bit hazy and not understanding something.

Hi @jtobin ,

While theoretically such a structure may be possible, I find it very hard to imagine a practical scenario.
Maybe you can tell us a bit more of the context? However, I imagine it is a real exception even in your organization, if indeed it was not a user mistake.

As you can imagine, even if the product structure was possible, it may not be feasible to do material planning for such a part, as it could continue in an infinite loop.

Best Regards,

Pradeep

Hello, @asanka @Pradeep de Alwis 

Thank you both for your responses.  I have sent this feedback to the person requesting the information.

Best regards,

Joann

Hi @jtobin and @kumar3vineet ,

There is, however, the possibility to include a circular reference in recipe structures. I did not refer to it earlier since Joann’s question was related to a product structure. 

In a recipe structure , you can create alternates other than the default one (*), which has the “rework” option enabled. This allows a part to be included in its own structure
 

@jtobin , I am not sure if this option would suite your scenario, but if you can give a bit more context of the business scenario in your case it may make a compelling idea for an enhancement to match the solution available in recipe structures.

Best Regards,

Pradeep
 

Hi @jtobin and @kumar3vineet ,

There is, however, the possibility to include a circular reference in recipe structures. I did not refer to it earlier since Joann’s question was related to a product structure. 

In a recipe structure , you can create alternates other than the default one (*), which has the “rework” option enabled. This allows a part to be included in its own structure vidmate apk instasave.onl

 

@jtobin , I am not sure if this option would suite your scenario, but if you can give a bit more context of the business scenario in your case it may make a compelling idea for an enhancement to match the solution available in recipe structures.

Best Regards,

Pradeep
 

Thanks for quick reply !