Sage 100

Have a client who is changing most of their Items to ""buy"" from ""make"". However, when they make the BOMs ""inactive"" they can no longer sell the items on a Sales Order. Anybody come up with a solution to this? They want to keep the BOMs for reference in case they decide to build it again themselves. They are on 4.5.

Is there a reason why they have to make the BOM inactive and can't just leave it?

Not particularly...more that they want to make it clear that the BOM is not active. They've had a lot of turnover and are trying to make things...well...as clear as possible. It also makes no sense that Sales Order cares that a BOM is inactive or in Engineering if the Procurement Type is Buy.

I agree with you but they changed it in 4.40 and they probably will say it is working as designed. You might try calling them and see what they say about why it has to be that way now. They will probably tell you to submit an enhancement request :)

Copy the data to a new company and save the BoM's there for reference??? Import them if they decide to go back. Just a thought.

Create a BOM Header UDF to achieve the same functionality. Stupid yes, but it might work. What if you change the item to discontinued instead of inactive. This might allow you to SO the item and still change the BOM to inactive? The entire SO|IM|BOM functionality REALLY NEEDS to be rethought! Client explodes their BOM on a SO as a shop floor order. When the BOM is marked as a Kit, they can't do a cost roll up to IM. Has to be a standard BOM for cost roll ups. Then there is the problem of using misc codes for labor and overhead. You can use in standard BOM but not a KIT (or is it vice versa). As it stands now, it is an 85% complete solution at best. To get it any closer, you have to jury rig the process. Totally F'ing stupid................ TLTF.