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WPZ 12/07/2012 16:40 WPZ

Setting up product kits and combinations

Some of our products can be combined and sold as 'kits'.

We sell them as kits (with a kit part number) but it is very important that we also keep track of the individual parts.

It is possible that one product type can end up in multiple kits.

Also, some of the individual parts that can make up a kit may also be sold on their own if they are so demanded.

How does ReadyPro handle this?
Franck 12/07/2012 17:12 Franck

Hi,

first of all please kindly check if the feature is already activated, in MENU/COMPANY SETTINGS:


Franck 12/07/2012 17:17 Franck

Then, when you create a new item, you can go on the "compositions" tab:

Franck 12/07/2012 17:24 Franck

In this tab you can add all the components you want with their own quantity.
The composition (or kit) item is composed by all this components and each time you will load or sell this item, all the components quantities will be downloaded from your inventory.

WPZ 25/07/2012 15:52 WPZ

For this, would I need to ensure that the constituent parts are in the inventory first?
In other words, would I need to transform kit numbers into their indvidual parts BEFORE doing what is described above?
Franck 26/07/2012 09:27 Franck

No, you can create the individual parts while you're creating the kit.

When you click on "add component (F4)", you can create a new constituent part instead of selecting an existing one.


WPZ 26/07/2012 12:59 WPZ

When I add a new component in this way, what do I put in as a quantity? Do I put in the total that is in ONE KIT (and ReadyPro calculates the grand total based on kit quantity), OR do I need to calculate how many of each particular constituent part we have in total?
Fabio 26/07/2012 14:32 Fabio

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Do I put in the total that is in ONE KIT

Yes, you had to put the quantity for that component to build one kit




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(and ReadyPro calculates the grand total based on kit quantity),

But this requires a script to calculate it.

In "standard" mode compositions (kits) are intended as assebmled objects.

So if you have a product KIT composed by 1 prod. A + 1 prod. B

You can have in inventory
A = 10pc
B = 15pc
KIT = 0pc

then you can use INV / ITEM TRANSFORMATIONS and create for example 7 KITs from 7A + 7B.
After transormation your inventory is

A = 3pc
B = 8pc
KIT = 7pc


If you need an inventory like

A = 10pc
B = 15pc
KIT = 10 pc  (maximum quantity calculated on A/B availability)

it is necessary to create a script, to be launched every day, that calculates and updates KIT available quantity based on A and B