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You must enter a bill of material to specify how to assemble kit components to create the parent item.
From Inventory Management (G41), choose Bill of Material Processing
From Bill of Material Processing (G4114), choose Enter/Change Bill of Material
By entering a bill of material, you also provide the system with information such as:
Whether there are feature items and options that are included with the kit
Whether the feature items are optional
The number of items that you need to assemble the kit
To enter a bill of material, you must set up your inventory kit.
Verify that the parent, components, features, and options for the kit are set up in Item Master Information
Verify that a valid parent item number exists in the Item Master table
Determine whether you need to enter branch/plant information for kits
On Enter/Change Bill of Material
Figure 32-1 Enter/Change Bill of Material screen
Complete the following fields:
Parent Item
Component Item
Quantity Per
UM (Unit of Measure)
To establish multiple levels, choose Next Level (F2).
Access the detail area (F4).
The bill of material can have several levels.
Complete the following fields:
Standard/Optional/Feature
Required
Field | Explanation |
---|---|
Quantity Per | The number of units to which the system applies the transaction.
Form-specific information A number that indicates how many components you use to manufacture the parent item. A quantity of zero is valid. The default value is 1. |
UM | A user-defined code (system 00/type UM) that identifies the unit of measure for an item. For example, it can be eaches, cases, boxes, and so on. |