Colours found in the Bill of Materials

To help organize the BOM, Bittele uses color-coded highlights in the Excel sheet to draw attention to specific parts and each color signifies a different status or action required.

Types of Highlighted Colors:

Colours	Meaning
Purple	Do not install/Do not Place/Do not stuff
Dark Blue	Consigned/Consigned Parts
Light Blue	Parts that have issues

When parts are written as “Do Not Install,” “Do Not Place,” “Do Not Stuff,” or of similar variation, they are highlighted with a purple colour to show their distinction from the other parts.

The dark blue color is used to indicate consigned parts in the project. When parts are supplied by the client, we mark the components as “consigned”. Any inventory stored at Bittele’s facility is also referred to as “consigned stock".

Encountering issues with selected components in a BOM is not uncommon. You can find more details about such cases in the article: 9 Common Issues During Component Selection. These issues are detailed in the 'Comments_xx' column, with the corresponding row highlighted in light blue. These items may require resolution before proceeding with assembly production. Light blue highlights typically indicate concerns such as reference designator mismatches, description discrepancies, alternate part number suggestions, or stock issues.

If you could address the BOM questions and comments in the 'Your Comments' column and then send the updated BOM to your account manager, we can finalize your quote.