Assemblies, BOM and kits

An assembly is a part made of other parts; a kit is a bundle priced as one. Both draw on the same catalogue and both keep the stock straight.

• Assemblies built from parts, services and other assemblies, to any depth.
• Stocking an assembly takes its components out of stock and puts the finished item in.
• Labour and overhead lines on the bill of material, costed into the finished item.
• Kits are sold and bought as a bundle without being stocked in their own right.
• Kit components can be shown on the invoice and packing list, or hidden behind the bundle.
• Change a bill of material without disturbing what has already been built.
• Assembly cost rolls up from its components.
• Report on what an assembly is made of, and on where a part is used.

Where to find it Goods & Services › Add Assembly  ·  Goods & Services › Stock Assembly  ·  Goods & Services › Reports › Assemblies

Building an assembly

1. Open Goods & Services › Add Assembly. Number, description, group, income account and taxes, as for a part.
2. Under Individual Items, add each component: part number and quantity. Press Update and the description, on-hand, sell and cost figures fill in; the totals at the foot are the assembly’s rolled-up price and cost.
3. Tick BOM on a line to print it on the bill of material; tick A (assemble) to have it consumed when the assembly is stocked. A kit is an assembly whose components are shown on the invoice but never stocked in their own right.
4. Set the sell price (or accept the roll-up) and Save.
5. To build finished units, open Stock Assembly, enter the assembly and the quantity; the components come out of stock and the assemblies go in.

From the blog

• Issue with Editing Assemblies in SQL-Ledger — Original Question by arblake (November 9, 2009): I have many assemblies and sub-assemblies. I created a new assembly, added items, and saved it.