Your first BOM and variants

Add the materials, create the product with its sizes and colors, and write the recipe once for every variant.

1. Step 1

   Add materials

   Go to Items → New item. Pick Material, set the unit (m, kg, pcs) and a purchase price. Repeat for each material, or import them from a spreadsheet in one go.

   Click path: Items → New item → Material

   

2. Step 2

   Create the product

   New item → Product. Give it a name, SKU and sales price. If it is sold on Shopify, use the same SKU so orders match automatically.

   Click path: Items → New item → Product

   

3. Step 3

   Add variants

   Open the product → Variants. Add options such as Size and Color and generate the combinations. Each variant gets its own SKU, barcode and stock.

   Click path: Items → (product) → Variants

   

4. Step 4

   Write the recipe

   Open the product → BOM. Add one row per material with the quantity per unit. The cost rollup updates as you type.

   Click path: Items → (product) → BOM

   

5. Step 5

   Per-variant quantities

   Where a size uses more fabric, override the quantity for that variant only. Everything else inherits from the product recipe.

   Click path: Items → (product) → BOM → variant row

   

6. Step 6

   Add operations

   Open the product → Operations. Add Cutting, Sewing, Packing with a work center and minutes per unit. Labour cost is added to the rollup and the steps appear on every manufacturing order.

   Click path: Items → (product) → Operations