Disassembling a product in Katana involves breaking down a finished item into its component materials. While Katana doesn't offer a dedicated disassembly feature, you can achieve this through manual inventory adjustments.
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for disassembling both manufactured and purchased products.
Disassembling manufactured products
If you've produced a product in-house and need to disassemble it:
Revert the manufacturing order (MO):
Navigate to the Schedule tab > Done table.
Locate the completed MO for the product.
Change the Production status from Done to Not started or Work in progress.
Note: This action is only possible if the MO is not within a closed inventory period.
Effect of reverting:
The finished product quantity is removed from stock.
The component materials are returned to stock based on the original product recipe.
Delete the MO (Optional):
If the MO is no longer needed, you can delete it to remove it from your schedule.
Reference: How to revert a manufacturing order (MO)
Disassembling purchased products
For products acquired from suppliers:
Create a stock adjustment:
Go to the Stock screen > Stock adjustments tab.
Create a new Stock adjustment.
Adjust inventory levels:
Decrease the quantity of the purchased product.
Increase the quantities of the component materials obtained from disassembly.
Note: Since the stock adjustment isn't linked to a product recipe, you'll need to manually specify the materials and their quantities.
Important considerations
You cannot revert MOs that fall within a closed inventory period. Ensure the MO is outside such periods before attempting a revert.
Manual Tracking:
When disassembling purchased products, maintain accurate records of the materials and quantities added to stock, as this process isn't automated.
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