How to Create and Post a Bill of Materials BOM Journal in D365
For some products, we blend them but don’t perform a Production order in D365. In these cases we use a Bill of materials (BOM) journal to remove the raw materials or items from inventory, and place the finished product into inventory. Follow these directions to create and complete a BOM journal.
First navigate to
Inventory management >> Journal entries >> Items >> Bills of materials
This will take you to the Bills of materials page.
Click the “New” button at the top.
This will open the Create inventory journal flyover pane on the right side.
Enter a Description for the BOM journal. (If you know an order number or some other identifier, it’s a good idea to include it here)
Choose the Site and Warehouse where the materials are stored.
Click the “OK” button to continue.
You will be returned to the Bills of materials detail page. Before you start adding lines, you may want to select the “Inventory dimensions” tab in the Line details fasttab toward the bottom. You will make extensive use of this area and it helps to already have it selected.
When ready, click the “New” button in the Journal lines fasttab.
In the Journal lines fasttab choose the Item number of the product you wish to create inventory of.
Enter the Quantity to create.
In the Line details fasttab, choose the Site, Warehouse, Batch number, and Location where you want to store the inventory.
When done, click the “New” button to continue.
Now we will add line/s to consume the raw materials used to create the finished product.
Choose the Item number of the raw material you wish to consume.
This process is similar to what you did before with two differences
- 1. The “BOM line” checkbox should be checked for raw materials.
- 2. The Quantity should include the “-“ sign to indicate it’s removing inventory.
Make sure you still choose the Site, Warehouse, Batch number, and Location of the raw materials you wish to consume.
Continue adding any more raw material lines as needed using the process described above.
When you are done adding lines, click the “Save” button at the top, then click the “Validate” button at the top.
This will open the Validate journal flyover pane on the right side. The Validate step is optional and checks for some basic errors like missing selections or invalid quantities. Click the “OK” button to continue.
If the journal is validated correctly, you should receive a message stating the Journal is OK.
If you are ready to post the journal, click the “Post” button a the top.
This will open the Post journal flyover pane on the right side. Click the “OK” button to continue.
You will be returned to the Bills of materials detail page.
If the journal posted successfully, you should receive a message stating so.
The BOM journal is now completed.