Animal Bill of Materials (BOM) Packages are used to establish a list of field products such as medication, vaccinations and supplies utilized throughout the life cycle of the entity. The BOM will be used to generate product purchase requirements and requisitions for purchases. BOM are assigned to products which will then generate the material requirements based on the placement date of the entity which is assigned to the product.
In General>Products>Animals, select BOM Packages.
In the Animal
Bill of Material Packages index, click 
to create a new bill of material package.
In the Program Name prompt, enter the name of the program required.
to create a new Effective
Date to indicate the first date that the package will
become available. Any items placed on or after this date will assume
the package based on the defined effective date. The package will
remain in effect until the next effective date is entered.Under Details,
click to add a new product to the BOM Package.
Select the Facility Type from the pre-defined options. The facility determines where the product is being sourced from. Available options are: Farm, Hatchery, or Warehouse.
Select the Product Type from the pre-defined options. Available options are: Field Products, Medications or Vaccinations.
From Product No, select the code of the required product. The list of products will be filtered based on the selected product type. Products must be predefined in Field Products prior to being added to the BOM package.
Product Name automatically identifies a description of the selected product.
The Quantity reflects the BOM units per inventory unit that will be required to be ordered for the product. Use the calculator to determine the quantity required. For example, if one unit of medication services four head, then enter 1/4 = 0.25 per head placed.
Farm Stage determines which stage the product is used on the entity. The available options reflect the stages available based on the type of product selected.
Activity Day is the number of days from placement that the product is required. For example, if shavings are required to be purchased 5 days prior to placement, enter " -5". For another example, if a vaccination is given 10 days after placement, enter "10" to indicate that it is 10 days after placement.
