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How to disassemble a product

Disassemble products to break down items into components for efficient inventory management and reuse.

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Written by Dayvid Lorbiecke
Updated over 2 weeks ago

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:

  1. Revert the manufacturing order (MO):

    Shows where to find the Done table on the Schedule tab of the Make screen

    • 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.

  2. Effect of reverting:

    • The finished product quantity is removed from stock.

    • The component materials are returned to stock based on the original product recipe.

  3. Delete the MO (Optional):

    • If the MO is no longer needed, you can delete it to remove it from your schedule.


Disassembling purchased products

For products acquired from suppliers:

  1. Create a stock adjustment:

    Shows where to create a Stock adjustment from the Stock screen

    • Go to the Stock screen > Stock adjustments tab.

    • Create a new Stock adjustment.

  2. 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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