Fixed Quantity
The Fixed quantity functionality allows a component's quantity to be independent of the number of products in the manufacturing order. Normally, the quantities on a BOM are multiplied by the number of items on the MO to calculate the required materials, but the fixed quantity is not multiplied; it's fixed.
This functionality can be enabled at Settings -> System settings -> Professional functions -> Fixed quantity.
When the Fixed quantity option is turned ON, then:
- The Fixed quantity column becomes available on Bills of Materials.
- If some part is used a fixed amount, irrelevant to the order quantity, it can be entered in the Fixed Quantity column on the BOM (e.g. a user manual, gloves, tools boxed with the products, etc.)
- A material's quantity on a MO = MO's number of products x Quantity in the BOM + Fixed quantity in the BOM.