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.
If purchase prices are set up for the vendor/item combination, enter that number in the External Service Item No. field to calculate the price and/or discount when creating the Purchase Order. If left blank, the prices defined in the Resource Card will be used.
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 add to the Assembly Order line prior to processing.
Note
Content relating to the Enclosure Drop Shipment functionality is in progress.
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