Known issue when adding a new BOM from the Container Detail Screen

If you are in the container detail screen and are looking to create a new BOM to associate with that container, you may notice that in the Bill of Materials dropdown menu there is a “Add New” button which allows you to create a new Bill of Materials directly from the Container’s Detail Screen. However, there is a known issue you should be aware of.

Note: If you aren’t seeing this button, make sure your container is in the Org’s custody, is not associated with a pending transfer, and does not have any prohibitive statuses.

When creating a new Bill of Materials to assign to a container from the container’s detail screen, you will note that when the pop-up appears the container itself has been added to the Bill of Materials.

This is a known issue that the ConnectSx team is working to resolve. A Container’s catalog number must be unique, and as such should not be able to be added to a Bill of Materials. Additionally, by nature a BOM is meant to determine what goes inside of a container and containers are not allowed to be nested within each other in ConnectSx at this time.

So what do I do? (you may be asking)

Well you may still create the BOM this way, but you’ll need to go to the BOM afterwards in the Inventory → Bill of Materials section and remove the container from the BOM.

First, Give the Bill of Materials a Name
Next, finish adding any additional items to the BOM that you would like to add by selecting the product line and catalog number, then adjusting the desired quantity.
Click “Create” when you’ve added the additional items you’d like to add.
Navigate to the Inventory → Bill of Materials page and open up the BOM you just created.
Next, click on the red X next to the Container catalog number in the item list to remove the Container catalog from the BOM.
Click Save.