Alex Ruben
How To Create Finished Goods and Define Bill of Materials in Tally Prime
This stuff can be a bit confusing at first, especially if you’re trying to manage everything from raw materials to finished products without messing things up. Sometimes, Tally Prime doesn’t make it obvious how to set up a BOM or even enable recipe management, which can leave you scratching your head. The good news is, once you get the hang of it, it becomes pretty straightforward. After doing this a few times, you’ll be able to set up your production stuff smoothly, avoiding inventory mix-ups or production delays.
How to Fix Common Issues When Setting Up BOMs in Tally Prime
Method 1: Enable Recipe Management Properly
If you can’t see options for defining components or your BOM isn’t showing up when creating stock items, chances are you missed enabling the recipe management feature. It’s kinda weird, but Tally has to be told explicitly that you’ll be working with BOMs.
- Go to the Gateway of Tally.
- Select Configure from the menu (bottom right corner).
- Look for an option called Features / Functionality or sometimes just F11: Features.
- Inside the list, find and toggle Component List (Bill of Materials) to Yes.
- Don’t forget to press Ctrl + A to save the changes.
This step grants Tally the ability to handle component lists—essential for defining what goes into each finished good. Sometimes on certain setups, it might not be enabled by default or might get turned off after updates. Just double-check, because otherwise, you’ll keep running into missing BOM options when creating stock items.
Method 2: Verify Stock Item Creation Path & Proper Settings
If the problem is that creating stock items for finished goods just isn’t working right or the BOM section is missing—check your creation process.
- Open Gateway of Tally.
- Navigate to Create > Stock Item.
- Enter your finished good’s name, say, “Shirts”.
- In the Category field, choose Finished Goods or set up a new category if needed.
- Make sure you set the correct Unit of Measure, like “Pieces”.
- On some setups, the BOM options only show up if certain configuration options are active—so check if your document type supports the BOM feature, or if you need to turn on related settings like “Enable Tracking of Components” (look for that in F11).
- Press Ctrl + A to save.
Pro tip: If after all this the BOM fields are still acting weird, sometimes a quick restart of Tally or refreshing your configuration helps. Weird, but on some machines, it takes a fresh start to recognize settings changes.
Method 3: Correctly Assigning BOMs to Stock Items
Now, once the settings are in place, you want to make sure you’ve actually linked the BOM to the stock item. This is done by enabling Set Component Bill of Material during stock item creation.
- In Create Stock Item, look for the option Set Component Bill of Material.
- Switch it to Yes.
- Name the BOM, e.g., “Shirts”.
- Specify the raw materials and their quantities—this is the tricky part that makes sure you order or produce the right amount later.
- Save with Ctrl + A.
Knocking this out means Tally will now ‘know’ what ingredients are needed for producing each item. Remember, double-check the quantities—because if you mess that up, things get real confusing when stock levels don’t match production.
Extra Tips & Common Troubleshooting
- Make sure you’ve enabled the correct features in F11: Features; otherwise, options won’t show up.
- If the BOM options aren’t showing up during stock item creation, recheck your category and item type. Sometimes, if the category isn’t set to “Finished Goods” or if you’re creating a different type of item, the BOM won’t be available.
- Backup your current data before making big changes, especially if you’re modifying production settings.
Wrap-up
Getting BOMs and finished goods setup in Tally Prime can be a bit of a dance, especially if features aren’t enabled from the start. Once that’s sorted, defining components per item becomes much easier and more reliable. Often it’s just a matter of toggling a few options and verifying your stock item configs.
Summary
- Make sure Component List (BOM) is enabled in F11: Features.
- Create stock items under the right category (Finished Goods) with the correct unit.
- Enable Set Component Bill of Material when creating the stock item.
- Define quantities for each raw material, then save and test production.
Fingers crossed this helps
If nothing else, just double-check those settings—I’ve seen configs mess up more than a few times because of a simple toggle that was missed. Hopefully, this shaves off a few hours for someone. Happy manufacturing!