Hi, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:08:36 +0100 Cédric Krier <cedric.kr...@b2ck.com>: > 17/12/11 23:55 +0100 > Albert Cervera i Areny: > > > Also such module (using a product for kit) will not be compatible > > > with account_stock_* modules. > > Have taken a look at those modules but can't figure out why it > > should not be compatible. If for a given use case, "Kit A" does not > > have a value itself (it's just a shortcut for adding P1, P2 and P3 > > to the order), then the cost price of "Kit A" should be zero, > > shouldn't it? What am I missing? > So it is what I'm saying, the kit is not a product because you must > put a price of 0 to not have it on invoice, shipment etc. > I see it like a "subtotal" kind of line but on top. The subtotal-kind-of-line-but-on-top has some benefits, when the use case is, to be able to create kit-like assemblies directly on the sales quotation. This is very useful in 'one off productions', when someone wanted to place a sales quotation of a very individual setup of a product. E.g. to build a custom computer system with CPU, RAM, HD, GPU, MB ... and all services to combine the parts.
In the time of the sales quotation it is IMHO not always suitable to have this assembly stored as a 'kit' in the product table. Because the assembly is right now a singular quotation and must not necessarily exist in reality. This kind of individual assemblies stored as a kit in the product table, would mess the products overview up with a lot of unused items over time. Maybe it is a good idea to store kits in a separate table, because they are relevant on sale quotation level, at least in this use case. When they are defined in a separate table, we could use pre-defined kits for the sales quotation also. When the sales quotation is accepted and ordered, the assembly should become reality in this use case. At this time IMHO is a mechanism needed, which generates 'something useful' out of the assemblies in the sales quotation, something like 'kits' or 'BOMs'. IMHO at this point we need some good decisions. We need to find out, what are the main differences and similarities of the kit and the BOM conceptions and should find viable ways to allow as many use cases as possible without unneeded duplication. Any ideas? Regards Udo Spallek -- _____________________________ virtual things Preisler & Spallek GbR München - Aachen Windeckstr. 77 81375 München Tel: +49 (89) 710 481 55 Fax: +49 (89) 710 481 56 i...@virtual-things.biz http://www.virtual-things.biz
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