A composition is a bill of materials: the products consumed to make a batch, and the end products that come out of it. Production orders are raised against a composition.
Before you start
Production is not governed by permission groups. Any member of an organization with the Production module enabled can create, view, and edit compositions, and link a workstation to one.
The Compositions list
Open Production > Compositions (BOM).
| Column | Notes |
|---|---|
| Name | The composition's name. Links to its profile. |
| Status | Normally "-" — see Current limitations. |
Sort defaults to the Name column, A–Z. The toolbar shows a Create icon.
Create a composition
- From the list, select the Create icon.
- Enter a Name.
- Optionally enter a Control model — free text, for example
qtySub— and a Description. - Under Materials, select a product and add it; repeat for each material, entering Qty and Qty sub for each and removing a row with its trash icon if needed.
- Under End products, do the same, plus a Material qty % for each.
- Select Create composition.
| Field | Required | What to enter |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | The composition's name. |
| Control model | No | Free text; there's no fixed list of choices, so enter this carefully — see Current limitations. |
| Description | No | Free text. |
| Materials | No | One row per material product, with Qty and Qty sub. |
| End products | No | One row per end product, with Qty, Qty sub, and Material qty %. |
The composition profile
Shows the name, status, a Link workstation button, the linked Workstation (if any), Description (if set), a Materials table, and an End products table (Product, Qty, Qty sub — "No materials" / "No end products" if empty).
Link a workstation
- From the composition's profile, select Link workstation.
- Choose a Workstation (pre-filled if one is already linked).
- Select Link workstation.
You see a toast reading "Workstation linked successfully" and are returned to the composition's profile.
Errors you may see
| Message | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Check your records before submitting this form again. | The composition failed to save — usually a missing Name. | Check the highlighted field and try again. |
Current limitations
- There is no edit screen for compositions.
- Control model is a free-text field with nothing checking it against a real value — a typo here won't be caught, and it affects how a production order raised against this composition behaves.
- If a material or end product row's product can't be resolved when you save, it's stored without a product rather than showing you an error.
- No status options are set up for compositions, so the Status column and field are normally blank.
- There is no Delete control for compositions.