Create a Bill of Materials for an Item
These steps walk you through creating an item that can
then be built using a bill
of materials.
- First, you must
follow the steps for adding the item
to your inventory.
- Once the item exists,
click the Build tab.
- Type the number
of items to be produced from the components in the bill of materials.
- In the Item
No. box, select the first component item needed to create the final
product. Click the List button to select the item from your inventory
list.
- In the Quantity
box, type the number of this item required to build the final product.
- Repeat steps 4
and 5 for each additional item required for the final product.
- Enter any additional
build costs, such as labour and setup.
- Select the account
in which these additional costs will be tracked. This is usually an expense
account.
- Click Save
and Close.