To ensure that components of a product with a bill of material appear as sub-items in a sales order, what must be set?

To ensure that components of a product with a bill of material (BOM) appear as sub-items in a sales order, the structure scope in the item category of the main item must be set correctly. This structure scope defines how the components of a product are displayed and processed within the sales order.

When the structure scope is configured to include components, it enables the system to recognize the product's individual components as separate entities in the sales order, allowing them to be managed and tracked individually while still being associated with the main item. This facilitates proper inventory management, pricing, and delivery planning, aligning with the overall sales process.

In contrast, the options related to the material type of the main item, the pricing condition type, and the delivery date do not directly influence whether components appear as sub-items. While these aspects are important in their own contexts—like inventory categorization, determining pricing strategies, or scheduling deliveries—they do not regulate the hierarchical display of items within the sales order, which is specifically governed by the structure scope setting.