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To create a new component item for the breeder bill of materials (BOM), select the button. The following screen will appear:
When creating a new component item for a breeder BOM, you are presented with the following options:
Enter the item number of the component item you want to add to the breeder BOM. The lookup feature located to the right of the field leads to a Co-Products and By-Products master list. The list includes all items whose item type is defined as either co-product or by-product.
Inventory unit of measure.
Per: Specify the quantity of the component item required per breeder BOM. This is a required field.
Specify when the component item is effective.
Specify when the component item expires, if ever.
Specify the percentage amount of cost absorption each co-product will assume. A co-product's cost is tied directly to the absorption percentage defined here. Co-product costs should not be entered manually. Instead, they should be derived by the system when cost updates are run. The following formula illustrates how the system determines co-product costs. Based on this example, you can see how the absorption percentage is used.
As a rule, the system does not generate costs for by-products. However, you may choose to assign user-defined costing elements to by-products. Any manual by-product costs will be factored into the costing for co-products.
When implemented, this option will alert material requirements planning (MRP) that the parent breeder item should be called for when a need arises for the specified co-product. This option will only be available for breeder items which are co-products.
This is a scrolling text field with word-wrapping for entering comments related to the component item.
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| 5.1. Enter New Breeder Bill of Materials |  | 5.2. List Breeder Bills of Materials |