HQ environment. Specific example: We have an assembly that is a bedroom set. The assembly consists of two kit items (a bed, which is headboard, footboard & rails and always sold as a kit and a dresser/mirror that is also always sold as a kit) and three standard items (two nightstands and a chest of drawers). The assembly was improperly created with the dresser only ILC instead of the dresser/mirror kit. After correcting the assembly item at HQ by removing the dresser and adding the dresser/mirror, I tried to issue a 250 for the assembly. Of course, RMS isn't smart enough to know what I'm talking about and insists on updating a single component of the assmebly. So... I issue a 250 for both the dresser and dresser/mirror. At the stores, the worksheet successfully adds the kit item to the assembly BUT DOESN'T REMOVE THE STANDARD ITEM. As those Guiness guys always say: BRILLIANT!
Any environment. Similar but different example: Labels for assembly items. Please give me the ability to print a label for an assembly item! AllI want is ILC, Description, Price and Bar Code. Maybe a 'purchased separately' price. This cannot be *that* big of a request. It's obvious from the 'select a component' form that pops up whenever you try to do anything with an assembly (WS250, Label) that both processes are handling them the same (bad) way.
Perfect world: Assembly = kit that gets built at the time of sale instead of before. You could rename the Kit tab Kit/Assembly, add a kit/assembly radio button to the form and... Voila! Major RMS improvement. I urge you (Microsoft) to strongly consider this option.
Assembly items need help. Lots of help.
Tom