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[Guewen Baconnier <guewen.baconnier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I agree with Ana, I think you may need to use a BoM if you really have to
launch a production order to build the pack.
In that case you shouldn't need to create a product_pack and a BoM on each
grouped product.
If you don't need to manage production orders, it can indeed be a good
option.


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Guewen Baconnier

Business Developer
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Camptocamp SA
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2011/2/11 Ana Juaristi <ajuaristio@xxxxxxxxx>

>
>
> 2011/2/10 Raphaël Valyi <rvalyi@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Ana Juaristi <ajuaristio@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>> For me difference is clear between both options:
>>>
>>> 1. BOM: You have to really launch one order to make Phisical kits. You
>>> want to control kit's stock and someone on company must expend time building
>>> this kits. On the momento you build the kit your components stock decrease.
>>>
>>> 2. nan-product-pack: You are building kits on the fly. You are using kit
>>> components to compose the outgoing packing but you don't want to control
>>> kits stock but kit components stock. You don't need a production order to
>>> phisically build the kit.
>>>
>>
>> Thank you Ana.
>>
> You are welcome.
>
>>
>>> Both options are valid and depends on company needs using one or the
>>> other. I have no idea how magentoerpconnect can deal with this. Maybe it
>>> should be the possibility of selecting one option or the other for each kit.
>>> This way company could select the best way of working on each case.
>>>
>>
>> As I explained, in Magento, "grouped products" comes already split in the
>> sale order. So it's much closer to what nan_product_pack does. But the main
>> point would be to drop the rmp dependency of magentoerpconnect in favor of
>> which is much simpler.
>> Any reason not to do it?
>>
>
> Yes... one of them... imagine your kit is set in openerp as stockable,
> to_produce because you really need to launch a production order to build the
> pack. So... (mandatory) you need having linked a BOM to the product.  If you
> sale directly in openerp, you will create a production order on sale
> confirmation for this product but If you download from magento... and you
> only connect nan_product_pack.. you will also have components on sales
> order... Confirming the order you will have components on packing list and
> also a production order to produce the kit... It will be very confusing for
> user and you will have to delete or cancel someone of them for not duplicate
> components consuming.
>
> Another little problem... People who is using BOMs to make kits will have
> to redefine products_packs even if they have configured boms by now.
>
> So... I still think that both options should be considered... and user
> should decide wich of them to use on each kind of product. I understand this
> is the most difficult road... but it will be most flexible option.
>
> Just another 2 cents... :)
> So... I think it should be flexible enough to
>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Raphaël Valyi
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>> +55 21 3010 9965
>> www.akretion.com
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Ana Juaristi Olalde
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