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Kits are groups of items that are generally used together. Your location may have multiple customized kits in your inventory. These are kits that your administration defined and that were built from existing inventory.

Kits may include items that need to be replaced due to failure, such as equipment, or expiration, such as medication. This process includes disassembling the kit, swapping out the item, and then rebuilding the kit. Use these instructions when you have the appropriate replacement item on hand and you are ready to swap out the old item for the new one.

The act of disassembly automatically empties the kit and adds the kit's individual items to the current sub location. If the sub location already has a specific item on hand, the quantity from the kit is merged into that inventory batch.

In addition, the solution automatically changes certain kit attributes, and these changes are reflected in the disassembled kit's batch:

  • Availability Status changes to Out of Service
  • Status Reason Code changes to Retired, and the associated comment field changes to Disassembled Kit

In addition, do not forget to change the availability status of the item that has expired or is otherwise no longer usable.

To disassemble a kit

  1. On the Inventory tab, click Manage Inventory. The Manage Inventory page opens.
  2. Click change location. The domain hierarchy pick list opens.
  3. Locate and select the sub location where the kit The page shows all items in all categories at this sub location.
  4. To find the kit you want, do one or both of the following:
    • Enter all or part of the item or kit name in the Search
    • If you know the kit's category, open the Category pick list and select it.
      The list shows the line items that match your criteria.
  5. Click the kit you want to update. The line item's page opens.
  6. Make sure the main drawer is open.
  7. Locate the correct inventory tile.
  8. Click Disassemble. The solution asks you to confirm this action.
  9. Click Save. The Manage Inventory page re-opens.

To mark an item as unavailable

  1. On the Inventory page, locate the disassembled kit's item that has expired or is otherwise unavailable.
  2. Click the line item. The line item's page opens.
  3. Make sure the main drawer is open.
  4. Locate the appropriate tile.
  5. Select an appropriate Availability Status.
  6. Select the appropriate Status Reason Code.
  7. Enter a comment in Status Reason Comments.
  8. Click Save. The Manage Inventory page re-opens.

To rebuild the kit

Note: If you just disassembled the kit, most of the items you need are in this current sub location.

  1. Select the kit line item.
  2. Click Build Kit.
  3. In the window, enter the number and click Create. The window closes and the Building Kits page opens.
  4. In Inventory Attributes, select or enter attribute values.
  5. If appropriate, select the Track Maintenance check box.
  6. Build your kit as follows:
    1. In the Existing Inventory pane, select the appropriate sub location.
    2. If appropriate, search for the item.
    3. Select an item in the list and click the right arrow to move it to the Kit Items. The Amount Added defaults to the number needed for the kits you are building.
    4. If appropriate, change the Amount Added.
    5. Repeat these steps to add additional quantities of an item or a different item.
  7. When you are done, click Save.

If you used only a portion of a package in building the kit, the solution opens a window showing line items for these partial packages. If you do not want to track a partial package for an item, select its Delete check box and click OK. Line items you do not select for deletion will be retained and the solution will continue to track them.