
// This is an assembly
[id='using-a-bom_{context}']
= Using a BOM

:parent-context: {context}

To explicitly specify the {Thorntail} fractions your application uses, instead of relying on auto-detection, {Thorntail} includes a set of BOMs (bill of materials) which you can use instead of having to track and update Maven artifact versions in several places.

ifndef::product[]
include::ref_thorntail-community-bom-types.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
endif::[]

ifdef::product[]
include::ref_thorntail-product-bom-types.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
endif::[]

include::proc_specifying-a-bom-in-your-application.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

:context: {parent-context}

