Add a New Inventory Item from Bill of Materials

 

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You can add new inventory items on the fly using Bill of Materials Maintenance or when entering component line items. This task is not available for engineering, inactive, or phantom bill types.

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This task is available only if the appropriate security is set up to allow addition of new items in the Bill of Materials Maintenance window.

Use one, or all of the following methods to add a new item from Bill of Materials Maintenance.

 

To add a new inventory item

  1. Select Bill of Materials Main menu > Bill of Materials Maintenance.

  2. Enter the new bill number in the Bill Number field. For more information, see Bill of Materials Maintenance - Fields.

  3. In the Bill Type dialog box, select New Item Code, and then click OK. For more information, see Bill Type - Fields.

  4. In the Item Maintenance window, enter the information for the new inventory item, and then click Accept. This window contains only essential fields to speed up data entry.

 

To add a new component item

  1. Select Bill of Materials Main menu > Bill of Materials Maintenance.

  2. Complete all applicable fields, and then click the Lines tab. For more information, see Bill of Materials Maintenance - Fields.

  3. In the Component Item Code field, enter a new code. To access a listing of miscellaneous charge codes, type /M and then click the Lookup button.

  4. In the Item Maintenance window, enter the information for the new inventory item, and then click Accept. This window contains only essential fields to speed up data entry.

You can access Item Maintenance at a later time to complete the entries for the new inventory item.

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