NetSuite Connector Product Sync for Items

This section describe the item types, their difference and how NetSuite Connector handles their quantity in syncs.

Kit Items and Item Groups
Assembly Items

Kit Items and Item Groups

Kits are individually sold items composed of other items. You can add the following to your kits or packages:

Description
Inventory
Non-inventory
Other charge
Service
Kit
Gift certificates
Assembly items

NetSuite Connector syncs the inventory level of the component with the lowest inventory, because that value is the maximum number that you can completely create for the kit or item group.

For example, a shower or bath kit may contain body wash, a loofa, shampoo and conditioner, and various other items. These items are all sold together as the kit item, shower or bath kit, but the components can also be sold as individual items as well.

Kit items are posted to your marketplace or cart like any other item, the only difference is that the kit item itself does not have any quantity. Kit item inventory is not tracked by the kit, it is tracked by individual component members. The kit item record does not have an available quantity. The quantity of a kit item is determined by its components' lowest denominator. Therefore, if you view a kit item SKU in NetSuite, the quantity is 0. But when NetSuite Connector posts the kit to the marketplace or cart, it will use the quantity of the component with the least inventory amount. The following is an example:

Kit item: Shower or Bath Kit

Components: body wash, loofa, shampoo, conditioner

Quantities available per component item:

body wash: 5
loofa: 10
shampoo: 13
conditioner: 21

The quantity of the kit item, shower or bath kit, will be 5.

For more information, see Kit/Package Items.

Assembly Items

An assembly item is an inventory item containing several components but is identified as a single item. Assemblies are manufactured by combining raw materials you stock. After you create assembly item records that become the members of an assembly, you can track both the raw materials and the assembled items separately. An example of this is a bike. The bike is assembled with various components like wheels, frame, handlebars, seat, and other parts.

Assembly items also post to your marketplace or cart like any other item. Assembly items sync inventory like kit items by using the quantity of the item in the group of components that has the least inventory. But the assembly item can also have quantity. NetSuite Connector can sync that quantity to the marketplace or cart, instead of the component quantity. The following is an example:

Assembly item: Bike

Components: wheels, frame, handlebars, seat

Quantities available per component item:

wheels: 8
frame: 3
handlebars: 10
seats: 21

In this example, if the bike has a quantity of 2, NetSuite Connector will either sync 2 or 5.

For more information, see Assembly Items.

Kit Items and Item Groups

Assembly Items

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