A kit is a collection of inventory items that are associated with a parent item. Kits provide a way to:
For example, you might store several computer components together, such as a monitor, hard drive, keyboard, and a mouse. When you sell the items, you might sell them collectively as a computer system. In another example, you might store the same computer components in different locations within a warehouse. By entering the components in the system as kit components, you can easily locate each item and assemble the final product. You do not stock the parent item as an inventory item.
Before setting up kit processing you need to :
If you assign a line type to a component, feature, or option, then when you enter each kit component, the system checks component item numbers against the Item Master (F4101) table. Kits can also contain non-stock components. In this case, the system does not validate the item numbers against the F4101 table. An example of a non-stock component is a flyer or catalog. Kits and bills of material can have up to 999 levels. A Level consists of Components, Features, and Options. Each level can consist of various parts. For example, you define a feature in a component of a parent kit and then enter the feature as a parent. The parent of the feature parent is the first level. The feature becomes a second level (a child of the first level).
Features and options are additional items for the kit. Feature items have a stocking type of F (for Feature). The system recognizes feature items as second-level parent items because the system does not carry inventory for the feature items. You set up the actual inventory items in the bill of material.