Disassemble Items
Before
you start
Get the following information:
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The transaction number for the build that you are disassembling.
You can reference particular assemblies to correctly cost component items returned to inventory.
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The master item number and BOM number if you are disassembling items after clearing the assembly transaction information.
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Any additional costs required to disassemble items.
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The disassembly quantity.
To assemble master items from bills of material:
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Open Inventory Control > I/C Transactions > Assemblies.
Click here for help on item assembly fields.
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Press the Tab key — with ***NEW*** displayed in the Assembly Number field — to start a new disassembly. The program will automatically assign a document number when you save or post the transaction.
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Click the New button if ***NEW*** doesn't appear.
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You can also enter a new transaction number yourself, and press Tab.
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Choose Disassembly as the transaction type.
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Select the assembly that you are disassembling in the From Assembly field. Leave the field blank if the From Assembly transaction no longer exists.
Note: If you are disassembling a previous assembly, you can only specify the quantity being disassembled and a disassembly cost.
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Enter a description and reference for the disassembly (optional).
The program generates a general ledger transaction which debits the inventory control account, and credits the items' assembly cost credit accounts.
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Enter the item number of the master item being disassembled, if you did not specify an assembly, or select the number from the Finder.
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Note that the program automatically displays a bill of material number in the BOM Number field if you select the item number from the Finder.
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Any remaining amount in the master item's assembly cost credit account represents the variable and fixed costs for the disassembled items.
If you are disassembling a specific assembly, you cannot change the item number.
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Enter a number or type over the existing BOM number for the bill of material to use for assembling or disassembling units of the master item, or select the number from the Finder.
You can view (and edit) the bill of material you specify by clicking the Zoom button beside the BOM Number field (or press F9) to open the Bills Of Material form for the selected master item, (then click Close to return to the Assemblies form).
If you are disassembling a specific assembly, you cannot change the BOM.
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If this is a multi-level bill of material (and subassemblies were assembled in the selected assembly), choose how you want components disassembled.
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Specify the location where the master items are being disassembled.
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Enter a disassembly cost.
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To change the number displayed in the Quantity field, type over it. Inventory Control automatically displays the bill of material's build quantity in the bill of material's unit of measure. You may be prompted to assign serial/ lot numbers if working with serialized and/or lotted items.
Note: The quantity must be a multiple of the number in the Build Quantity field. For example, if the build quantity for the bill of material is 25, then you must specify a multiple of 25 (such as 25, 50, or 75) for the quantity, or the program will not allow you to save or post the assembly.
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When you are finished, click the Save or Post button.
After
disassembling built items
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If you saved the assembly/disassembly, post the transaction using the Post Transactions form.
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Run Day End Processing to update Inventory Control's audit data, costing data (unless you update costs during posting), and item statistics.
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Print the Assemblies Posting Journal to check the assembly transactions you posted.