Set Up an Assembly Item
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An assembly is made up of other items in your inventory; so when you
build an assembly item, you can only build as many as you have components.
For example, if you were putting together 200 TV/VCR assemblies and you
only have 50 VCRs, you'll only be allowed to build up to 50 TV/VCR assemblies.
There are two steps to creating an assembly item: 1) define the items
(components) the assembly contains, and 2) build the assembly. Additionally,
you can purchase prebuilt "assemblies."
To set up and define an assembly item
- Click the Assemblies navigation aid on the Inventory & Services Navigation Center and select Set Up Items for Assembly.
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Enter an item ID and description for the assembly item, and select Assembly as the item class.
- Enter any other information about the assembly item. You can use the Setup Advisor located on the right-hand side of the screen to guide you.
- After you finish filling out the item information, select
the Bill of Materials tab. Don't select the Save button; saving
the item at this point will cause it to become a stock item instead of an assembly item.
- Select item IDs for existing stock items or assemblies
only, and enter the quantity. Press ENTER. Do this for each item that
makes up the assembly.
- When you're finished entering the assembly item,
select the Save button.
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