Hi everyone, I’d like to share a *conceptual guide* we published in July that some community members may have missed. This document: *Avoiding Redundant BOMs with Virtual and Variant Product Design in Apache OFBiz, *explains how the Apache OFBiz product model can simplify manufacturing setups by reducing the need for duplicate BOMs.
The guide outlines key concepts such as virtual products, variants, feature-based configuration, and how these patterns help maintain cleaner product structures and more scalable manufacturing data. It’s intended for analysts, architects, and implementers who want to design flexible product models in OFBiz. You can read the guide here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBENDUSER/Avoiding+Redundant+BOMs+with+Virtual+and+Variant+Product+Design+in+Apache+OFBiz Hope this conceptual overview helps teams designing more efficient product and BOM structures in Apache OFBiz. Feedback is welcome. Thanks -- Divesh Dutta
