Master Records > Bill of Materials > Set Up Bill of Materials

The Component Items page allows you to set up the component items and the required quantity of each that is necessary to produce or manufacture the parent item.

To add a component in the bill of materials record, perform the following steps:

1.Activate a new line in the Component Items grid by clicking the Append row to end button in the grid toolbar. Each blank line is automatically assigned a Step # which is in multiples of 10, starting value is 10.

For subsequent grid line entries, you may click the Append row to end button to activate a new blank line in the grid or click the Insert row before current button to insert a blank line above the currently selected line item. Each blank line is automatically assigned a Step # which is in multiples of 10, starting value is 10.

To delete a line in the grid, select the line that you want to delete; then, click the Delete button in the grid toolbar.

2.Click the List box button beside the Step # field and select from the list the step number to be assigned to each component. This represents the step in the manufacturing process when the component is required. The list only shows the same values found in the step # field in the Route grid in the Routing Steps page.

3.Enter in the Component Item # field the item number of the component required to manufacture the parent item. Alternatively, you may click the Lookup button to display the Search window and select an inventory item. Once a valid item # is entered in this field, the item's description is displayed in the corresponding field in the grid.

4.If the component item has specifications, enter in the Specification field the item's specification that you want include as component item. Alternatively, click the List box button to select the item's specifications from a list.

5.In the Required Quantity column, accept the default quantity of one or enter the quantities of the inventory item component required to manufacture a master item.

Notes: You must specify a quantity that is divisible by the factor of the unit of measurement that you have defined in the inventory record; otherwise, AccountMate will display a message that the quantity conversion is uneven and will not allow you to save the record. For example, let us assume that a specific inventory item has a defined unit of measurement of “2PAK” with a factor of “2” in its inventory item record and that you need 6 pieces of the inventory item to manufacture another inventory item. When you add the inventory item in the bill of materials record, you can change the unit of measurement to “6PAK” with a factor of “6” in the U of M field in the Bill of Materials Maintenance function window and then you can save the record. You cannot assign a “3PAK” unit of measurement with a factor of “3” in the U of M field in the Bill of Materials Maintenance function window and enter a quantity of “2” in the Quantity field to achieve the required 6 pieces because “3PAK” is not divisible by “2”, which is the original unit of measurement factor in the inventory item record.

6.Enter in the Scrap Quantity field the units of scraps leftover from processing the component item in the step # selected.

Note: The number of decimal places allowed in the Required Quantity and Scrap Quantity fields depend on the Quantity Decimal setting in the component item's Inventory Maintenance record.

7.In the U of M column, accept or amend the unit of measure for the inventory item component. The default value is the Stock U of M for the selected component item.

Note: You may assign a different unit of measurement if you have activated the Inventory Control module and have set up other units of measurement for the selected item.

8.You may mark or unmark the Fixed checkbox. Marking this checkbox configures the system that the settings in this step cannot be changed or substituted.

9.Enter in the Start Date and End Date fields the inclusive date when this component is in effect and used in manufacturing the parent item.

Component Items Page

Component Items Page

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