My first question is - what are you trying to accomplish using the phantom items? We tried the phantom issue - whith obviously the same results. Also when you change the stocking type to a phantom, you prevent any "routing" updates and such. Phantom items do not print on a work order, but their components do. If you are trying to "flatten" your bills of material - I may be able to help you there as well. We are currently going through the same process - and have hit a few snags - but so far - nothing we haven't been able to resolve. Our flattening process involves import/export to/from Excell (definate time saver as opposed to manually flattening). If this sounds like something you might be trying to accomplish, let me know.