Comparing product structures > Understanding product structure (BOM) comparisons > Choose a comparison mode
Lowest level mode
Lowest level mode compares the lowest level items in the two product structures, ignoring the intermediate structure. Teamcenter totals the quantities of each item in the product structures before comparing them. Find numbers are not considered in this mode. In this mode, Teamcenter reports the following differences: Additions to one of the product structures Quantity changes Revision changes Use this mode to compare multiple views, such as a design view that may have a different structure to a manufacturing view, while maintaining the same set of piece parts.
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