Assembly Manager Reference

Enterprise & Corporate Edition Only

To access the Assembly Manager, select Section|Assembly Manager from the main menu.

When the Assembly Manager is first opened, assemblies are divided into two areas. Standard Templates are those assemblies that are used regularly as the basis of new assemblies. Any assembly you intend to reuse or use a close variation of, are placed on the Standard Templates screen. Assemblies that you build and are then finished with, are placed on the Assembly Transaction screen. To toggle between the two screens press Assembly Transactions or Standard Templates.

Standard Templates

These form the basis of new assemblies that are actually built. You cannot build a template assembly and template assemblies have no effects on Stock Control.

Assembly Transactions

These are 'normal' assemblies which can be built. When an assembly is built, finished stock items are created by converting raw materials, labour and expenses, into finished goods.

When a stock item is placed on the Stock/Materials screen, the quantity In Production is increased, and the quantity is also Allocated (reserved) so that it is not considered by the rest of CAPITAL as being available for regular sale.

Creating a New Assembly

To create a new assembly, decide whether the assembly will be reused as a standard template or whether it will be a one-off construction. If the assembly is going to be used as the basis of future assemblies, make sure the Standard Templates window is activated. Then press the Add button. Otherwise, if the assembly is a one-off construction, make sure the Assembly Transactions window is activated. Then press the Add button or select File|Add Assembly from the menu.

When a new assembly is created it will automatically be opened and you will be taken to materials, labour, expense and finished items entry screens.

Editing an Existing Assembly

To edit an existing assembly begin by highlighting it with your keyboard or mouse. Press the Assembly Transactions tab button if the assembly resides on this screen. Then press the Edit button or select File|Edit Assembly form the menu. Pressing the Tran button will also open the selected assembly for editing.

Copying an Assembly

To copy an existing existing assembly press the Copy button.

See the topic: Assembly Copying for more information on this subject.

Moving an Assembly

To move an assembly from Standard Templates to Assembly Transactions or visa-versa, select this function by pressing the Move button, or select File|Move Assembly from the menu.

Deleting an Assembly

To delete an assembly press the Delete button while viewing Standard Templates or Assembly Transactions, or select File|Delete Assembly from the menu.

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