> ## Documentation Index
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# BillOfMaterialsParentComponent

> A component of a bill of materials that contains child components. Polymorphic: "parentComponentType" selects the variant.



**Kind**: `interface`

## Fields

**`id`**: `ID!`

The ID of this bill of materials component.

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**`billOfMaterialsId`**: `ID!`

The ID of the bill of materials this component belongs to.

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**`sortIndex`**: `Int!`

The position of this component among its siblings: operations are ordered within the bill of materials, items and configuration groups share one order within their parent component. Changed only by moving the component.

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**`parentComponentType`**: `BillOfMaterialsParentComponentType!`

The type of this parent component.

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**`children`**: `[BillOfMaterialsChildComponent]`

The child components (items and configuration groups) of this parent component, ordered by their sort index.

## Possible types

- `BillOfMaterialsOperation`