Merge pull request #402 from odoo/13.0-mrp-create_bills_of_materials-lau

13.0 mrp create bills of materials lau

manufacturing/management/bill_configuration.rst

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-=================================
-How to create a Bill of Materials
-=================================
-
-A bill of materials (BoM) is a document that describes the component
-products, the quantity of each component, and the process required to
-manufacture a product, including a routing and individual steps.
-
-In Odoo, each product may have multiple BoMs associated with it, but a
-BoM can only be associated with a single product. A single BoM can,
-however, describe multiple variants of the same product.
-
-Setting up a Basic BoM
-======================
-
-If you choose to manage your manufacturing operations using manufacturing
-orders only, you will define basic bills of materials without routings.
-
-Before creating your first bill of materials, you will need to create a
-product and at least one component (components are considered products
-in Odoo). You can do so from :menuselection:`Master Data --> Products`, or
-on the fly from the relevant fields on the BoM form. Review the
-Inventory chapter for more information about configuring products. Once
-you have created a product and at least one component, select them from
-the relevant dropdown menus to add them to your bill of materials. A new
-bill of materials can be created from :menuselection:`Master Data --> Bills of Materials`,
-or using the button on the top of the product form.
-
-Under the **Miscellaneous** tab, you can fill additional fields.
-**Sequence** defines the order in which your BoMs will be selected
-for production orders, with lower numbers having higher priority.
-**Version** allows you to track changes to your BoM over time.
-
-Adding a Routing to a BoM
+=========================
+Create Bills of Materials
 =========================
 
-A routing defines a series of operations required to manufacture a
-product and the work center at which each operation is performed. A
-routing may be added to multiple BoMs, though a BoM may only have one
-routing. For more information about configuring routings, review the
-chapter on routings.
+A *Bill of Materials* is a document defining the quantity of each
+component required to manufacture a finished product. It also includes
+the routing and individual steps of the manufacturing process.
 
-After enabling routings from :menuselection:`Configuration --> Settings`,
-you will be able to add a routing to a bill of materials by selecting a
-routing from the dropdown list or creating one on the fly.
+With Odoo, you can link multiple BoMs to each product and use it to
+describe multiple variants of them. Each BoM will, yet, be associated
+with one product only.
 
-You may define the work operation or step in which each component is
-consumed using the field, **Consumed in Operation** under the
-**Components** tab. Similarly, you can define the operation at which the
-product will be produced under the **Miscellaneous** tab using the field
-**Produced at Operation**. If this field is left blank, the products
-will be consumed/produced at the final operation in the routing.
+This feature will help optimize your manufacturing process while saving
+you time.
 
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration01.png
+Setting up a BoM
+================
+
+You can use BoMs without routings. You will use this if you choose to
+manage your manufacturing operations using manufacturing orders only. In
+other words, you choose to realize your manufacturing process in one
+step and do not track the steps the product goes through.
+
+Before creating your *BoM*, you have to create the product using the
+*BoM* and, at least, one of the components. Go to the *Master Data*
+menu > *Products* and create both the finished product and the
+component.
+
+Once done, go to the *Bills of Materials* menu under *Master Data*.
+Now, create it. Choose the product from the dropdown menu and add your
+components and the quantity. In this case, keep the default *BoM*
+type, which is *Manufacture this Product*.
+
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_01.png
     :align: center
 
-Adding Byproducts to a BoM
-==========================
+Using the same BoM to describe Variants
+---------------------------------------
 
-In Odoo, a byproduct is any product produced by a BoM in addition to the
-primary product.
+As said above, you can use *BoM* for *Product Variants*. It is
+basically the same as for the standard product.
 
-To add byproducts to a BoM, you will first need to enable them from
-:menuselection:`Configuration --> Settings`. 
+If your *BoM* is for one variant only, then specify which one in the
+*Product Variant* field. If not, specify the variant it is consumed
+for on each component line. You can add several variants for each
+component.
 
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration02.png
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_02.png
     :align: center
 
-Once byproducts are enabled, you can add them to your bills of materials
-under the **Byproducts** tab of the bill of materials. You can add
-any product or products as byproducts. Byproducts are produced in the
-same step of the routing as the primary product of the BoM.
+Adding a routing
+================
 
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration03.png
+You can add routing to your *BoM*. You will do this if you need to
+define a series of operations required by your manufacturing process. To
+use it, enable the *Work Orders* feature in the *Manufacturing* app
+settings.
+
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_03.png
     :align: center
 
-Setting up a BoM for a Product With Sub-Assemblies
-==================================================
+.. note::
+         Each *BoM* can have only one routing while each routing can be used
+         multiple times.
 
-A subassembly is a manufactured product which is intended to be used as
-a component of another manufactured product. You may wish to employ
-sub-assemblies to simplify a complex BoM, to more accurately represent
-your manufacturing flow, or to use the same subassembly in multiple
-BoMs. A BoM that employs subassemblies is often referred to as a
-multi-level BoM.
+Now that you have created your routing, add it to your *BoM*. You can
+select when, in the work operations, your components are consumed with
+the dropdown menu.
 
-Multi-level bills of materials in Odoo are accomplished by creating a
-top-level BoM and subassembly BoMs. Next, the procurement route of the
-subassembly product is defined. This ensures that every time a
-manufacturing order for the top-level product is created, a
-manufacturing order for each subassembly is created as well.
-
-Configure the Top-Level Product BoM
------------------------------------
-
-To configure a multi-level BoM, create the top-level product and its
-BoM. Include any subassemblies in the list of components. Create a BoM
-for each subassembly as you would for any product.
-
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration04.png
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_04.png
     :align: center
 
-Configure the Subassembly Product Data
---------------------------------------
+Adding By-Products
+==================
 
-On the product form of the subassembly, you must select the routes
-**Manufacture** and **Make To Order**. The **Manufacture**
-route takes precedence over the **Buy** route, so selecting the
-latter will have no effect. 
+In Odoo, a *by-product* is any product produced by a *BoM* in
+addition to the primary product.
 
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration05.png
+To add *by-products* to a *BoM*, you will first need to enable them
+from the *Manufacturing* app settings.
+
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_05.png
     :align: center
 
-If you would like to be able to purchase the subassembly in addition to
-manufacturing it, select **Can be Purchased**. All other fields on
-the subassembly product form may be configured according to your
-preference.
+Once the feature is enabled, you can add your *By-Products* to your
+*BoMs*. You can add as many *By-Products* as you want. Just keep in
+mind that you need to register during which operation your by-product is
+produced.
 
-Using a Single BoM to Describe Several Variants of a Single Product
-===================================================================
-
-Odoo allows you to use one bill of materials for multiple variants of
-the same product. Simply enable variants from
-:menuselection:`Configuration --> Settings`.
-
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration06.png
-    :align: center
-
-You will then be able to specify which component lines are to be used in
-the manufacture of each product variant. You may specify multiple
-variants for each line. If no variant is specified, the line will be
-used for all variants.
-
-When defining variant BoMs on a line-item-basis, the **Product
-Variant** field in the main section of the BoM should be left blank.
-This field is used when creating a BoM for one variant of a product
-only.
-
-.. image:: media/bill_configuration07.png
-    :align: center
+.. image:: media/bills_of_materials_06.png
+    :align: center