Assemble an Item
To assemble an item if your inventory costing method is:
Average Cost
- Open the Item Assembly window. How?
- In the Home window, click Inventory & Services on the navigation pane.
- In the Tasks pane, click the Build from Item Assembly icon.
- In the Source box, enter the source document number, such as an invoice or memo number. Enter a date.
- (Optional) Type a comment explaining the item's assembly.
- Click List
in the Item box of the Assembly Components section to display
a list of inventory items. Select the inventory item(s) to be used to build the assembly item, and enter the remaining information. - (Optional) In the Additional Cost box, enter additional assembly expenses, such as labour or other costs.
- Click List in the Item box of the Assembled Items section to display a
list of inventory items. Select the inventory item you are building. Enter
the remaining information.
- Click Process.
Note: The Unit Cost of an item can be changed in the Assembly Components section.
Note: The Additional Costs box is editable only if you have linked an expense account for item assembly.
Note: The Total of the Assembly Components (Amount plus Additional Costs), must equal the Total of the Assembled Items.
FIFO - Open the Item Assembly window.
How?
- In the Home window, click Inventory & Services on the navigation pane.
- In the Tasks pane, click the Build from Item Assembly icon.
- In the Source box, enter the source document number, such as an invoice or memo number. Enter a date.
- (Optional) Choose the location at which the item will be assembled.
- (Optional) Type a comment explaining the item's assembly.
- Click List in the Item box of the Assembly Components section to display
a list of inventory items. Select the inventory item(s) to be used to build the assembly item, and enter the remaining information.
- (Optional) In the Additional Cost box, enter additional assembly expenses, such as labour or other costs.
- Click List in the Item box of the Assembled Items section to display a
list of inventory items. Select the inventory item you are building. Enter
the remaining information.
- Click Process.
Note: The Unit Cost of an item cannot be changed in the Assembly Components section.
Note: The Additional Costs box is editable only if you have linked an expense account for item assembly.
Note: The Total of the Assembly Components (Amount plus Additional Costs), must equal the Total of the Assembled Items.
Specific Cost for Serialized Items - Open the Item Assembly window.
How?
- In the Home window, click Inventory & Services on the navigation pane.
- In the Tasks pane, click the Build from Item Assembly icon.
- In the Source box, enter the source document number, such as an invoice or memo number. Enter a date.
- (Optional) Choose the location at which the item will be assembled.
- (Optional) Type a comment explaining the item's assembly.
- Click List in the Item box of the Assembly Components section to display
a list of inventory items. Select the inventory item(s) to be used to build the assembly item, and enter the remaining information.
- (Optional) In the Additional Cost box, enter additional assembly expenses, such as labour or other costs.
- (Optional) If any of the assembly component items use serial numbers, click
to enter or select their serial numbers. - Click List in the Item box of the Assembled Items section to display a
list of inventory items. Select the inventory item you are building. Enter
the remaining information.
- (Optional) If any of the assembled items require serial numbers, click to enter their serial numbers.
- Click Process.
Note: The Unit Cost of an item cannot be changed in the Assembly Components section.
Note: The Additional Costs box is editable only if you have linked an expense account for item assembly.
Note: The Total of the Assembly Components (Amount plus Additional Costs), must equal the Total of the Assembled Items.