Understanding Kits

You can enter sales orders for kits and configured items. A kit is a collection of inventory items, called components, that are associated with a description name, called a parent item. For example, you store several computer components, such as the monitor, hard drive, keyboard, and mouse. When you sell the items, you sell them collectively as a computer system.

When you enter a sales order for an item number that is a kit, the system displays the Kit Selection window automatically. You can review the preselected items and quantities that comprise the kit. You can also select any optional items to include on the sales order. The system backorders the entire kit if any of the components are backordered.

When you add a kit to a sales order, the system assigns a kit ID to all lines, including the parent. The system uses the kit ID as a sorting value to ensure that kit parents and components appear on documents, such as pick slips and invoices.

If you cancel a parent item, the system cancels the shippable quantity for component lines that are associated with that kit parent.