BOM Containers

A BOM container is a grouping for BOMs. It has a name and description and (most usefully) unlocks bulk operations across its members: toggle a setting on all of them, sync costs, delete in batches, even bulk-create new BOMs from a template.

Containers don’t have their own execution. When an order arrives, BOMs execute individually based on their own settings — the container plays no role at execution time. It’s pure organizational scaffolding.

What problems containers solve

Two big ones:

1. Repetition at scale. If you have 50 candle BOMs that all share the same wax/wick/jar recipe, manually editing settings across them is painful. Group them in a container; flip settings in one click.

2. Catalog generation. If you launch 20 new candle scents and want a BOM for each, “Bulk BOM creator” lets you pick one existing BOM as a template and generate N new BOMs with the same component recipe but different finished-good variants. All into the same container.

When to reach for one

Reach for a container when:

You have 5+ similar BOMs that share most settings.
You frequently make the same change across many BOMs (e.g., enable Auto-generate material list across a product line).
You’re launching a new product line that’s a variation on an existing one.
You want per-line reporting — total cost, active vs. inactive, average cost — at a glance.

You don’t need a container if your BOMs are all unique and you rarely batch-edit.

The bulk-action surface

The container detail page is where the magic happens. Bulk verbs include:

Bulk activate / deactivate.
Bulk toggle each of the BOM settings: dynamic adjustment, maintain inventory level, auto-generate material list, keep assembled on return, only sell pre-assembled quantities.
Bulk sync with raw materials (one-shot dynamic-adjustment recompute for every member).
Bulk remove from container (un-group without deleting).
Bulk delete (hard).
Bulk create new BOMs against a template.

See Bulk operations for the full inventory.

What you can do

Creating a container Form walkthrough — naming, description, adding existing BOMs as members, bulk upload.

Bulk operations Every bulk-action verb available on the container detail page, what it does, and which require Enhanced.

Where to next

New to containers? Read creating a container to walk through your first one.
Have a launch coming up? Use the bulk operations reference to plan your bulk creation.
Comparing with Work Orders? Containers are organizational; work orders are execution-driven. Different problems.