Hmm… I think maybe I didn’t express the problem properly.
I am more interested in altering the quantity of a component used from a BOM during production.
For example: If the humidity is high that day I add more thickening agent than a low humidity day. The thickening agent is already listed on the BOM but the quantity is not sufficient for the high humidity day that the product is in production. On that day, while mixing the ingredients, I need to alter the production order to record the proper amount of thickening agent used so it is deducted from inventory correctly. With my current ERP system, I just change the quantity on the production order before I set it to completed and everything updates correctly.
I just do not see how to do that on the ERPNext production order.
As for the selecting of materials that were not part of the original BOM, that would be very useful and I can make the changes in the manufacturing settings you suggested, but then how do I add items to the production order if we realize it is needed during the actual production run?
Our chemists are very good at thinking quickly to save batches of product from being wasted. I just want to figure out how to give them the ability to do that on the fly while not creating a great deal of paper work. I believe it is possible to alter the production order, I just have not figured out how. It may be very simple and I am just not seeing it on the screen somewhere.
Thanks
BKM