Kits

General Information

A Kit is a pre-defined collection of individual parts or components that are grouped together and managed as a single unit to support specific operational or maintenance activities. Kits are widely used across industries such as aviation, manufacturing, service and automotive, where multiple items are frequently required together—for example, an aircraft brake replacement kit containing all necessary seals, bolts, and fittings.

The components may be of diverse types: spares, consumables, fasteners, and tools. They could be serial-tracked, lot/batch-tracked or simple non-tracked inventory.

The concept simplifies inventory handling, ensures the availability of all required parts, and reduces time spent on individual part selection or procurement. By managing parts as a single entity, organizations can streamline assembly, minimize downtime, and improve operational efficiency.

Kits can be purchased from vendors or assembled in-house via Kit Assembly Order.

Basic Data Requirements

The basic data required for kit assembly orders are:

Kit Part

To enable the master part as a kit Part, the following prerequisites need to be met,

• The part must be set up as serial-tracked in inventory.
• There must be no existing Part Serial records for the part.

If inventory Part records exist for the master part, the following conditions must be met: 

• The Part Cost Level must be set to Cost per Serial.
• The Zero Cost setting must be configured as Zero Cost Allowed.

Enabling the Kit Part toggle on the Master Part page is permitted only when all prerequisite conditions are fulfilled.

Kit Definition

The Kit Definition navigation command is available in the Part Details navigation list on the Master Part page.

The Kit part and its components can be defined in the Kit Definition page, and each component part may be either tracked or non-tracked, and a Quantity per Assembly value specifies how many units of each component are required to assemble one Kit part.

The Kit Definition serves as the global template for the Kit part and is valid across all sites. Kit assembly operations will be carried out based on this definition.

This can be modified when required, given that no Kit Assembly Orders are in progress for the kit part.

The Kit Definitions page is a list view that displays information such as the Kit Part Number, Kit Component Part Number, Quantity per Assembly, and Unit of Measure. It will appear as follows:

Part (Kit part number)	Component Part	Quantity	UoM (reference from Master Part)
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER KIT	O-RING	2	pcs
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER KIT	NUT 16M	4	pcs
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER KIT	WASHER 16M	4	pcs
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER KIT	RETAINING RING	1	pcs

Kit Status

The current status of the Kit serial part in the operative lifecycle. Possible values are:

• Empty: When no components exist in the kit.
• Incomplete: When the quantity of components does not meet the required definition.
• Complete: When the current contents match with the kit definition.
• Overcomplete: When there are additional components or excess quantities compared to what is defined in the kit definition.

Kit Serials Components page

This page displays the current contents of a Kit Serial, regardless of whether it is in Inventory, In Transit, Issued, or in any other position. To be listed on this page, a valid Kit–Component connection must exist. As a result, empty Kit shells (Kits without any connected components) are excluded from the list. Users can view all connected Kit Serial Components in a list format with the following attributes: Kit Part, Kit Lot/Batch No, Kit Serial No, Kit Status, Current Position, Site, Location, Component Part, Component Lot/Batch No, Component Serial No and Component Qty (UoM is also included)   When a line is selected on the Kit Serial Components page and the Remove command is executed, the Remove Components from Kit Serials assistant should appear. In the header, the following fields are displayed: Kit Part, Kit Lot/Batch No, Kit Serial, Site, Location In the list, the following fields are displayed: Component Part, Qty to Remove (user input), Component Lot/Batch No, Component Serial No, Component Qty Only Qty to Remove is editable by the user. All other fields are fetched automatically and are read-only.