Adding a service item to a Bill of Material (BOM) in Microsoft Dynamics AX can be helpful when you want to track an internal cost or an external service cost with a contract manufacturer. In the second case, you can add the service item to the BOM and link it to a vendor so that when a production order is released, a purchase order to the vendor is created. Below you can find the steps to set this up on a BOM.
Open the BOM lines of the finished good
Add the service item to the BOM
Click the General tab and select Line type of Vendor. Then select the Vendor account that is approved
Create a production order for your finished good and start it
Navigate to procurement and sourcing > Common > Purchase orders > All purchase orders
Locate your purchase order and open it, then click on Line details
Select the Product tab to find the production order that the purchase order is linked to
Note: This step is just to confirm that you have the correct purchase order prior to confirming, receiving or invoicing a purchase order.
This post was written by Laura Garcia, AX Application Consultant at Tridea Partners. Tridea is a leading Microsoft Dynamics provider serving CA, AZ, UT, CO, NH and surrounding regions.
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