I/C Bills of Material Screen

Enter a description to identify the bill of material you are creating. The description is especially important if you use several alternative BOMs to create the same master item.

Enter a number or code to identify the bill of material you are creating. The code can be up to six characters long, and contain letters and numbers.  

The BOM number lets you create alternative bills of material for building the same master item.

The BOM description helps you identify the particular BOM number.

Enter the number of master items that one assembly of the bill of material produces.

Enter comments you want to save with the bill of material record.

This column displays the description for each item number you add to the bill of material.

Enter an item number or use the Finder to select each item number you require to assemble the master item.

Enter the quantity of each of the component items you require to assemble the number of master items you specified in the Build Quantity field.

Enter a unit of measure or use the Finder to select the unit of measure to be used for each component item.

If the component item is the master item of a subassembly, specify which of the component's BOM numbers you are using to assemble the component.

If the component item is the master item of a subassembly, and you specified the BOM number, this field displays Yes, and you can click the button in the column header to display and subassembly components.

If the BOM number does not exist, you can add the subassembly components on the BOM screen that appears.

This is the period of time during which the master item can be assembled.

For example, you might keep a particular master items in stock only for the duration of a contract.

Enter the setup cost for assembling the bill of material.

The fixed cost is a one-time cost that is the same regardless of how many units you assemble of the master item. For example, the time required to prepare an assembly line is a fixed cost.

Select this option if you want to keep this BOM but do not want it to be assembled.

For example, you might make a seasonal BOM inactive for most of the year, or you might have a BOM that is used as a template for several component BOMs but is never assembled in its entirety.

You can change the option from Inactive to Active at any time.

Enter an item number or use the Finder to select the item number you want to use as the master item for the bill of material. This is the item that you are assembling from components.

This is the period of time during which the master item can be assembled.

For example, you might keep a particular master item in stock only for the duration of a contract.

You can enter a cost in this field if the item is assigned a user-specified costing method. (The account set for the item determines the costing method.)

For all other costing methods (where the program calculates the cost), this field will be blank.

Note: The Finder lists the units of measure that have been assigned to the master item on the Units tab of the I/C Items screen. If you want to use a different UOM, you must add it to the master item record.

Specify whether the BOM number is used by default on the I/C Assemblies/Disassemblies screen when you select the BOM item.

Enter the cost for one assembly of the bill of material. (One assembly produces the "build quantity" of master items.)