.. _auto_bom_columns:

*BOM COLUMNS*
=============

Selects a specific subset of columns from a Bill of Materials (BOM) dataset and returns the filtered dataset containing only those columns. Use this worker to slim down a BOM table to the fields required by downstream workflow steps.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``bill_of_materials``, ``bom``, ``column_selection``, ``dataset_filter``, ``transformations``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Choose Dataset
     - dataset
     - dataset
     - None
     - 
     - The input BOM dataset to filter; connect the upstream dataset node that contains the full Bill of Materials table.
   * - Columns
     - columns
     - string
     - None
     - 
     - One or more column names to retain from the dataset; select from the dynamic list populated by the connected dataset — leave empty to pass all columns through.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - bom_columns_output_1
     - bom_columns_output_1
     - dataset
     - A dataset containing only the selected BOM columns, preserving all original rows and data types of the chosen fields.

Disciplines
-----------

- data.dataset.transform

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