I am using Sage 300 ERP. I am trying to assign serial numbers to components and Master items in BOMs. I cannot assign serial numbers in inventory, as I do not know the serial number of the item I am selling until I prepare the sales order. But once I designate an item as using a serial number (in I/C items) when I go to assemble the BOM, it only lets me select method "None", which then does not assemble subcomponents, and then I don't have sufficient quantity to assemble the Master item.
When/where is the best time/place to assign a serial number if you do not use allocated or auto generated serial numbers, and do not have the serial numbers available ahead of time, and are working with assembled items wherein both a component and a Master each have a separate serial number to be assigned?