System Five on Cloud · Inventory Truth & True Cost

Kits and Assemblies

Kits and Assemblies is part of Inventory Truth & True Cost in Windward System Five. System Five includes 7 documented capabilities here — all 7 in the standard set. Trades that lean on it include Party & Equipment Rental Businesses, Computer Dealer.

These 7 capabilities sit within System Five's 1287-capability documented set — a selection, not a ceiling.

Optional

Clone a kit from another kit or an invoice Optional #

Build a new bundle from an old one

A new kit can be created from an existing kit as a template, or from the lines of an existing invoice, then adjusted.

Disassembly into component parts Optional #

Break a unit down into sellable parts

Items can be bought whole and broken into spare parts on receiving, including serialised items where you choose which serial to disassemble; components can be added manually for non-kit items.

Four kit behaviours Optional #

Choose how a bundle hits stock

Kit types are Information Only (grouping, no invoice effect), Dynamic (virtual parts whose components leave stock at sale, exploding or non-exploding on the invoice), Static (built and stocked as a kit) and Tag-Along.

Kit building during receiving Optional #

Assemble kits as goods come in

Entering a static kit on a purchase order opens the kit-building screen at receiving time, consuming in-stock components to raise the kit's stock rather than receiving new stock.

Kits as bills of material Optional #

Sell a bundle and clear the components

A kit sells as one line while removing several items from stock, can contain other kits, and can price either from the kit itself or as the sum of its parts.

Static kit building from stock Optional #

Build kits from what is on the shelf

Fill Static Kits builds finished kits out of on-hand components, defaults to the maximum buildable quantity, and warns in red when you ask for more kits than components allow.

Tag-along kits by invoice sub-type Optional #

Add the delivery charge only when delivering

Tag-along kit items can be tied to an invoice sub-type so, for example, a delivery charge item is added only on delivery-type invoices while the rest of the kit is added every time.

Common questions

Does System Five help you sell a bundle and clear the components?

Yes. A kit sells as one line while removing several items from stock, can contain other kits, and can price either from the kit itself or as the sum of its parts. This is optional in System Five.

Does System Five help you break a unit down into sellable parts?

Yes. Items can be bought whole and broken into spare parts on receiving, including serialised items where you choose which serial to disassemble; components can be added manually for non-kit items. This is optional in System Five.

Does System Five help you build kits from what is on the shelf?

Yes. Fill Static Kits builds finished kits out of on-hand components, defaults to the maximum buildable quantity, and warns in red when you ask for more kits than components allow. This is optional in System Five.

Every capability on this page is documented in the System Five capability index. Last updated 2026-11-05.