General Setup

The general setup needed to use subcontracting in assembly orders is done in the item and resource card.

Item Card

To allow for flexible usage of subcontracting prices with different units of measure, items can be specified as External Service Items. These external service items, when assigned to subcontracting resources, will be used in the Purchase Order that is created from the Subcontracting Worksheet instead of the output item from the Assembly Order. This means that different units of measure and special purchase prices can be used because the purchase order is not using the item from the assembly order.

In the Item Card, turn on the External Service Item toggle. The value in the Type field automatically changes to Service.

Vendors and purchase prices can be assigned here as in standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This pricing information will be used during the subcontracting process.

Resource Card

In the Invoicing FastTab on the Resource Card, assign the subcontracting vendor in the Subcontractor No. field.

The work done by an external company will be ordered via the purchase order as an "Item Charge" and the invoiced amount will be added to the Assembly output. Therefore, a value must be entered in the Item Charge field.

The External Service Item No. field specifies the service item used for subcontracting price calculation. Opening the lookup in this field displays available pricing entries based on the active price calculation logic: either price list lines (Extended Price Calculation) or purchase prices (legacy pricing), depending on setup. If the Subcontractor No. field has a value, the lookup is filtered to that vendor. If the Subcontractor No. field is blank, all external service item prices are shown.

When you select a lookup entry, the external service item is validated. If the Subcontractor No. field is empty, it is automatically populated from the selected pricing entry.

If no external service item is selected, pricing falls back to the values maintained for subcontracting setup. The external service item number, description, unit of measure, and unit cost are transferred to the assembly document line.

Vendors

In the Receiving FastTab on the Vendor Card, enter the subcontracting location in the Location Code Subcontracting field. This location must not require any Warehouse handling.

Assembly BOM

In the Assembly BOM, ensure that any supply of materials are designated in the Enclosure and Enclosure Drop Shipment fields as needed.

Subcontracting in Assembly Orders requires a resource. If known, add the subcontractor resource to the Assembly BOM. If not, it can be added to the Assembly Order line prior to processing.

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